Fia
March 4th, 2017, 11:41 AM
Quite often when I read the boards I find myself with a smile on my face at many of the threads and posts. It is so often that the same question - either outright or implied between the words - is repeated - 'will this make my hair grow faster?'
Growth both in life - physically and spiritually - as well as in all natural processes is a gradual thing and hurrying the natural process does not bring good results. We all know the difference between vegetables that have been speed-grown in perfectly climate-controlled glasshouses versus vegetables that have been allowed to grow and ripen in their own time. We all know the difference between fish caught in the wild and fish cultivated in mass.
What does all this have to do with growing hair and life in general? Just the observation that trying to force a natural process to become faster than what it is supposed to be has become the norm for most of us (I am no exclusion, even if I try to not let myself get caught up in the rush by being mindful of what I am doing). In the end it is futile - we will end up both disappointed that what we are trying to speed through is not working; and so focused on the end-goal we will likely not reach that we forget to enjoy the road and the process along the way.
Bushido (and more specifically Hagakure) states the following:
This is the substance of the Way of the Samurai. If by setting one's heart right every morning and evening, one is able to live as though his body were already dead, he finds freedom in the Way. His whole life will be without blame, and he will succeed in his calling.
Strange at a first look - live life as if already dead - but below the surface more thoughtful than most. By being unattached, by putting no more focus on the end result, by not caring about much more than doing the best you can today, for what is presented for you today - your mind can focus on the journey instead of the end goal. That means enjoying the steps along the way as all we can know is that the present exists - tomorrow we know nothing about, yesterday we can't change (at the most learn from).
And tomorrow will be just another present day, with its own challenges, successes, and growth along the process of life, or hair growth, or development. Just as should be.
Growth both in life - physically and spiritually - as well as in all natural processes is a gradual thing and hurrying the natural process does not bring good results. We all know the difference between vegetables that have been speed-grown in perfectly climate-controlled glasshouses versus vegetables that have been allowed to grow and ripen in their own time. We all know the difference between fish caught in the wild and fish cultivated in mass.
What does all this have to do with growing hair and life in general? Just the observation that trying to force a natural process to become faster than what it is supposed to be has become the norm for most of us (I am no exclusion, even if I try to not let myself get caught up in the rush by being mindful of what I am doing). In the end it is futile - we will end up both disappointed that what we are trying to speed through is not working; and so focused on the end-goal we will likely not reach that we forget to enjoy the road and the process along the way.
Bushido (and more specifically Hagakure) states the following:
This is the substance of the Way of the Samurai. If by setting one's heart right every morning and evening, one is able to live as though his body were already dead, he finds freedom in the Way. His whole life will be without blame, and he will succeed in his calling.
Strange at a first look - live life as if already dead - but below the surface more thoughtful than most. By being unattached, by putting no more focus on the end result, by not caring about much more than doing the best you can today, for what is presented for you today - your mind can focus on the journey instead of the end goal. That means enjoying the steps along the way as all we can know is that the present exists - tomorrow we know nothing about, yesterday we can't change (at the most learn from).
And tomorrow will be just another present day, with its own challenges, successes, and growth along the process of life, or hair growth, or development. Just as should be.