Once upon a time, a man became obsessed with what the meaning of life was...
None of the answers he found was sufficient for him, and he decided to ask others... But the answers he received were also not enough for him. However, he was saying that there must be an answer... And he decided to go around and ask everyone... He traveled through villages, towns, and countries, and of course, time didn't stop either...
Just when he had lost all hope, the people he talked to in a village told him
- Do you see the mountains over there? There lives an old wise man, if you want, go to him, maybe he can give you the answer you seek, they said.
After a very challenging journey, the man reached the house where the wise man lived. He entered through the door and asked the wise man what the meaning of life was... The wise man said, 'I will tell you the answer to this, but first you need to pass a test.' The man accepted. The wise man gave him a teaspoon and filled it to the brim with olive oil.
– Now go and take a tour in the garden, come back here... Just be careful, do not let the olive oil in the spoon decrease, if even a drop decreases, you will lose...
The man, with his eyes on the teaspoon, took a tour of the garden and returned. The wise man looked and said, 'Yes, the oil in the spoon hasn't decreased, so how was the garden?'
The man is astonished...
– But I said I didn't look anywhere other than the spoon...
– Now you are walking around the garden again, the spoon will still be in your hand, but examine the garden and come back, the wise man said...
The man went back to the garden, enchanted by the beauties he saw, because he was in a magnificent garden... When he returned, he asked the wise man, 'How was the garden?'... The man explained that he was enchanted by the beauties he saw. The wise man smiled and said, 'But there is no oil left in the spoon,' and added:
– Life gains meaning through your perspective. Either you see just a point, life flows by, and you don't notice... Or you live life right in the middle of all the beauties you can see, and the flowing time gains meaning... The meaning of your life is hidden in your perspectives.
The man is astonished
– But I said I didn't look anywhere other than the spoon
– Now you are walking around the garden again, the spoon will still be in your hand, but examine the garden and come back, the wise man said
The man went back to the garden, enchanted by the beauties he saw, because he was in a magnificent garden... When he returned, he asked the wise man, 'How was the garden?' The man explained that he was enchanted by the beauties he saw. The wise man smiled and said, 'But there is no oil left in the spoon,' and added:
– Life gains meaning through your perspective. Either you see just a point, life flows by, and you don't notice. Or you live life right in the middle of all the beauties you can see, and the flowing time gains meaning.
The meaning of your life is hidden in your perspectives.