Entering A New Cycle of Life
On My 69th Birthday
The Age of Change refreshed for me today. It is my 69th Birthday.
Today, a new cycle of my life begins, as the previous cycle ended yesterday’s life journey paving the way for new beginnings, refreshed happiness, and more opportunities for service to reach beyond my grasp so as to move closer to attain satisfying aspirational life goals.
The number “69” is shaped like the Chinese “yin-yang” symbol of permanent eternal change. Nearly 4,000 years ago, the Chinese discovered that everything in the universe, from nature, human relationships to minute energy particle interactions is participating in a ceaseless process of change guided by simple, yet universal patterns. This discovery continues to influence the development and functioning of Chinese socio-political systems and a rich intellectual and philosophical culture.
On my 69th birthday today, I am reminded again that change is timeless, and is in fact independent of time itself.
Yesterday, today and tomorrow are just markers on a time horizon which is common to everyone. Time is permanent and eternal; meaning it has no beginning or ending. If yesterday were a different day, and tomorrow yet another, is the future therefore in front or behind us? The “passage” of time is a misnomer; it is actually a space…
