The Seven Date Seeds - The sixth seed - Time — YouTube from the CEC Library

The sixth date seed: time. I always believe that we should seek the best examples around us. When I think about the date seeds, I see a wonderful and very resilient fruit. This serves as an example for us to put all our energy into becoming better than we are. No effort is necessary to be worse; one need only make a mistake. But getting something right requires energy.

It is important to make the most of life by doing the best we can. I say "the best we can" because our best is not the same as another person's. We are all different, despite our attempts to standardize right and wrong. The best is what benefits everyone, not just one person or a few people. In addition, there must be a clear and conscious intention so that good is not merely a side effect of a thoughtless attitude. Human life is an opportunity with enough time for us to do our best. Each of us is powerful enough to generate love and happiness for ourselves and others.

I was in the water, cooling off from the day's intense heat. It was late afternoon, and I could not stay long because the temperature dropped quickly at night, making the water very cold, to the point of freezing. I floated for a while, reflecting on the day. Images of the desert, camels, and travelers arose in my mind. In the background, the bright yellow sun made me feel the immensity of the infinite.

My friend since childhood has always been special to me. She was a friend's wife. We treated each other like siblings and the three of us were free to talk about any subject without limits. That day, we discussed "no." We recalled that, although we often said "yes" to one another, there were times when we needed to say "no." We talked about the time that "no" can save. Often, because of a lack of clarity or poor emotional conditions, we cannot accept "no" as simply a refusal of something that will happen. We usually interpret it as "I do not like you."

Learning to accept a "no" is a genuine exercise for the ego and can save us the most time, allowing us to mature. To become better and suffer less, we must learn to deal with life's "noes." They are the best part of our learning. After walking barefoot for three days, I saw a group of merchants talking. Thirsty, I approached them and asked whether they had water. One of them answered, "Sir, do you not realize that we are only a mirage?" How can you be a mirage if you are talking to me? "Well, my dear sir, mirages are the ones that talk the most. They are sisters of hunger, fear, and negative and frightening daydreams, as well as dreams, hope, and euphoria."

It is easy to see that anyone who feels fear, anger, or laziness is seeing a mirage. "We are throughout the space where neither reality nor time exists." Are you saying that I am afraid, angry, or lazy? "No, I am a mirage. Mirages have no ideas of their own; they reflect only what imagination creates. I am what you are." I continued cooling off as the temperature dropped. I got out of the water, dressed, and sat on a rug, completing my thoughts. In a few minutes, immersed in the warm water, I visited the home of friends, walked through the desert, and, in both cases, talked and brought back a story.

Where is time, after all? Time is something interesting in our lives. We see it as something that must be fulfilled sequentially or not. In fact, time is like an entity present in everything we do. It can bring us a great deal of information, happiness, and, above all, show us that it can shorten or lengthen according to our actions. Time is magical in our lives. This is the sixth date seed.