We can now all breathe a sigh of relief that Sukij has made it home to Thailand!
There are far too many wonderful things to say about Sukij to even attempt to write them all here. I've never seen anything like the outpouring of respect and love for a man as I have witnessed here and lately for Sukij. What a great testament to the impact of his life upon those around him! I recently came across the following lines from Desiderius Erasmus which seem to capture the situation, and the man, well:
Death is not to be feared, nor should we wail when it comes to others...The happiest man is not the one who has lived the longest, but the one who has made the most of his life. The span of life should be measured not by years but by our deeds well performed. Length of life has no bearing on a man's happiness. It is how well he lived that counts. Surely virtue is its own reward.
On these counts, Sukij has already lived a VERY long, VERY happy, and VERY virtuous life. The quote reminded me of a story Sukij recently recounted to me from (I believe) his college graduation commencement. There the speaker asked one of the graduates how long he had been alive. The student answered that he had been alive for about 22 years. But the speaker clarified that he was not asking how long the student had been drawing breaths, but rather how long the student had been REALLY ALIVE, fully present in the moment. That is how I know Sukij to live every moment. That is how I know he wants all of us to live every moment--fully present--for not just ourselves, but more especially for others.
Enjoy the beach Sukij!
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