When I was young I had the ability to dismiss things without worry on the basis that it's not worth worrying about things over which you have no control. Sadly that ability was lost with age. However, I don't worry much, for example as a result of major surgery gone badly wrong, in a one in one hundred or more chance, I suffer from an incurable condition that could kill me very suddenly any day without warning. Do I worry about it? No, what's the point?
It’s remarkable that you could very understandably live in fear—who would blame you? But you’ve managed to come to terms with it and see the powerlessness of worry. Most of us haven’t developed that awareness. I suppose you’ve had a lot of practice.
Now here’s an angle i didn’t think of before... if we don’t have expectations we don’t get disappointed... but even subconsciously we end up always expecting something out of stuff.
When I was young I had the ability to dismiss things without worry on the basis that it's not worth worrying about things over which you have no control. Sadly that ability was lost with age. However, I don't worry much, for example as a result of major surgery gone badly wrong, in a one in one hundred or more chance, I suffer from an incurable condition that could kill me very suddenly any day without warning. Do I worry about it? No, what's the point?
Wow! I’m sorry to hear about the complications.
It’s remarkable that you could very understandably live in fear—who would blame you? But you’ve managed to come to terms with it and see the powerlessness of worry. Most of us haven’t developed that awareness. I suppose you’ve had a lot of practice.
Thank you for sharing!
Now here’s an angle i didn’t think of before... if we don’t have expectations we don’t get disappointed... but even subconsciously we end up always expecting something out of stuff.