“Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.” - Arthur Schopenhauer
This the same to me as my favorite buddhist saying, “All suffering is evolution.” When life is easy and all things come at the same time as the desire for them is expressed, there is a key element missing for us to truly appreciate them once they come. That essential element is “wanting.”
Have you ever noticed what a kid is like when they really want something? Marc has this expression in french, “Piton collé” which means a stuck button. A kid focusses on it, dreams about it, makes drawings about it. They cultivate a value for those things they want. The longer they wait for them, the greater the increasing value. If a kids wants something and gets it right away they lose interest much faster. Waiting to get what we want is important. Wanting for things in life is healthy to a certain degree. Who of us did not move out of our parents home to realize how nice it was to have meals waiting for us now that we had to cook for ourselves. Not to mention a refrigerator that refilled itself as if by magic. We can not see the light of the world if we never experience darkness. That is the purpose of loss, of lack and want. It is there to help us appreciate our situation and accomplishments.
In my life I have experienced a lot of loss. I have a masters degree thanks to those teachers of life’s lessons. Today I know the value of the people in my life, of the relationships I have and all that comes into my world.
Namaste!
Bianca
This personal blog was written by Bianca Pittoors. You may “share” it in its entirety. I respectfully request that you respect it as the intellectual property that it is. Thank you! All photos by Bianca Pittoors unless noted otherwise.
Bianca Pittoors & Marc Langis are Bianca Basso. Creators of original music with a vintage flavor, they are distinctive in their contemporary style.
This the same to me as my favorite buddhist saying, “All suffering is evolution.” When life is easy and all things come at the same time as the desire for them is expressed, there is a key element missing for us to truly appreciate them once they come. That essential element is “wanting.”
Have you ever noticed what a kid is like when they really want something? Marc has this expression in french, “Piton collé” which means a stuck button. A kid focusses on it, dreams about it, makes drawings about it. They cultivate a value for those things they want. The longer they wait for them, the greater the increasing value. If a kids wants something and gets it right away they lose interest much faster. Waiting to get what we want is important. Wanting for things in life is healthy to a certain degree. Who of us did not move out of our parents home to realize how nice it was to have meals waiting for us now that we had to cook for ourselves. Not to mention a refrigerator that refilled itself as if by magic. We can not see the light of the world if we never experience darkness. That is the purpose of loss, of lack and want. It is there to help us appreciate our situation and accomplishments.
In my life I have experienced a lot of loss. I have a masters degree thanks to those teachers of life’s lessons. Today I know the value of the people in my life, of the relationships I have and all that comes into my world.
Namaste!
Bianca
This personal blog was written by Bianca Pittoors. You may “share” it in its entirety. I respectfully request that you respect it as the intellectual property that it is. Thank you! All photos by Bianca Pittoors unless noted otherwise.
Bianca Pittoors & Marc Langis are Bianca Basso. Creators of original music with a vintage flavor, they are distinctive in their contemporary style.
