Scene 1:
I got highest marks in my class "I am so happy to be born, I love everyone
around me"
Scene 2:
I flunked in a class test: "Why was I even born?? What’s the point in
living?"
Scene 3:
The day I got admission in college "Whoa! I think I am born to lead the
world"
Scene 4:
The day I got ragged in the college "I don’t get the point of being born
in this world"
Scene 5:
The day I got placed " I am so happy to be born, Corporate here I
come!!"
Scene 6:
The day I had a break up “WTF!! Why was I even born at first place? I hate
everyone around me. I wish the world comes to an end"
The above
scenes are just glimpses of almost everyone’s
life (barring those brilliant ones who have control over their
emotions). I am few of those who never take
control of their emotions and live in extremities.
The
question however is 'Why exactly are we born?' This particular question
has baffled me for a longer time then I can remember. The day something
good or bad happens in my life I am either happy for taking birth or I question
my very point of existence and on the usual uneventful days I don't
really care about this rhetorical question.
I haven't
been able to come up with an answer that could help me understand or give me a
small window to at least try
and understand the enigma called "Life".
Alfred asked Bruce Wayne very candidly and replied for him
too "Why do we fall, sir??? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up”.
I sometimes just hope there was some Alfred who could answer my question in same ways and in a simple line.
I sometimes just hope there was some Alfred who could answer my question in same ways and in a simple line.
However,
the recent developments have forced me to stand back and ponder over few things
in life. My close friend's brother (all of 25) is diagnosed with blood cancer.
This revelation has shaken everyone around. I recall the day, right before the
day blood test reports came out. Me and my friend were standing at a nearby
joint 'OM sweets' and were chit-chatting about our future, the day when we
would be able to actually do things which we always wanted to do, not crib
about our present jobs and specifically I
could spend at least one day without uttering the line "I hate my boss and
my job".
Since the
day the test results came out my friend no longer cribs about her job,
she talks about life and how she sometimes wish what if the world would have
stopped on the day when we were happy cribbing about our jobs?
This
change in events had forced me to toy with the idea of finally doing what I
always wanted to do. It was a hard task to equate between heart and mind and in
this tussle I stumbled on to my question's answer.
So if
someone asks me "Why are we born?" my answer is simple "To enjoy
our today; there is no promised tomorrow"
Have you
thought about your answer yet?
" .... Hath mein bandhe umeed ki dori,
ReplyDeletedont lose hope is tthe moral of the story,
seekho zindagi ki mushkilo ke aage na jhukna,
paoge dekho umeed se dugna...."
You hammered the nail on the head. Yesterday is gone and you cannot change it, the future has not come and you cannot see it, present is all you have, so live it to the fullest....
Excellent, very inspiring.....
I think its the perfect answer to what i asked you....i am so proud of u...this answer is what will definitely stay with me...Thanks a lot...and yes i will surely find my version of this...dunno when .....
ReplyDeleteThe author has once again touched a topic which has always been a question mark for our Mahirishes,intelluctuals, swamys etc etc and the same will remain in the time to come also. Every body has defined it in its own ways- but the true sense lies in the GITA- which says "that you do the karma without caring or wishing for the results'. But the main problem with us that we want immediate results of our karma and when that is not full-filed we become to think " as to what is life" But that is also correct to some extent But in real sense we should not be loosers but gainers from the failures. One should applying the formula of 3Ds- Desire,dedication and determination. King Bruse and the spider story will alway remain alive and more such stories have been added by Amitabchan,Steve Jobs,etc.So took every day as challenge on one side and means of fragrence on the other side. so that one feel fresh and took the life as the gift of GOD .And last but not the least.Two things define your Success in Life- The Way you Manage When u have nothing- and The Way u behave when you have Every Thing. So take the life easy and do not take your friend agony as a bootleneck - but as a speed breaker - deep breath - and start with zeal and enthusiasum. Be Contributor and not consumerator
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