<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Yoshizen&#039;s Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://yoshizen.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[yoshizen]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://yoshizen.wordpress.com/author/yoshizen/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Time  of  Reflection]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://yoshizen.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/img_5293-2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1979" data-permalink="https://yoshizen.wordpress.com/2010/11/06/time-of-reflection/img_5293-2/" data-orig-file="https://yoshizen.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/img_5293-2.jpg" data-orig-size="1600,754" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1289143306&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="IMG_5293-2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://yoshizen.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/img_5293-2.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://yoshizen.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/img_5293-2.jpg?w=1024" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1979" title="IMG_5293-2" src="https://yoshizen.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/img_5293-2.jpg?w=720&#038;h=339" alt="" width="720" height="339" srcset="https://yoshizen.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/img_5293-2.jpg?w=720&amp;h=339 720w, https://yoshizen.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/img_5293-2.jpg?w=1440&amp;h=678 1440w, https://yoshizen.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/img_5293-2.jpg?w=150&amp;h=71 150w, https://yoshizen.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/img_5293-2.jpg?w=300&amp;h=141 300w, https://yoshizen.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/img_5293-2.jpg?w=768&amp;h=362 768w, https://yoshizen.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/img_5293-2.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=483 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></a>When we came to the END of something, season, road, a task or a project even a relation etc etc,</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>it is the time of reflection. </strong>&#8212;&#8212;<strong> WHY ?  on that moment ?<br />
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<p>As the task had just completed, ( or the relation has ended ) there is nothing left to think ahead.</p>
<p>So that (as our mind is not necessary accustomed to have blank moment )<strong> our mind was forced to go back</strong></p>
<p><strong>to somewhere we have passed. </strong></p>
<p>We start to think the each moment which we couldn&#8217;t forget, not only we have actually done but also</p>
<p>the alternative &#8212;&#8212; &#8221; It could have done, or If only &#8212;&#8212;- etc etc.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>As it is literally a hind sight, we can see better way to do it, and different outcome</strong> &#8212;&#8212; <strong>hence a </strong></p>
<p><strong>lots of regrets. </strong>&#8212;&#8212;- <strong>sound sad isn&#8217;t it ?</strong></p>
<p><span style="color:#333333;"><strong> </strong></span></p>
<p>Why can&#8217;t we have the life with no ( well, nothing is perfect though  😀 ) regret.</p>
<p>So, why not to have a moment to sit back and think &#8212;&#8212;- in advance  🙂</p>
<p><span style="color:#ffffff;">&#8212;</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>We have only one life and only one chance. </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>We can not repeat the same moment in different way.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><strong>This is THE reason why we have to put the full effort to the very moment / each instant.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#000000;">So that, leaving no regret. ( Well, &#8212;&#8212;- in theory  😀  ) </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#000000;">Unlike the life itself, if it was a small project, such as designing small mechanism or electronic circuit,</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#000000;">if it was not perfect ( or not good enough ) I remake it often from the start. ( why not, this is a feed-back )</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#000000;">Though, the real life is not such simple.  Surrounded by so many factors and the occurrences affecting </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#000000;">the decision or others action of which we ourself has little control.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><strong>So, we Buddhists call it as the Karma / Fate, or even the providence of the Dharma.  And, we </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><strong>accept it as it is and effectively wave the right to contest it.  <span style="color:#ff0000;">Its mean, Buddhists have no regret. </span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#000000;">Whether it was good or bad if it was given, there is no point to argue.  If it was bad, it&#8217;s because myself</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#000000;">didn&#8217;t do good enough work and the Karma to back fire &#8212;&#8212;- yet no point to have a  regret, but we have</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#000000;">to learn and do better next time. <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>( because, we can not change the past </strong>&#8212;&#8212;<strong> only look forward )</strong></span></span></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#000000;">So, in my case, the time of reflection is not to have a  regret, but to face the music and laugh.  😀</span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#000000;">( Oh, c&#8217;mon Yoshizen, what have you done ! ! ! &#8212;&#8212; Ha ha ha 😀  &#8212;&#8212; like this )</span></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#000000;">So, Don&#8217;t make your life even more miserable with regret, just laugh at it.</span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff00ff;"><strong>( So, life is Happy &#8212;&#8212; Honest, believe me.  Ha ha ha  😀  )</strong></span><br />
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<p><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="color:#ff00ff;">___/\___  😀</span></strong><br />
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