Dialogues for change

reading what He Ping wrote on linked in in dialogue for change,it leads one to self reflection.inspired by his writing,taste the moment-the miracle of awareness,how often times do i forget to appreciate the here and now while rushing around to fulfil my to do list of the day. meditate slows down our racing thoughts to the awareness of our breath.such simple things i take for granted until a haze comes and chokes our lungs,we take breathing for granted.but not for a covid patient gasping to breathe,every gulp of air is life itself. so what He Ping ruminates on resonates in me as he compares to living life in the present to savouring the taste of food for the soul.body awareness leads of awareness of the mental movements. as Joseph Campbell say what we are truly seeking is not the meaning of life but actually the real experience of being alive. i still do not have the guts to try paragliding in bukit jugra.now that requires taking a leap of faith from the side of a hill into thin air.i watched the youtube video of a tandem paragliding flight where the guy who is a newbie was so scared shit that he literally fainted in the harness.i think i would pass out too like him or maybe howl like a banshee in fright.that would be so malukan. now ive ordered a second hand tank drum on shopee.i cant wait to try playing on it like the beautiful buddhist music played by April Yang on yputube called River and clouds flowing in my heart just wish she transcribes the notes to musical tabs.i like the tinkling zen like chimes of the ethereal drum or kong ling gu.it is beautiful as the gu zheng in making rippling sound of flowing water.playing gao shan liu sui on the gu zheng transports one to unity with nature.i love classical music composed by wanderers of the high mountain peaks,the recluse listening to the sound of wind moving thro bamboo grooves.so romantic n contemplative music