By incident I discovered the secret for a quiet mind on the bus back home. After a night shift.
The day felt long and I felt empty.
I opened my notes, wrote what I was doing in Finnish, to practice the language.
"Olen mennossa kotiin. En ole vasynyttä. En ole surullista. Unohtin jo kokon päivän. Mahtavaa! Olen vihdoin rauhassa.
Toivon että, nukuisin hyvin."
Let me translate:
"I'm going home. I'm not tired. I'm not sad. I forgot the whole day already. Great! I'm finally at peace.
I hope, I'll sleep well."
I really smiled when I wrote I forgot it all. It felt liberating. I was liberated from memories, from old feelings, from the past.
Then I looked forward to the future. But I didn't see further than that night. I only wished for a good sleep. All desires and worries were gone in that moment.
