You seem to understand the concept of eternity fairly well, and you have philosophically accepted the reality of eternity with good grace, but have you experienced the influence of eternity?
I know you meditate and make plans, of course you have to do this. One day at a time is all you ask, and that is a fair request. The bus ride into the city, the walk in the park, the crowds of people milling around, the sights and the sounds, the smells and the sensations, these occupy your mind for a while, but on their own they do not lead you to an awareness of eternity.
In this life you are in fact a newbie to eternity, the awareness of it that is, and like any newbie the one thing you lack most is experience.
I know that at first you didn't like to think about this concept of something existing with no beginning or ending, something that has no natural mid-point and no before and after, but now you concede that the reality of this vast continuum is bigger than anything your mind has the ability to comprehend and this is an excellent foundation upon which to build your experience.
I was able to watch you struggling with the burdensome expectations placed upon you at an early age, and I saw you falter and fail under them many times because of their weight and awkward dimensions.
But now I am pleased to see that you have learned to carry these expectations with ease and style, and I notice with approval that you have learned the fine art of balancing the pain of persecution with the pleasure of popularity.
It is expected that at some point in time you will die whilst unstoppably the influence of eternity upon you will continue forever. I have in many ways told you much about this, and it seems logical to me that if before your inevitable death you have already experienced the influence of eternity upon you then you will not be completely unprepared for its unfettered ambiance.
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