Post by Nanner on Feb 1st, 2008 at 9:12am
Imagine if we really non-disputably discovered life on Mars - even if it was only a tiny bug, or an ant or maybe a Nanner :-/ ... lol.. aka "unknown species".
People would go bananas! Splashed across the front page of every newspaper would be headlines ... "THERE'S LIFE OUT THERE!" instead of acting out "THERE'S DEATH OUT THERE!"
The scientists would be ecstatic, "Another species!"
Now here's what's strange ...
Twenty seven thousand of the earth's species of birds, plants, animals and insects became extinct last year.
That story never made the headlines.
Our tigers and pandas and frogs are disappearing. Meanwhile, we look for signs of life in outer space, maybe to escape our own mistakes of conscious reality!
How often do we overlook the great things we have - and we go looking for new stuff?
(We do the same thing in relationships!)
When we finally realise what we had, it's gone.
The first trick to happiness - and success - is to appreciate what we've already got. The souls in the afterlife already know this very important message.
Sending good thoughts,
Nanner