This world has seen a lot of great legends come and go by since the dawn of time. Some of them helped the human animal become 'human'. They are the ones we now worship as Lords like Buddha, Mahavira, etc. Some of them blessed the world with science (Einstein, Newton, Edison) to name a few. Some of them helped civilizations settle (M K Gandhi, Nelson Mandela). Some taught us love and compassion (Mother Teressa).
Some of them personified the human moral values of courage (Bhagat Singh), determination (Sachin Tendulkar), perseverance (Stephen Hawkins),etc....
Infact, if one was to cover every aspect of the human life and mention the legends for the same, it would take about 10 posts to do so.
The point here, of the billions of people on this earth, what is it that these people had in themselves that made them what they are??? They were just ordinary humans, werent they? Then how did they reach this peak of excellence, scaling over all the obstacles that stood their way? Do we know the answer?
Yes, we do. Infact, each and everyone of us does know this answer. But yet we never attempt to interpret this answer, do we? It just rests there idly like a useless file dumped in some corner of the hard disk. If we had ever tried to assimilate this answer in our lives, we would not have been where we are today, groping in darkness, disillusioned, apathetic and indifferent.
The answer is 'purpose'. These legends, they were very clear about their purpose, goal and direction in life. You may well say, what a common and obvious answer this is. Yes it is, but ask yourself how many times in the course of life have we changed our direction, goals, perceptions. How volatile we have been in our mechanically monotonous lives.
And if you think that you have been firm in your purpose and goals, and in a case have even been successful in it, then just compare the 'smallness' of your purpose with the ones that these icons had.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Life's a beach
Many perspectives exist to metaphorize Life.
Some people say life's a beach. People come and go in our lives like the waves which come and kiss the shore. Some waves play a pivotal role in removing the crude impurities on the beach and making the rocks as curvaceous and smooth as a soft pillow. These are the people that bring out the good human in us.
Some waves leave behind a mysteriously inconspicuous impact on the beach. Nothing's visible, but yet you wish that time would come to a standstill for eternity when those waves kiss the sand; you want them to never recede; cause you fear that if they did, these beach would become a desert. Those are the people we love
There are some waves that bring along with them beautiful gifts of shells and pearls that adorn our beach with necklaces of cherishing memories. They make our life beautiful and worth leaving. Those are our friends.
And, like in our life, there are both high tides and low-tides on the beach. Some waves deposit silt of happiness and oppurtunities, some drag them away into the infinity beyond.
The beauty of this beach is gauged by the waves that meet the beach and the inpact that they leave on it.
This beach shall always continue to hope that the waves that shall come by, shall make the beach as beautiful as the sound of their splash on its surface.
Some people say life's a beach. People come and go in our lives like the waves which come and kiss the shore. Some waves play a pivotal role in removing the crude impurities on the beach and making the rocks as curvaceous and smooth as a soft pillow. These are the people that bring out the good human in us.
Some waves leave behind a mysteriously inconspicuous impact on the beach. Nothing's visible, but yet you wish that time would come to a standstill for eternity when those waves kiss the sand; you want them to never recede; cause you fear that if they did, these beach would become a desert. Those are the people we love
There are some waves that bring along with them beautiful gifts of shells and pearls that adorn our beach with necklaces of cherishing memories. They make our life beautiful and worth leaving. Those are our friends.
And, like in our life, there are both high tides and low-tides on the beach. Some waves deposit silt of happiness and oppurtunities, some drag them away into the infinity beyond.
The beauty of this beach is gauged by the waves that meet the beach and the inpact that they leave on it.
This beach shall always continue to hope that the waves that shall come by, shall make the beach as beautiful as the sound of their splash on its surface.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
strings
There exists many a things in our universe which we are sub-consciously aware of; but yet are strangers to them. This universe is the one which lies within us; which is not conspicuous, rather it resides in our soul. Ironically, we engage ourselves in the maddening pursuit of understanding the world around us; not realising that unless we are able to understand the world within us, we will always remain incomplete. People think it would be very easy to understand one's own self; that its just a matter of looking through our past, recalling our actions, habits, needs and desires and deriving a dumb conclusion on their basis. Unfortunately, such a judgement of a person for himself only proves to be a mirage.
We need to extend our vision to truly understand ourselves; expand the horizons of our thinking beyond the materialistic measures of our world; be one with our spiritual self to know who we are. This is an arduous task. Its is not bound by the parameters of time. Some attain this enlightenment early in their life; some are never able to. But it is only when this knowledge dawns that our souls attain the true freedom that they deserve, breaking all the tangible bonds that separate us from salvation.
We need to extend our vision to truly understand ourselves; expand the horizons of our thinking beyond the materialistic measures of our world; be one with our spiritual self to know who we are. This is an arduous task. Its is not bound by the parameters of time. Some attain this enlightenment early in their life; some are never able to. But it is only when this knowledge dawns that our souls attain the true freedom that they deserve, breaking all the tangible bonds that separate us from salvation.
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