Suffering

Watching the move "One Day on Earth" yesterday was really moving for me. It made me realize how easy it is to get lost in the details of my own small little life an forget that an entire world exists well beyond my scope.  I feel like one of the biggest things that makes us as humans selfish and seperate from one another is this getting lost in our cares and concerns. All it takes is a peak into the world at large to open your eyes to the larger picture. I feel like it's important to be in contact with that larger picture. It puts things in perspective and keeps the little things from getting too heavy.

It also makes me want to connect with something larger than myself. Some effort that makes a change on a larger scale. I guess I need to look into that.

The movie to me seemed to capture the idea that life is suffering. Not that it's all bad by any stretch but just the inevitable changes, loss, and death that we as humans all face. It's amazing how Americans can be so so incredibly rich and yet it makes little or no difference to happiness and contentment. We are still all constantly seeking. It's sad really. I know I see it in myself. A discontent of wanting more, better, this, that, the other.

It makes me think that the key to happiness is cultivating contentment. Accepting what is and embracing it as best you can.