Last year, a yoga student of mine suggested I watch an old movie and she lent her DVD copy to me.  It was titled; City of Joy and it starred a young Patrick Swayze.  She had the opportunity to visit India and the actual city it was filmed in. I believe it was Jaipur, but I don’t recall exactly.

There were four distinct motifs that inspired me enough at the time, to write them down.  I just found the note I had written.

The basic tenet of the film was- “It’s not what I have in my life but who I have in my life that counts.”- Anonymous

Another theme was “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength-while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu.  Followers of this ancient wise spiritual paradox believer are called Taoists.

Another quote I took the time to scribble down was “All that is not given is lost.” – Hasari Pal.

But my absolute favorite moment is when the mature, dedicated and overwhelmed woman scolds young, brash and aloof Swayze, angrily admonishes him and states; “There are three choices in life.  You can run, become a spectator or commit.”

That has to be one of the greatest truths ever. You can run, spectate or commit.

I have run.  Sometimes I have just observed. But I will be damned if I don’t commit to myself and others, to be the best possible person I can fathom being, live every moment to its fullest and continue growing spiritually and emotionally; especially now that I am in my fifties and I really don’t know how much time is left and it’s all going so much quicker than before, it seems.

Ask yourself if you run, spectate or commit to your life.

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