Motion and Flow

What happens when things stand still?

Motion. Flow. This is the natural order of the universe. Nothing in the universe stands still. To stand still is to cease existence. Everything is moving in a ceaseless phantasmagoria of light and energy and waves. Everything is flowing.

What happens to water when it sits and does not flow? It becomes stagnant. What happens to the air when it is not moving? It becomes polluted. What happens to fire when it is not moving? It goes out. What happens to earth when it does not move? Stress is created with all the surrounding earth that does naturally move and there is the potential for disaster.

What happens when a human stands still and does not move? Since humans are made up of and are characteristic of the four elements then the same things happen to humans.

It is a common human tendency to want to make things stand still. Why is that? Why do humans need to hold onto things and not let them go with the flow? Where does the human inclination for a fixed spot called home come from? Why do humans want to make achievements and events stand still by trying to preserve them with shrines and books and museums and photo albums and stories? What is this fear of movement?

Is the NOW something to hold on to or is it something that merely flows through us, and, like…