Jogjakarta, Eternity in Time

Jogjakarta at last. Apparently, I really needed this holiday. Didn’t quite realize that my brain was fried. Conservation work does burn you out quickly, especially since most people couldn’t give a shit about it. But this isn’t a story about conservation. The entire planet can fall apart with global warming and climate change, yet Jogjakarta stands still. Serenely beautiful, offering the ancient Javanese wisdom of true acceptance. The art of accepting anything – good or bad – that befalls us in this life. Jogjakarta is wisdom…

Jogjakarta at last. Here, I can be deep in thoughts without ending up seeking for suicidal mechanisms to end my frustration. Staring at the monumental “Tugu”, I have come to understand that life is guided. Nothing can happen without the permission of God. NOTHING. Earth is only a temporary home. And if God lets us be stupid enough to destroy our only home, then God must have another plan and His plan is always… good. Even if we have to pay for it dearly, with our lives and worse… with our souls… It’s a good plan. It’s the natural law at work. None of us should try to interfere with His force. None of us should try to reverse it by trying to “save the Earth” either. Each of us should only do what we can, while we can, to the best knowledge that we know to save ourselves, spiritually that is. Then we’ll find peace, even as Earth crumbles. Jogjakarta is endless spirituality and mysticism. Jogjakarta is peace…

Jogjakarta at last. Our fates are not written on a blank page but on our hearts. A thousand lifetimes have passed in this ancient city without having to learn the science of Earth. And yet here we are the human race… We’re all still here on the paths of everyday. Here on the common human way. Here is all the stuff that God would take to build heaven. What are we so afraid of? Dying? Afraid for the future of our children? God lets them to be born on this planet and so God must have a good plan which is written on their hearts. Afraid that the human race is ending? So what? It would be nice to see Earth without any of us once again. Why are we fighting so hard? Why am I fighting so hard? Why are we so afraid? Why am I so afraid? I have no reason to be. I am destined for eternity. Not on this planet, but in an enlightened space God has prepared for me. I must believe that the Truth will be unveiled before the eyes of the world and eternity will be ours forever. For now, Jogjakarta is my eternity in time…