The Single Most Important Question You Can Answer
This is it, folks. The BIG one. The single most important question you can ask yourself.
Answer it and don’t sweat the details.
Truly, nothing else matters.
I had some great feedback on my last post “How To Live Life To The Fullest“. It appears that I’m not the only one who has come to the realisation that now, more than ever, it is important, ESSENTIAL, to stop living your life for tomorrow. To find the things that make you happy; to define them, celebrate them and practice them daily. That the moment for action is now, the horizon is never reached, and the really important bit happens in the present moment… If you haven’t read it, you can find it here.
This short post is sort of an addendum to that longer one…
I came across this fantastic little video, visualising a short speech from the brilliant Alan Watts and just had to share it here. It’s very short, and can be either watched, or simply listened to… It is the words, not the pictures, that make it so brilliant and so, so important. I really don’t think there is a single, more important question you can ask yourself in your life. How you choose to answer it will define the life you go on to have. Every moment of it.
– Alan Watts, Philosopher
I found myself playing it back numerous times… I hope you do to. It could change your life.
If you can’t play the video, here’s the abbreviated illustrated version, from the wonderful Zen Pencils team.
In Summary…
If you live a life with passion, by doing that which you are passionate about, you will find that the details will take care of themselves. You will eventually become a master at your passion, and you will be paid handsomely for your expertise. You will be happy and attract happiness from others and most importantly, and this truly is the point…
…you will live a life worth living.
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Rick,
could i just add to this post ….. that it isn’t as difficult as a person might think,
to find the thing that is true to yourself in this world.
It’s inside all of us already, it’s not ‘ out there ‘ waiting to be discovered, it is in our hearts and souls, and I mean that in a non spiritual way.
What I want to say is that our purpose, our ‘ intention ‘ for happiness is in the fabric of us, we are born with it.
Once you have come to know your intention, hold on to it …. see it through all of the crap that life can throw at us sometimes, and hold on to it ….
this is your identity and your energy, and once you have that, everyone else around you benefits, parents, partners and most importantly our children.
Congratulations on your path and this work Rick, it’s very inclusive,
much happiness Dude ; )
Bill.
Thanks for your input pal. It’s great to hear that others agree.
I’ve always lived a life without limits, and have benefited enormously from that philosophy, but it is only after realising that life must be lived in the present moment – can ONLY be lived in the present moment – that everything else makes sense. Your focus, priorities and happiness are all effortlessly realigned from that one simple fact.
Thanks for your comment!