Today morning , while I was about to finish my last sip of coffee stumbled upon a Photo ..A simple photo reflecting the soceity of India .A photo which I am staring for about 15 minutes now . This photo have stirred a lot of emotions , enlgihtening my thought process evoking my subconsious .I dont think I can work today and to be frank I dont want to .
To start with this depicts the face of the soceity . the true nudity of soceity and of our life . The nakedness which is not bind by any values or ethics . He doesnt have a project deadline ,he doesnt have his team leader to stab him in his back ..On the other side he doesnt have a house , a wife to love atleast a proper clothing .
Though he lacks these assets , there is something which he has .. A precious one for which we strive hard all our lives .The one for which we have all those assets mentioned above ..PEACE...
For us I think this started when people started to consider Success as earning money . All the success stories you have read and you will ever read will be of some CEO or some scientist or some rich guy . If these are the only succesful people who are WE ?
To start with this depicts the face of the soceity . the true nudity of soceity and of our life . The nakedness which is not bind by any values or ethics . He doesnt have a project deadline ,he doesnt have his team leader to stab him in his back ..On the other side he doesnt have a house , a wife to love atleast a proper clothing .
Though he lacks these assets , there is something which he has .. A precious one for which we strive hard all our lives .The one for which we have all those assets mentioned above ..PEACE...
For us I think this started when people started to consider Success as earning money . All the success stories you have read and you will ever read will be of some CEO or some scientist or some rich guy . If these are the only succesful people who are WE ?
We live in a dead soceity (read : Indians) .WE have all lost our lives to work and forgot to realise that work is a part of our life ... Think .. how long since you have put your heart fully to the work uhave done ! How long since you have been out without thinking about your job . ! How long since you have a had brief chat of everythng to your wife .. The answer to most of these questions would somehow navigate to .."We are busy people We have no time .. " What is the use of your so called time if you dont spend with your loved ones .
(parasakthi Inspired )
Freedom ends once you start earning . The long marathon run starts just when you enter the last year of engineering . The Marathon starts here. You run for a job . You get a job ! Then you run behind experience , Fine you ve got experience . Then you run behind promotion .Good happy ? No not so soon . You get a family .Now youve got people to run along with you . You run You Run And keep on running till you have some people to cremate you . And even now only your physical body stops running your atma keeps on running !! So , A simple and powerful question arises.. Whats the whole purpose of our life,our birth ? and it is very clear that our purpose is not only to earn money and to have a successful career ?
Long ago, say a thousand years back people were much happy and so was the planet .They had food they had shelter and most importantly they knew the purpose of life . After a thousand years of advancement in technology seein anything with a flick of a finger what have we gained ? Some money , stress, worries and numbness.. But are you happy ? NO . An explosive advancement but still we are not happy ...
It starts with ignorance ,from ignorance you will have a thirst inside to know that you dont know . Then comes the tough part . Who are WE ? Are we just priya , deeban , balaji ,ashok.. or are we something beyond our physical mental and intellect . From there embarks the journey and the purpose of life .
To tell us the purpose of life .To go beyond our physical mental and intellect religion came into existence. After that the purpose of religion was long gone , as soon as the people started to fight who is the greatest god ?
Once we realize Who WE are ..We are walking on the right path !! Just like the walk of the guy in the photo!! A walk which is not influenced by the soceity or the people around us ....
There are two people in the photograph!! But I see more I see a soceity which is being demolished without knowing the purpose of life hiding under a costly suit and latest laptop .On the other side I see a group of people who really want to know the purpose of life ?
WHat do you want to be !!
Love ,
Diya!
Diya!