We are like raindrops... until we finally reach the sea where we were born.

This phrase brings us back to the fundamental value of The Cycle of Existence.

We often view life as a linear race—a start line and a finish line—where we run alone, competing against others. We fear the end because we see it as an abyss. But this poetic metaphor offers a much more comforting and profound perspective: Life is not about disappearing; it is about flowing, merging, and eventually returning to the source.

Here is why the "raindrop" mindset changes how you view your life:

The Illusion of Separation: A raindrop looks individual when it falls, but its purpose is to join others. We think we are separate "selfs," but like the drops that form a river, we are only strong when we move together.Alone, a drop evaporates.Together, drops carve canyons and nourish the earth.

The Rhythm of Time: The metaphor perfectly captures the human timeline.

• "At first very fast": The rapids of youth, full of energy, chaos, and speed.

• "At the end slowly": The wisdom of age, like a wide river approaching the delta—calm, deep, and reflective.We shouldn't fight the slowing down; it is the natural preparation for the great merging.

The Return, Not the End: The most powerful part is the last line: "reach the sea where we were born." It suggests that death is not a wall, but a reunion. We came from the vastness of the universe (the sea), we took a temporary form (the drop), and we return to the vastness. It is a change of state, not an annihilation.

The golden rule: "Flow with the current of life, do not swim against it."

The water does not struggle to reach the ocean; it simply trusts gravity and the path. We should trust our journey in the same way.

As the poet Rumi beautifully said: "You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop."

Reflection on connection: Where are you in the river right now? Are you in the rushing rapids of a career and young family, or in the calm waters of maturity? Wherever you are, remember that the person next to you is just another drop in the same stream. We are all heading to the same sea.