Wednesday, 7 November 2018
Tuesday, 6 November 2018
Philosophies of life
Isn't it amazing, this zest for life and
will to live? Despite lives ending around us and all kinds of ailments plaguing
humanity, we still carry on. Philosophies of life emerge every day. Some
listen. Some listen and practice. Some don't listen. Some don't want to know
and are happy in their world. Seasons come and go. Wrinkles start to show, last
on the face and limbs. Those on the mind are older but when they manifest
outwardly, we begin to take notice.
We are humans. We will regress some,
progress some, cry some, laugh some, and carry on; Living life with all that we
have, good, bad and indifferent. Who is anyone to say what these mean anyway? Because
they mean so many different things to so many different people that you get
exhausted from trying to fathom and analyze. It's like you roam all over the
world and then finally, come back and rest only in your home.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Sunday, 4 November 2018
Compromise
We know ourselves more by the independent
choices we make. Compromised choices often are reluctant choices that sometimes
leave a trace of anger. "Why did I agree to make that choice? I don't like
that feeling very much. I don't feel good", especially when the results
might not be palatable.
Well, it is normal to feel this way. We are
all free spirits who , by nature, don't want controls. And yet, we have them
everywhere ever since we are born. In childhood, they are thrust on us because
we don't know any better. And soon, this becomes routine until you start asking
"why".
When you make your own choices, you take
ownership of those choices, whether they work out for you or not. That is the
right learning process. There is no chance of throwing the blanket at anyone
else here because you were solely responsible for the choice. And actually,
it's good because that's how we grow.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Friday, 2 November 2018
Possibilities
Fickle mindedness and unreliability are two
extremely undesirable traits in a human being. Many allied vices stem from
these. Firstly, these people are not true to anyone, not even themselves. Their
pretence levels are very high. Probably masters of the game. Secondly, they
evidently live for themselves, whimsical and undependable. Lacking depth,
maybe, and living on the surface. Changing their minds like they would change
clothes, but very sweet spoken and could fool anyone except those discerning
few.
I often hear people say such people are
happier because they don't succumb easily to feelings of sadness, helplessness,
frustration etc. Possible, if they think only of themselves most of the time, but
happier? I don't know about that.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
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