Thought for the day nine

We explore the stars and the depths of the sea but how much do we know about ourselves and the reason for being here?

There is a song in a Kannada Movie “oh civilized man, you learnt to fly like bird in the sky, you learnt how to swim like fish in the water, but you did not learn to live on the earth”

So true! We have conquered the skies and the seas. When it comes to live on earth, we have so many complexes.

First and foremost thing is the comparison. We tend to compare ourselves with others. Unfortunately for all wrong reasons.

If someone who sees a man with one leg and thinks ‘Thank God, I have two legs. I am grateful to you’ is a good way of comparison.

On the other hand, ‘Oh, why my neighbor has two cars and I have only one?’ is a bad way of comparison.

This comparison leads to a lot of complications. I have seen people going out of the way to earn enough money for the second car, but in nefarious means.

The chase of a golden deer always ends in defeat, sorrow.

I have seen a sparrow building nest in my home during late ‘60s. First it was a pair. Then the mother sparrow laid eggs and sat on it for giving warmth to the eggs.

One day the small sparrow kids started making noise. The mother and father brought worms and fed them to the kids. After a few days, the worms were brought, but not fed. They were put in front of the kids. The kids ate themselves. Then one day, as I was watching, the mother sparrow made the kid sparrow stand on the edge of the nest and gave it a push.

The kid sparrow screamed in fear and spread its wings. But it did not fall down as it feared. It flew happily.

The next day the nest became empty. All the birds had flown away. New place, new babies...

Really, the animals and birds have been taught by nature, what exactly they have to do when they take birth.

They are born, they grow, they mate, they reproduce, they die.

I have heard somewhere, Man is the only animal who eats when he is not hungry, drinks when he is not thirsty and has sex when it is not the season.

This is very true with humans. They have complexes which are missing in animals. Animals have pain, pleasure, fear etc., but no complexes.

Bhalaa mera shirt us se safed kyon nahin was a famous detergent powder’s advertisement. How come my shirt is not as white as his?

So, the differences start from a small issue like whiteness of a shirt. Is it really required? Are we living for others? why do we feel inferior when our neighbor has a better living style? Can we compare ourselves with others in everything? NO, It is not possible.

I remember my childhood days. I was brought up in a Railway Colony. The quarters had similar sized houses. The men used to have friendship. The women were sharing each other’s joy and sorrows. We kids unmindful of any of the undercurrents were playing with each other. We had no complexes. No, not the kids, even the elders did not have any problems. No one bothered if the other home had a new radio. We used to go and enjoy the music, movie sound tracks. This is because we felt all are equal.

Well, that is one thing we have to think of. If we are equal, no competition, no disappointment. Correct?

We are here because the nature has decided that we have to be a part of this big bad world. We have to think of survival and well-being of our children.

I always feel our life is divided into three parts. One – the life from birth to the marriage. Two – The spouse, the children, their education etc., till they become independent. Three – Balance life if anything is still left.

Beyond that, nothing else!