Do not squander your life

How fleeting memories invade the space that I have been peacefully serenading. I am aware of time going by and the impact it has made. The dynamic of relationships changing.
The feeling of loneliness and the deep sadness that come with the fleeting moments. I think happens to all humans.

Let me respectfully remind you-
Life and death are of supreme importance
Time swiftly passes by opportunity is lost.
Each of us should strive to awaken… awaken…
Take heed. Do not squander your life.

This is the verse from a prayer I chanted at the temple. I am afraid I have squandered my life in the fruitless pursuits.

I try to offer my precious time, my intellect, and my life to the institution. It makes me wonder if I am contributing to the change or looking away. Blind to the justice, honesty, and dignity. And sacrificing my precious life away for comfort.

I do feel taking the path of love, and righteousness and not turning a blind eye is something that should come naturally. Yet it is so challenging to do.

I do acknowledge my privilege of even pondering those thoughts that I have. I am in pursuit of career fulfillment not for survival but to be valued as a human. I do acknowledge that even being able to discern those thoughts into words is a privilege many of us cannot have.

It’s so easy to propagate the moral high ground.