Skip to main content

What can I say...

What is it about life? We smile when we don't want to. We answer questions even when our lips barely want to move. We look excited when our insides scream for some quiet. I hardly know what life wants out of me?

I am not expecting life to give me anymore than it has given me. A caring family, lovable friends, and an intelligent mind. But there is a void inside my soul, which I can't quite understand.

Man, they say, is a species that has always wanted more than he has. There is an old story that says that, when God asked man what he wanted, he said he wanted the sight of an eagle, the agility of a leopard, the strength of a lion, and the wise mind of an owl. So be it, God had said. But the animals knew what man actually acquired - the virtue of Greed!

Why am I telling you this? Well, I feel the same want. Though its not materialistic, a want is a want, none the less. I want to know what it will take to fill the void inside my soul. I want to know where I am headed. I want to know if miracle do happen. I want to be freed from all evil in mind and soul. I want to be able to heal people.

The want of a man or a woman is indescribable. It starts from infancy and continues till death. "I want...." is a powerful term. It can make or break a person. How bad is your want for love? Or how much are you willing to give for something you can't have? Some things are better left unsaid.

So what is life then? A winding journey of want? Or a blissful path of contentment? It scares me to see that people sometimes want something that is so evil that it makes my heart bleed. I see with solemn eyes, not comprehending the need for the things they do.

Next time you feel like doing something you don't want to, please stop and think why you are doing what you are doing. It helps us to understand that life is not about a pace in which it runs, but it is made up of intricately woven emotions that are sometimes difficult to understand. But if we hang in there long enough, not only do we understand its meandering ways, but we also find our strength...strength of our spirit!

Labels:

Comments

pawan said…
I feel all of your posts are driven by a common thread.. I call that thread human emotions.. People in this super fast age have lost some of those characteristic emotions making them more of machines i.e they think less and do more. Your posts show your experience over your past years in emotions and your mastery in English language. Your blog is one where the posts are to be read again and again so as to understand the content in it. Writing is a rare gift posessed only by some. And your writing stands apart. In short its enough to say that I enjoyed this post immensely. Good work!!!
December 11, 2008 at 2:20 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Explicit

When people talk, do they always say what is on their mind? Or do they live in a fear that words once thrown, like stones, can create ripples in the water? I have been thinking of how honest people actually are, when I got the news that honesty is a flexible term and can be moulded according to the situation or circumstance. As I rode my two Wheeler to office today, I looked around on the street and saw 'dishonest' people. Where are they going? What are they going to say next which may not be honest? I was infuriated at the thought that at some point of time I can also be 'dishonest'. So what is honesty? Should people be explicit with their feelings to be considered honest? A friend who comes dressed like a Fashion disaster wouldn't want to hear the words circulating in your head. So you say nice things to her like, oh what a lovely dress! But do you really mean it? Most often NO. Then are we being truthful? We two people fall in love, it is an amazing feeling. We...
6 comments
Read more

It Happens Only Once?

I have touched love, tasted it, felt it, sensed it, and felt alive with it! Love has done the same to me too. Its funny, I have had many people ask me, what is Love? How do you know that it is Love? I wish I could tell them, there is nothing else, but Love! But then I know they would look at me with a weird look in their eyes which says, I have heard many stupid answers before, but this is an original. Disappointed, I resign and explain, like I would to a child, what love feels like. India is a place, dominated by a crazy culture called 'Bollywood'. Its amazing to see the impact it has on one and all. If anyone should ask me, what rules India, I would like the answer to be Bollywood. Life, including politics, takes inspiration from this Industry. Then why shouldn't Love? Imagine the dreamy eyed Shahrukh Khan on a basketball field, looking love struck and telling the kid, Pyaar sirf ek baar hota hai. The impact this dialogue had on the audience was phenomenal! I can't se...
8 comments
Read more

WHO DUN IT??

Long time ago when man lived in caves, they often wondered if it was by magic that the voice echoed in the darkness of the cold barren caves. Evolution, as the scientists say, started in these dark barren caves, where cave men evolved to become the more civilized human race. But still the mystery continued. The mystery of sound! Man continued to be bewildered by Nature. And this kept him busy. He tried to figure out ways to improve his life. Life as we know it today, owes its gratitude to many known and unknown faces. If it were not for people like James Clerk Maxwell or for Heinrich Hertz we would have never stopped being awe struck by sound. Ever since they figured out electromagnetic waves the world took another leap at technology. It was a small step for these scientists and a huge leap for Radio. Wireless communications helped bond boundaries and bring people closer. But confusion begins every time a teacher asks her student, “Who invented Radio?” The answer never surprises anybod...
5 comments
Read more