Maya
As the sun begins its journey down into the horizon and another week (the first of this year) comes to an end, I look forward withexcitement! The weekend is here! Second after second, minute after minute, hour after hour, most of us live our lives waiting for the two days of the week - I am just another normal being who does that, but lately have been wondering as to what the purposebehind that could be.
- Is it because we work too hard during the week ?- Mental and physical strain ? - Because the system is built that way ?
Our lives are increasingly getting structured, much like being driven by this central engine that derives its power from the billionsof humans who slog it out week after week, month after month only to be controlled by the very same engine that they work for.Why is it that we allow ourselves to be controlled ? Why is it that we are bound by rules? What defines the purpose of our veryexistence? Is it money ? Is it love ? Is it compulsion? It is because others do it - Herd mentality ? Can it be quantified ?
What happens to those who choose to break free? Are they branded as terrorists ? Are they sent to asylums ? A world withoutrules might be difficult to imagine?
As the week comes to an end, these I continue to ponder over these thoughts - as I do week after week. I have now realized that this is a part of a "structured thought" - quite ironical that the very thoughts that question the existence of structures and rules are themselves a part of structure.
I was on a road trip during the last week of 2006 with a couple of friends, when we drove through a few states in the north/easternpart of the US. As we drove through endless miles of farms, empty spaces, industrial parks, etc, I wondered as to how a complexhuman being permits itself to be a part of what seems to be a complex blend of simple systems.
Why does the sky appear blue ? How do you define blue ? What if the blue that you see is actually red to some one else ? How do you know for sure that a circle is a circle and not a square for some one else ? What if there is a system in place that can make this happen ? Ever heard of Maya or Illusion - the distinction between conciousness and physical matter ? the mind and body ?
I have always believed that stages of life are cyclical and hence the concept of deja vu is thus infact a manifestation of events that have happened earlier in life but projected differently by the mind. Hence, a body that does not separate its mind would beable to visualize reality on a different plane.
As I prepare to leave for the weekend, I continue to search for answers to innumerable questions that form a part of my life. Manreacts to the same situation in different ways in different stages of life - I am doing exactly that - searching for answers to somequestions that were a part of my life 8 years back. Hopefully this weekend will help me achieve that and thus push me a few inchesout of the system.
In the words of Freddie Mercury - Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy ? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality (Bohemian Rhapsody))
- Is it because we work too hard during the week ?- Mental and physical strain ? - Because the system is built that way ?
Our lives are increasingly getting structured, much like being driven by this central engine that derives its power from the billionsof humans who slog it out week after week, month after month only to be controlled by the very same engine that they work for.Why is it that we allow ourselves to be controlled ? Why is it that we are bound by rules? What defines the purpose of our veryexistence? Is it money ? Is it love ? Is it compulsion? It is because others do it - Herd mentality ? Can it be quantified ?
What happens to those who choose to break free? Are they branded as terrorists ? Are they sent to asylums ? A world withoutrules might be difficult to imagine?
As the week comes to an end, these I continue to ponder over these thoughts - as I do week after week. I have now realized that this is a part of a "structured thought" - quite ironical that the very thoughts that question the existence of structures and rules are themselves a part of structure.
I was on a road trip during the last week of 2006 with a couple of friends, when we drove through a few states in the north/easternpart of the US. As we drove through endless miles of farms, empty spaces, industrial parks, etc, I wondered as to how a complexhuman being permits itself to be a part of what seems to be a complex blend of simple systems.
Why does the sky appear blue ? How do you define blue ? What if the blue that you see is actually red to some one else ? How do you know for sure that a circle is a circle and not a square for some one else ? What if there is a system in place that can make this happen ? Ever heard of Maya or Illusion - the distinction between conciousness and physical matter ? the mind and body ?
I have always believed that stages of life are cyclical and hence the concept of deja vu is thus infact a manifestation of events that have happened earlier in life but projected differently by the mind. Hence, a body that does not separate its mind would beable to visualize reality on a different plane.
As I prepare to leave for the weekend, I continue to search for answers to innumerable questions that form a part of my life. Manreacts to the same situation in different ways in different stages of life - I am doing exactly that - searching for answers to somequestions that were a part of my life 8 years back. Hopefully this weekend will help me achieve that and thus push me a few inchesout of the system.
In the words of Freddie Mercury - Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy ? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality (Bohemian Rhapsody))
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