Everything in Life is Temporary and It's True

[Farrah Nuff]

 

[hearlady]

Everything is temporary good or bad. Enjoy the good for as long as possible.
Endure the bad as it will end at some point.

 

[Happy Heart]

Many have not lived long enough to complain about getting old. Live for today.

 

[Jean-Paul]

"In the long run we are all dead"
UK Economist John Maynard KEYNES, 1930s....

“Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”
Hindu scripture, Bhagavad-Gita.

"Everything you know is wrong"...Firesign Theatre

 

[Lethe200]

Remember that being afraid of death can undermine your enjoyment of the present.

Life is a gift. Share your gift with everyone - not just those you know and love, but everyday strangers as well. If you cannot or will not spread joy, you close the door to receiving it back.

 

[Rose65]

This is a fact. Everything is only temporary. How do you deal with it?

Well, it means bad things don't last either. That's a positive!

 

[Rose65]

I know I have had a good life, lucky to not have to worry (yet) about retirement. I do live alone now so I often feel anxious and afraid. Yes, there is no reason but it is always right there under my skin, sometimes to the point of unbearable. Yes, I have seen the doctor, I have Xanex but I do not take it unless I can't calm myself.

Living alone is hard, especially when you get ill. Having a pet helps, perhaps a little dog, or a cat if you find walking is a problem. They are such good company.

 

[Rose65]

This is a fact. Everything is only temporary. How do you deal with it?

Acceptance comes with maturity.

Actually I learn from my dog. Dogs, pets, enjoy each present moment. So they are happy. No regrets about the past. No worries about the future.

 

[OldFeller]

My property taxes never go away...so there's that.

 

[StarSong]

@Ruthanne, I accept that most things are temporary. Thank heavens for that. Fashions change, attitudes change, and (most) people evolve. Throughout the planet, as little as 100 years ago life was far more difficult for all, but particularly so for women, children and people of color.

It's true, everything dies eventually. But if that weren't so, this planet would have long ago run out of space and we wouldn't be alive to consider the question.

I'm not looking forward to dying, but neither do I fear it. Whatever comes after this life, even if it's ceasing-to-exist nothingness, will be what it will be. Cannot change that.

In the meantime, I do what I can to help loved ones and strangers, to enjoy each passing day, and to lay my head down at night with an attitude of gratitude for another pain-free day of existence.

 

[Pepper]

Glad our politicians aren't permanent!

The individuals may vary but the species is permanent.

 

[Blessed]

Living alone is hard, especially when you get ill. Having a pet helps, perhaps a little dog, or a cat if you find walking is a problem. They are such good company.

I have 3 pups, sometimes they make me crazy with the barking fits but I will never be without at least one dog.

 

[Victoria]

This is a fact. Everything is only temporary. How do you deal with it?

That's true. I'm learning that now. Just gotta trust God and live your life. Can't worry too much about what you can't control.

 

[Victoria]

What is the current Pharaoh's' name? Or who is our current Emperor in Rome? Even the land we live on has been bouncing around all over the planet. Oceans come and go. And in a little more than a 100 years, nobody alive today will be alive then. Kind of proves the point.

Yup, everything changes. Countries change, cultures change, neighborhoods change, people change, technology changes. Look at how things are today compared to how they were 50 or 100 years ago. People are born and people die. Enough change to almost seem like another planet!

 

[Disgustedman]

Many have not lived long enough to complain about getting old. Live for today.

Too true. My first bil lost his father, mother and brother to lung cancer. None made it past 58 and his brother died at 46. He's quit smoking long ago, but it's hereditary so he's just living good as he can.