The year 2010 is coming to an end. It's true time flies
and flies so fast that soon one forgets past. Mortals like
me fail to recognize the same happened earlier several times
- that is what Krishna told Arjuna in the Kurukshetra - in the
battlefield of Mahabharata.
Still, we don't forget so much to find the repetitive life
patterns enacting in every life. That has led me particularly
to midlife melancholy and self-questioning. In this state of
mind, once I asked my mother whether she felt satisfied of
being to herself. She didn't take my dilemma of life to her
and replied something very casually. What I could get from her
is, 'What else it could be?' Probably, she feels satisfied on
performing her swadharma and with char-dham pilgrimage. But,
in today's world swadharma has become I-maker's dharma that extends
to all the four-stages of life. Swadharma made by I-maker may
not have dharma at all; this is what I feel being vexed with
the happenings in almost every field of contemporary society.
Morning news papers and news media are enough to mirror the
both self and civil society in today's world. All these have
added to my midlife melancholy. The questions: What for I'm?
What did I do? What should I do next? Should I just float
along with the current? Or just enough to have a life in front
of a idiot box or Net-chat - an inconsequential life! True is
'Time is passing fast without waiting for you to decide.'
Is a being inconsequentially discreet? Does past extend to
future through the present (or makes a detour)? Does time bend?
If it can, then how much I can? Towards the end of the year
I find some peculiar questions for me: Do I have a right for this
birth? Either does the creator have? These questions
linked to my first question - Am I discreetly random?
These could be bizarre questions. My midlife melancholy may lead
to a search for truth of life. But as it now, the truth is :
Time cooks me. Time cooks all beings!
Wish you a very enjoyable search in 2011!
Happy X-Mass and Happy New Year!
Hrushikesha
10 comments:
Sir
After reading your thoughts, I understand that these questions are asked by all people I guess, though at different levels. And midlife is when it usually happens, like when they say you are nearly on top or have crossed that top(of that curve called life). Such questions do not come to mind at 20 when you are busy climbing.
Some pleasure in knowing that people accomplished or otherwise, known or unknown, great or miniscule ask the same questions.
I wish in New Year you reach near to the truth, the truth you are looking for the truth of life.....
Respected Sir,
I read the article. Really, a wonderful thinking you have. I appreciate your thinking.
Wish you and your family a very happy Christmas and new year.
With best regards.
Yours Sincerely
Durga
Great thoughts and I like most.
Nice thoughts Sir
Does past extends to
future through the present (or makes a detour)? Does time bend?
====superb
it is not the past but the after effect that spreads
Everything that happens, good or bad, has only one real purpose: to provide an opportunity for you to be of service to God; an opportunity to do good and to be of humble service to life itself....There are no misfits, there are no freaks, there are no accidents. There are only things we don’t understand.
we need to respond to everything with unconditional love. Even when it does not seem to make any sense to do so....
Wish you and your family a very happy Christmas and new year 2011.
====== Amulya Dhal======
Somewhat I feel we match in our thoughts.. You are very right in saying "Time cooks all beings". But some enjoy with Time.
Wish you and your family a Merry Christmass and a very Happy New Year.
Dear Sir,
i liked your writings, but not satisfied with your 2 questions; I may be wrong in my understanding. One of my article (which is under publication) may have some answer of your questions.
Our Present is due to our past and if we do goo karmas then the past never get extend to future, its proved. Sir definitely we all have right for this birth, has some purpose, has a definite goal, the goal may be towards moksh, to meet the "I" what exactly the individual being is. Whole creation has a purpose, it serves some end. Nothing happens by chance, everything has some definite cause and has some purpose to solve. Life on earth is a gift of God.
i liked your writings, but not satisfied with your 2 questions; I may be wrong in my understanding. One of my article (which is under publication) may have some answer of your questions.
Our Present is due to our past and if we do goo karmas then the past never get extend to future, its proved. Sir definitely we all have right for this birth, has some purpose, has a definite goal, the goal may be towards moksh, to meet the "I" what exactly the individual being is. Whole creation has a purpose, it serves some end. Nothing happens by chance, everything has some definite cause and has some purpose to solve. Life on earth is a gift of God.
Dear Sir,
I agree with Sapna.
C.K. Rajendran
Respected Sir,
very thought provoking writing indeed. Every body in this world surely would be desirous in some weak point of time to meet the inner self irrespective of age or life situation... what I feel.
Time perhaps is the most mysterious eternal truth which we face as humans... here I can site the famous quote of the great philosopher J. Krishnamurthy "This whole consciousness is of time- time being thought, thought being the response of memory, the past moving through the present to the future in a limited way or in an expansive way...."
Thanks a lot sir, for New year wish.... I wish all time happiness for you and your family on auspicious arrival of new year...
Regards
Bijaylaxmi
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