This Is the Life I Know

Did I live before this birth? Will I live again after death?

I do not know.

I have no knowledge of a previous life on which I can base my decisions. For the same reason, I have chosen not to organise this life around expectations of a future birth.

This present life is the one I know I am experiencing. It is where I can make choices, act, learn, and encounter the consequences.

That is where I wish to give my attention.

I understand that beliefs about rebirth or an afterlife can give people comfort and direction. I do not need to dispute those beliefs to explain my own position.

My decision is to concern myself with the life available to me now.

What do I want from it?

Peace, Happiness, Quality of Life and Longevity.

These aspirations bring me back to ordinary questions. How am I caring for myself? How am I treating other people? Which responsibilities have I accepted? What am I doing with my time?

Living in the present includes preparing for the years ahead. It also includes recognising that my actions can affect people after I am gone. I care about what I leave behind, even though I do not know whether I will personally experience anything beyond this life.

I have already spent many years discovering how difficult it can be to live according to what I believe. Stating a belief does not complete that work.

But it gives me a place to begin.

Whatever may precede or follow this existence, I have a life to attend to here. I intend to give it my care.

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