Sunday, May 19, 2013

Zen

When I think of my zen, I think of a mind focused only on the event happening at that time. Be it doing homework or strategically winding my way throughout the city on my bike, these are the ways I achieve my zen.
When I find myself not worrying about what might happen and instead focusing on what is happening, I know that I am living my life to the fullest. When I achieve my zen, I find myself working around distractions as if they're not even there. I do not look away, eve when something else that could be important is calling me. 
Zen is one if the greatest achievements any human can experience simply because to not worry is one of life's greatest challenges. We as humans have evolved into predicting creatures, guessers one may say. This quality has led us to many great victories, but wrong guesses have impeded our growth with no allay. Zen still had the capability to lead us to winning, simply because it requires adaptation.  When I find myself in a situation, I strive to look at it as its own entity. Nothing before has ever been the exact same. By subconsciously and consciously applying past knowledge, I adapt. I look At what path to take, and then I take it. 
This is the zen I strive to have. Not only at some points in time, but in all.