"A thing of beauty is a joy forever/ its loveliness increases it will never/ pass into nothingness;" -- John Keats.
We try to hold on to things that are dear to us. So much so, that years from the moment of its occurence, it comes back to us and puts a smile on our face. If we froze time now and recorded it, five years from now we could swear the recording had been tampered with. We would remember only traumatic bad incidents, but even trivial good times will be fresh in our minds. It is like the memory edited itself, deleted the stuff that brings a negative feeling and refreshed all the happy things. We struggle through the bad and for the good, but its the things that give us beauty which we remember and hold on to.
Struggles come at every step of life. We were taught the meaning of working through our troubles ever since we were toddlers. "Shake it off and step up." That is what the donkey did and that is what we must do too. Like it or lump it, struggle is something that everyone does. We must fight to even keep what we have if not get better. The fight may be small or big, but the moment we stop, "poof" its gone. Then we must learn to love what we have the hard way.
What we value depends upon our insight of our lives. Most of us realise the worth of things only after we've lost it. Sometimes such situations initiate a desperate tussle to try and acquire these lost things. That is why it is important to analyse how precious things, that are within our clutches, are. If we do not follow our dream and force ourselves to do jobs that satisfy social pride, we would be regretting it at the point of no return. If we are too generous with our money, we may have to scrape the barrel when our pockets are empty.
However, not following one's dream and letting too much money flow too fast are not critical. Certain things happening globally are steadily moving to a devastating closure. Water environment and health are three basic possessions of mankind which are all too quickly becoming all the dearer. Paradoxically, they haven't been given due recognition yet.
On the other hand, freedom's worthiness is all too well understood. Today, the women of the world are free of many grotesque forms of male domination. People in all democratic republics are free to speak or do as they will. I am a free Indian but I didn't struggle for it, my ancestors did. Nevertheless, I will do all I can to keep it.
It is not always that things that vapourised from our bag of belongings are what we crave dearly. Freedom of exercising fundamental rights is a dream worth fighting for to a people ruled by a dictator. For those who are free and those who are not, a beautiful glass lampshade in the neighbours' living room is an earnest desire. A lot of teenagers gaping at 'E-Buzz' on AXN or googling their favourite actor want that fame, but their idols probably just miss the normal life they had before they landed on the cover of a celebrity magazine. Those who have it don't want it and those who want it don't have it.
The world is a huge reserve of beautiful things and everything has its own value. Some things do not enjoy the dignity they deserve and others get too much of what they don't deserve. Life is also full of struggles. At every step, in every way, a troll awaits on the bridge which will not let you pass and which you cannot jump over. Anything we value, we have struggled for and all things we let slip away, we will not get a chance to value. Wisdom lies in realising the beauty of what we have when we have it, as an old adage goes, "Make hay while the sun shines."
We try to hold on to things that are dear to us. So much so, that years from the moment of its occurence, it comes back to us and puts a smile on our face. If we froze time now and recorded it, five years from now we could swear the recording had been tampered with. We would remember only traumatic bad incidents, but even trivial good times will be fresh in our minds. It is like the memory edited itself, deleted the stuff that brings a negative feeling and refreshed all the happy things. We struggle through the bad and for the good, but its the things that give us beauty which we remember and hold on to.
Struggles come at every step of life. We were taught the meaning of working through our troubles ever since we were toddlers. "Shake it off and step up." That is what the donkey did and that is what we must do too. Like it or lump it, struggle is something that everyone does. We must fight to even keep what we have if not get better. The fight may be small or big, but the moment we stop, "poof" its gone. Then we must learn to love what we have the hard way.
What we value depends upon our insight of our lives. Most of us realise the worth of things only after we've lost it. Sometimes such situations initiate a desperate tussle to try and acquire these lost things. That is why it is important to analyse how precious things, that are within our clutches, are. If we do not follow our dream and force ourselves to do jobs that satisfy social pride, we would be regretting it at the point of no return. If we are too generous with our money, we may have to scrape the barrel when our pockets are empty.
However, not following one's dream and letting too much money flow too fast are not critical. Certain things happening globally are steadily moving to a devastating closure. Water environment and health are three basic possessions of mankind which are all too quickly becoming all the dearer. Paradoxically, they haven't been given due recognition yet.
On the other hand, freedom's worthiness is all too well understood. Today, the women of the world are free of many grotesque forms of male domination. People in all democratic republics are free to speak or do as they will. I am a free Indian but I didn't struggle for it, my ancestors did. Nevertheless, I will do all I can to keep it.
It is not always that things that vapourised from our bag of belongings are what we crave dearly. Freedom of exercising fundamental rights is a dream worth fighting for to a people ruled by a dictator. For those who are free and those who are not, a beautiful glass lampshade in the neighbours' living room is an earnest desire. A lot of teenagers gaping at 'E-Buzz' on AXN or googling their favourite actor want that fame, but their idols probably just miss the normal life they had before they landed on the cover of a celebrity magazine. Those who have it don't want it and those who want it don't have it.
The world is a huge reserve of beautiful things and everything has its own value. Some things do not enjoy the dignity they deserve and others get too much of what they don't deserve. Life is also full of struggles. At every step, in every way, a troll awaits on the bridge which will not let you pass and which you cannot jump over. Anything we value, we have struggled for and all things we let slip away, we will not get a chance to value. Wisdom lies in realising the beauty of what we have when we have it, as an old adage goes, "Make hay while the sun shines."
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