Showing posts with label Fragile. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fragile. Show all posts
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Thursday, 11 April 2019
Evidence
In the good old days, there was a saying,
"there is no smoke without fire". Today, the smoke is as fabricated
as the fire. Distorted, even baseless versions of reality are making rounds,
being magnified and creating chaos. There may not be an iota of truth but it
still becomes a popular story, the more "spicy", and the better.
Why? For one, people are empty within and
like vultures outside. Sorry! These prey on dead bodies. Humans prey on live
ones. Fanning fires, twisting facts, igniting conflicts based on caste, creed,
religion, stopping at nothing to satisfy greed... this has become the world of
the predator, the most dangerous trait among people today. You would never
guess from the outside demeanor who was out to destroy you.
Your reputation can be torn into shreds in
a minute through "evidence" completely fabricated and you couldn't
defend yourself without proof. Not a modicum of either ethics or remorse. So,
what smoke and what fire? Truth went up in smoke and flames long ago.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Thursday, 12 July 2018
Life is fragile
Life is fragile. Humans plod along merrily,
not realizing this. As is said, when we make long term plans, God has the last
laugh. Hasn't it happened to us all that we are happy, even partying and
merrymaking and wham! Comes news that a near and dear one is critically ill or
has passed on without any known ailment.
And we stand still in shock for a while.
Then life moves ahead. But we still don't know how many breaths we have left or
how many days to live. When King Parikshit was told he had only seven days to
live, he thought only of turning towards God to understand the purpose of life
and heard the entire "Bhagwat" in a week.
But despite many stories and symbolic
meanings to these stories, we still plod along with a lack of awareness.
Yesterday, one of my friends told me she is working towards changing things
around for the better from within. Fantastic! And it is not easy because you
have to watch every little thought, reaction and emotion that crosses your
mind.
You have to sincerely forgive and be
forgiven. You have to cleanse all past memories of the smallest negativity
which can mirror others.
And all this before life runs out and you
don't know how much time has been given to you. So, expanding our consciousness
each second should be our first priority. Looking to and lighting up our own
path is crucial, as compared to being bothered about another person's journey.
Ultimately, we have to rise and rise
further. As we go higher, our choices reduce and it is a straight but painful
and hopefully, steady climb to divinity.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
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