We often talk about missed opportunities. How we, because of fear, work, time, money, miss these opportunities that can transform our lives.
After I visited Dharamshala, India - I knew that I missed an opportunity to of a life time - to meet the Dalai Lama. In order to do this, I had to register and then wait few more weeks. But I was in a rush to move on. And later regretted that.
I got to know Thich Nhat Hanh only after I moved to Canada. Somewhere around 2005. I was listening to his books and audio podcasts once in a while. I always thought it will be great to meet someone like him in person and had thoughts of going to a retreat in Plum Village. Unfortunately, this opportunity is now also gone. Thich Nhat Hanh has died yesterday at the age of 95. He is leaving a void I really hope someone will be able to fill.
"In the here, in the now - I have arrived, I am home."
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