CBSE Class 12 English Note Making Passage 2

CBSE Class 12 English Note Making Passage 2. Based on CBSE and CCE guidelines. The students should read these basic concepts to gain perfection which will help him to get more marks in CBSE examination.

Passage 2

A. Read the following passage for note-making.

For many of us, our lives are composed of millions of meaningless moments, all strung together—perhaps with a sprinkling of sacred moments mixed in. I am sure you can think of a few sacred moments in your own life.

Maybe your marriage, the birth of your child or perhaps a heartfelt moment of connection with good friends. These are the moments when we are consumed with joy and awe. At these moments, we are fully present in the moment. We are not worrying about tomorrow, or trying to rush through he experience to get to the next. We are in the now, and the now is amazing.

Why do we wait for major events to honour these sacred moments? Why can't every day be sacred? Every moment? Each moment is sacred, if we decide to make it that way. I stated above that our lives are filled with meaningless moments, but hose moments are meaningless only because we don't honour them. We are hurrying along, focused on other things, not stopping to notice them at all. They come and go without any acknowledgment from us. Honoring the sacred means simply choosing to make each moment count. It is a tiny shift in perception that assigns meaning and importance to each moment. It means stopping to notice the beauty and love around us, and within us. It means being fully present in each moment, because only the present moment truly exists.

So many of us worry about the future, hold regrets about the past, and completely ignore the present. When we give the now our full attention even mundane tasks can take on an aura of holiness. Then our lives become millions of meaningful moments. Nothing has changed except our perception, but it makes all the difference.

How do we change our perception to one of sacredness? What does it mean to stay in the present moment? Let's use an example : washing dishes. When most of us wash dishes, we hurry through it, often thinking about the million other things we need to get done that day (or the next day). Our minds are scattered all over the place, focusing on everything but what we are doing. Who can blame us? Washing dishes is not the most exciting experience. However, if we choose to make it a sacred experience, we will want to focus on it. 

We want to take our time and really pay attention to how the water feels on our hands, how the soap cleanses away the grease and grime, and the sense of satisfaction we get as each dish moves from the dirty pile to the strainer, now clean and shiny.

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