Staying True to Nature

Today I let go all my fears, worries and hate. Together with my hopes and dreams, I hand them all over to the Universe. Some may call it God. I prefer to use the word Universe as it doesn't have any connotation to any religion. Lesser forms, lesser perception. I can call it anything since after all its just some alphabets arranged in a manner to form a word. A word is nothing until we, human, gave it meaning.

So is everything else in this world.

Why must we give things meaning? This is a drag, that is so boring, this is so frustrating, that is a total waste of time. Red is passion, blue is sorrow. Dawn is full of opportunities, night if full of terrors. Look at the trees. They don't bother about meaning. They just do what is in their nature: to take in air, water, sunlight and nutrient, and gave out oxygen, grow tall and grow leaves. Some may grow fast, some may grow slow. Some bear fruits some bear nothing but leaves. Some got struck by lightning some got chopped down. They don't get happy, angry, sad, tired. No matter what happen, they stay true to their nature: to take in air, water, sunlight and nutrient, and gave out oxygen, grow tall and grow leaves every day, every minute, every second, every breathe of the way. 

Same with animals. You see squirrel, birds, fish, cats etc. They all know what to do the moment they popped out of their mom's belly (or eggs). What purpose do they serve? No one knows. Do they need a purpose to do what they do? Nope. They just follow their instinct and stay true to their nature. Find food, survive, sleep, repeat. There is no 'meaning' behind every breath and action. There is no seeking of answers, no problems to be solved, no comfort nor hardship. They just live each day, each minute, each second, each breathe as it goes by. 

Humans. Oh we think we so smart, sentient being, walking on moon and all. Yet we are stuck in an endless cycle of satisfaction and expectation, of problems and solution, of seeking meaning and purpose. It's futile to impose meaning, definition, expectation and purpose when there is none. All these only leads to frustration. We will live a life free of suffering when we stop imposing and start living a live true to our nature. And what do living to our nature entails? Living each day, each minute, each second, each breathe as it come and go.