thoughts over sms

an sms from my friend and mentor, 02/27/08, 18:34:

"after a string of moderate success and progress in endeavors that i've dedicated myself to, my mom asked me: are you happy? funny that she asked. so i thought about happiness in terms of achieving goals and realize that some of these goals that i have had for decades already. maybe i wasn't ready or the world wasn't ready but it suddenly leaves a pleasant feeling of surprise. not many people are able to watch themselves do what it takes over to achieve something and i do realize its an intelligence worth developing. but the realization that came to me is of a spiritual nature. goals and dreams are important, time passes too fast, all this we already know. but the most important thing is the now. this moment of the present. this moment of His presence. am i happy? no. i am full of joy! and i am grateful to God for that gift. kinda funny how the word present and presence can be mixed up, huh? learning to tell the difference might just be the key to enter and stay in that place called joy, which exists whether we succeed or not."


i'm glad that there's sms in long form now.