MOTIVATIONAL: 6 Life
Lessons a Mosquito Can
Teach You (SHARE THIS)
“If you think you are too small to
make a difference, try sleeping
with a mosquito.” –attributed to
the Dalai Lama XIV
Bzzzzzzz. We all know this sound.
We all know the nightmares and
suffering it can produce during
our much-needed and desired
sleep. We all know when this
creature is approaching. Its
revealing buzz, simply
unstoppable and greatly feared
by us. This amazing little creature
is even more amazing than
we think. Its simplicity can teach
us more than what we could
ever have imagined…
“It is very hard to be brave,” said
Piglet, sniffing slightly, “when
you’re only a Very Small Animal.”
Rabbit, who had begun to write
very busily, looked up and said:
“It is because you are a very
small animal that you will be
Useful in the adventure before
us.”
–Benjamin Hoff, The Te Of Piglet
1. Never Give Up
What a cliché. Never give up. It is
one of those life tips that we find
in almost every life guide. Far
from being useless, it is surely a
must. Mosquitoes get this idea
pretty well. They can simply pass
all night trying to get into our
ear, or trying to suck all of our
blood. If a pea-sized creature can
give its maximum effort, why
can’t we? We should at least be
able to put up with a mosquito.
We can always go farther, and
when it comes to our dreams
and passions, never giving up is
the key to achieving these.
Never forget that refusing to give
up is a way of seeing life. It is
about learning that, even though
life is supposed to flow, part of
this beautiful experience is
building the momentum and
going for it! Just as Thomas A.
Edison said, “Results! Why, man, I
have gotten a lot of results. I
know several thousand things
that won’t work”.
2. Don’t Underestimate
We tend to underestimate things
for their appearance. Size, for
example, is one of those
misleading qualities. We might
think that because something or
someone is small, it is powerless
and inferior, like an ant or a
mosquito. Did you know that an
ant can hold more than 100
times its own weight? Or that
mosquitoes are the deadliest
animals on the planet?
Underestimating someone’s
abilities because of their
appearance is just insanely
misleading and
counterproductive. Like the
example of the ant and the
mosquito, we find countless
instances of underestimation in
life, such as underestimating the
ability of your mom to help you
with your love problems. If we
want to flow in life, we should
acknowledge people for
theirinner qualities and not for
their exterior appearance or the
first impression they give. Just as
Toba Beta said: “Don’t belittle
anyone who you don’t recognize.
Don’t be fooled by anybody who
underrates you”.
3. Accept
Ultimately, there will be times
when we can´t beat the
mosquitoes. Sometimes they are
just too fast and somehow too
powerful. It is a fight between
the mosquito and our will for
sleeping. It is then we have to
learn to accept, which is one of
the only ways to really win over
mosquitoes, or to manage life’s
casualties without painful
attachments.
Accepting is one of Buddha´s life
lessons, which certainly give us
the key forflowing in life and
managing life’s craziness. It is
easier to flow with the water
current than to resist it.
Accepting is learning to let go, to
be with the experience and don’t
fight it. Sometimes in life we find
something we call Reverse
effort. As Alan Watts once wrote:
“When you try to stay on the
surface of the water, you sink;
but when you try to sink you
float. Whosoever would save his
soul shall lose it”.
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4. Don’t Fear Taking Risks
Mosquitoes take this too far, yet
they teach us that taking a risk is
worth it. For them, taking a risk
is ultimately necessary, for it is
one of their ways to get their
food. Mosquitoes take the risk of
fighting with an animal which is
enormously much bigger than
them. They don’t even try too
hard to go all in, they just do it,
and even try to get into our
brains! How courageous is that?
Risk-taking is one of those much-
feared things. It is totally natural,
for breaking out of our comfort
zone is hard and takes boldness.
Yet risk-taking is certainly the
best way to learn, experience,
and do the undone. We humans
are instinctively adventurous and
committed, just like any other
being. This is what has led us to
thrive, evolve, and advance. Let’s
go with our intuition and instinct
and use our abilities to fulfill our
dreams and passions. Just as
Albert Einstein said: “A ship is
always safe at the shore—but
that is NOT what it is built for”.
5. Share
We are part of this universe, this
world, this reality. This is
something we have forgotten.
We are part of it, rather
than, owners of it, which is what
we usually think. Even though we
might think that the former is
not true, our actions say the
contrary. The way we abuse the
natural world, other beings, and
even our own species,
proves that we want to conquer
rather than share and live as a
whole.
Mosquitoes teach us that sharing
is necessary for living, for space
and resources are a need of all.
Mosquitoes have equal right to
live and be here. They been here
longer than us, for about 170
million years already! If we learn
to share not only space and
resources, but love, kindness,
help, food, time, and attention,
our social life skills will get a
boost.
Everyone loves to share with a
gentle, sharing, and respectful
person. And not only that, the
well-being and satisfaction you
feel from living interconnected
with all beings and sharing with
others is priceless and nameless.
Just as Snoop Dogg said: “It ain’t
no fun if the homies can’t have
none”.
6. Be Humble
Yes, we are advanced; yes, we
have a lot of money; yes, we have
big houses, cars, buildings, and
guns. Yes, we have complex
minds, prodigy pianists,
violinists… Yes, a mosquito drives
us insane. Yes, we can´t control
the weather. Yes, we are
powerless in front of an angry
volcano, a furious tornado, a
violent tsunami.
We are not the most powerful,
nor invincible, nor infinite. We
are mortal just as any other
being. We are in a continuous
process of evolution and thriving.
Life is beautiful. We are here
to coexist rather than to oppress
or repress. Mosquitoes teach us
this simply and easily by
demonstrating to us that in a
room, in the forest, or anywhere,
we are almost powerless in front
of them, and if we have insect
repellent, we are powerful for a
couple of hours just to return to
our normal, ordinary, human
state.
Life is much more enjoyable
when we live together and share
together. There is no need to
show superiority over others. If
we ever have the idea that we
are superior and invincible,
certainly life will take the task of
showing us the contrary. Just as
Thomas Henry Huxley said: “Sit
down before fact as a little child,
be prepared to give up every
preconceived notion, follow
humbly wherever and to
whatever abysses nature leads,
or you shall learn nothing. I have
only begun to learn content and
peace of mind since I have
resolved at all risks to do this.
”Good things come when we are
open to live! Go out and live life!
Listen to the mosquitoes and
their wise bzzzzzzz!

wao learning from mosquito

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