Moment in Time

It has been said that a Zen Master such as Thich Nhat Hanh comes around once every six hundred years. Now approaching his 89th year and in failing health, his time with us is coming to an end. The miracle that our lives intersected for even a brief time is not lost on me.

There is much that I take for granted but time is one thing that I am very appreciative of. Time is not just about quantity, it is also about quality. The quality of any moment is defined by the shared experience of that moment. A person, a pet, a ray of sun - anything can define a moment and change the course of a life.

No one knows how much time they have left. What we do know is that our time with another is only a brief intersection of two paths. We have no idea how long that intersection will last. May I appreciate every moment and seize every opportunity.

 “Lost - yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered, for they are gone forever.” - Horace Mann (1796 - 1859)