We should remember this.
Our minds and the world do not exist as opposites, because neither our
minds nor the world truly exist. What does exist is vision, and vision arises when
our mind and the world meet.
I use the word vision
loosely here. Vision may be sight, or it may be hearing, smell, touch, taste or
inspiration. Whichever of these it is, it is active, momentary, never lasting.
It does not come back.
Remembering is a verb, not a moment we can recapture.
Today we remember. We remember veterans. We remember wars.
We remember heroism and fear and survival.
Some think remembering is nostalgia – imbuing the present
moment with a fogged image from long ago.
But remembering is no more than re-joining. Remembering is when, in a present moment, we
join our mind with the present world to see old thoughts in new ways.
Remembering is not a nostalgic satisfaction or
fixation. It is how we interact with the
environment in which we live. It is about joining ourselves to the present
moment, and having the courage to not look back.
That’s our tribute to the brave, and the fearful, and the
survivors who came before us.
