Terry Pratchett is one of the amazing writers of all times. The wit and depth of his writings are unique. I was reading his book The Thief of Time over the last few weeks. Last few weeks were interesting for me mixed with some issues following which I was also doing mindfulness-meditation more regularly. I guess that might have made me a bit more receptive. I read Terry talking about a perfect moment. (I am adding the exact lines below.)
This made me think what is a perfect moment? Let us think about this dispassionately and logically. A perfect moment. The word "perfect", as per Cambridge dictionary, means "complete and correct in every way, of the best possible type or without fault."
What is correct? Opinions and dogmas are personal. They can not be universally correct. In other words universality should be a property of anything that is correct. Hence, laws of nature can be called correct. When I lift a stone and leave it there, it falls down. That is a perfect piece of action. We do not have to think why I lifted the stone or if after falling it hit an ant. Just the falling of a stone is perfect. It follows the laws of nature perfectly.
Now let us think of the tiniest moment we can think of. Everything in that moment follows the laws of nature. Good or bad comes when we attach temporal, personal and spatial contexts. A moment in itself is always perfect.
Let us try to do this small mental exercise when we can. Try to note the time flowing. Try to note things changing. In this flow, try to focus on the tiniest piece of time you can focus on. That "Tick" which can become your personal quanta of time. Everything in that "Tick", follows the laws of nature. Everything in that "Tick" is perfect.
Every "Tick" is a perfect moment.
And as Terry says in that novel,
"Against one perfect moment, the centuries beat in vain".
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