Why?

I walk in the park and see many people. The faces tell me a story and I like to read these stories. 

The stories are regular features of hate, love, depression, sadness, remorse and the other parts of life. In one of my walks, I sat by a bench and was in my own thoughts when an elderly gentleman came to sit next to me. He was in pain and I could read the story on his face. Duty bound and looking to better the world, I ventured to speak with him.

"Good evening, sir! Isnt this a beautiful place to be"

I dont think he wanted to speak and shared a mute reaction to my statement. I also did not venture further as it was his choice to be on his own and I should respect it.

I sat there on my own realising we are the cause of the why!

Why did this happen to me? Why am I suffering? Why can't good things happen to me? Why am I always the loser?

The "why" in our lives is a place that we are not able to remove./We chose to make ourselves the victim rather than the winner. By questioning our situation at that moment, we forget to understand the universe and it's creation. And since we fail to understand the universe, we fail to understand ourselves.

The question we could be asking ourselves is, why was I born? why did I get to breathe life? why did the sun rise from the east and set in the west? why do plants have veins on their leaves? why do I have veins inside my skin?

Let your mind wander to the nature of truth and realisation. There is a lot, you and I can learn from nature and we can have ourselves associated with such beauty that we would realise how nature forms the part of our universe. In finding the answers to these questions, we will be better equipped to find the answers of life.

No, we do not have to become a sage or a sanyasi or wander off into the jungle to find the answers. All we need to do it take the time in the course of lives to notice people around us, notice the environment around us. See how life builds itself around us. We are part of the universe, there is a reason for our birth and our lives. Find the purpose of your life, and keep asking the why till you have a suitable answer to it.

The pursuit of the Why will bring you to the feet of your problems which you can dust and walk along with a smile.

Remember, all you need to do is ask, "Why?"

Do I have a laugh within me?

I love watching comedy shows, I love attending stand-up comedy, I love these romantic/ thriller/ action movies/soaps/ serials. It's common to like something that is viewed on the TV or attend a movie or play or festival of a genre. What we fail to understand is why we like these genres?

The different genres showcase a part of us that we miss, we want it in our lives but are too scared to follow it through. We may need some action, love, relationship, hate, anguish in different forms but are never able to make it possible.

Do we try to ask ourselves this question? Is this what I would like to do in my life? Why would I spend time listening to songs that are depressing or movies that make me miserable. Knowing or unknowingly we always put ourselves into harms way by pushing the envelope too far. We ourselves are not able to gauge the damage we do when we align ourselves to the ego of our body.

The soul has no attachment to the material side of life hence is always happy. The body has the sense of anger, frustration, depression, happiness, joy, sorrow, etc. These emotions are a result of our body creating a sense of loss in our minds and that doesn't allow us to control our environment. When we loose our control we create an imbalance in our emotions. This leads to that emptiness to be filled with your spike in anger, frustration, depression, etc.

The body is the second signal that will tell you how your emotions hurt you. Most cancer patients have an imbalance of anger within them. Thyroid and lower back patients are ones with submerged resentment. There are many more such examples which I will share and you may read in the next write up for your reference.

The point is, do we ask ourselves whether we are leading a soul fulfilment life or a life of mine and yours?

Do we do things that make us happy or give glory to our ego to build its esteem?

All these questions surely do have answers, but the answers are unique for each individual and cannot be generalised to make it a group answer.

Questions we can ask the person in the mirror will give us a standing ovation when the gates of heaven open and we have to walk through.

Life

Life is a series of actions, these actions causes a reaction and the cycle continues.

Birth is the beginning of life, we are groomed into the houses that we are brought up in. These houses are moulded by the society it dwells in. The society moulded by the state and the state by the country.

The countries then try to copy or create a new way of living for the others to follow or will follow another countries ways of life. The young forget their past and look to be someone they are not.

These instances are happening world over and are very generalistic.

Life has become a barter. We have to give to get, and to get you have to be able to demand and ask for what could be yours. Money has become the instrument of love, friendship and other relations.

A person today is not judged by his/ her character but the bank balance the he chooses to keep. The host of a party is the one who is the most loved. The giver of freebies is the best politician. The makers of wealth are the most revered.

These days life has come to be economic for families to forget about the basic needs of each family. There is a need to be rich and satisfied, that some parents forget that a child only requires their time and love. There is no need of the other fancies that we think are a need for the child.

Life! Is it then a boon or a bane?

A question that only we can answer when we have the need to make it either. We can choose to be happy through out our days without any worry or we can choose to life a stress and troubled life.

Guess, who is deciding for us?