Impermanence

I found the enrichment workshop quite thought provoking by its ability to review my outlook on the impermanence of life. I’m the type of person who feels pride in having something to show for hard work. When I exercise, I train to constantly improve myself and be able to look back and see my progress. But witnessing the monks working on a project made of sand that they would later just sweep away was interesting. But while I do realize that nothing in life is really permanent, I still feel as though what they did is pretty pointless. In essence, they just wasted about 19 hours, unless they found the drawing itself to be fun. I cannot speak for them, but I know that I would find 19 hours of a monotonous task quite boring and pointless unless it actually contributed something to my life (i.e. studying or exercising). So while I found the experience itself quite enjoyable, I cannot agree with the monks’ view on impermanence.