MY ROUTINE RANTS

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.