WHY?
Very seldom i ask 'WHY'. Why something has happened.
Especially negative events. No one questions why good things happen. i believe
millions of disparate events cutting across time zones and multiverses and
lifetimes result in current moment or event. Mind boggling! hence i dont even
make an effort to question events (good & bad) either in my life or world
at large. Maybe i might seek ways to get away by asking "HOW" but
never "WHY".
Many a times i myself have no clue why i do certain act
which sans logic. why i resigned from Bank job at prime of age when future
could be bleak. No idea. Why iam single? No clue!. Why i like veg when i know
KFC is yummy? Even i wonder. Like i said i ve no clue why i took wrong turns in
life which at times resulted in right destination or vice versa.Well, Life is too complex for my limited mind and unlimited ignorance. I make no efforts to understand grand plan . I just live life. No questions from my side.
IGNORANCE
Ever wondered when we talk , how much of our conversation
is out of ignorance or blind confidence. Try processing words of ours. Most of
it would be just an opinion spoken to appear knowledgeable when the same
opinion is based on emotion. Not on hard data. Most of
conclusions/debates/arguments/gossip , all seldom are based on cold facts,
information. We just blabber to make our presence felt, or try to appear
informed& opinionated. We seldom don’t say that we don’t have necessary
facts , research data, survey results to make a conclusion and form an opinion.
Once we realize this, iam very sure 90% conversations would be slashed and we
tend to listen more, attempt to learn more, respect the opposite person more.
Said and done it is also bold on self to accept that we don’t have complete
information to make a decision. This cuts down our own ego or wrong inflated
opinion about oneself and bring calmness.
Take a topic or issue or aspect of a person. Ask yourself
what do you know/feel of that topic. Now ask yourself honestly how you have
come to such conclusion. Chances are that it could be through some media or
hear say gossip . very seldom we would possess 360 degree view. And the media
we collected could be wrong or not detailed. From half truths we form full
opinions. Think over it.
NATURE
i wrote this under shade of centuries old mammoth
tree in jungle. Enjoying such shade in cities is almost impossible. Just
remembered Two events that shook my conscience recently.
1. When I was
driving my young nephew along beach road, he pointed and asked what were huge swarm
of colorful things on side of beach. Well, they were polythene dumped by
tourists accumulated in corner or would get into ocean spoil life inside water.
(2) Second was my Washerman stating he can't get my clothes washed in time as stream where they wash has dried.
When my nephew questioned why so many polythene are
dumped I wonder what kind of world are we leaving for next generation? When my
washerman spoke on dried rivers, I know issue of climate change is in periphery
and would hit urban life.
I believe Nature needs more care . The scorching summers, scant
rains, unseasonal cyclones, earth quakes, diversion of water flow, big dams,
drying up of perennial rivers, tons of plastic & poisonous waste being
pumped into air&water , receding forest cover, falling aquifer, dry clouds,
rapid urbanisation etc....all resulting bcoz of human greed for wealth or over
population.
As a kid for me rain means 3 days non stop downpour, now few
hours rain itself is gift.
Well, I am no big environmentalist to initiate change in world. But
least I can do is be ecologically sensitive, reduce my own carbon footprint, be
nature friendly, carry my own bag, install solar panels, create more awareness
on sustainable development and set up example to my own family or inspire my
juniors n friends etc
Like Osho said, we all are guests on this planet. Leave it
better place when we exit than when we came in. Human advancements cannot beat
Natures fury.
