“For that which is boundless in you abides in the mansion of the sky, whose door is the morning mist, and whose windows are the songs and the silences of the night”. – Kahlil Gibran
How difficult is it to be the fountain of truth in a world of filters? When even the seemingly fit people are the one’s to go unnoticed, and our most proximate peers are the cartridge of the gun of life and society the trigger.
For every great one of them who says it is okay to be vulnerable, no one warns about the consequences of opening up. The ultimate truth is people seldom like others in a “peachy” mood.
The transference of feelings becomes the worst part of growing up. What is the ray of light in this era of sunscreens?
The primary distress in mental health starts originating as we begin depending on others to understand us even before we know ourselves. In other words, we expect people to make sense of our feelings in the phase when they are just bits of pieces in our minds.
Even feelings could make sense when they at least have a cloudlike formation, not a vague smoke in a field of dust.
The stress begins when we find relatable aspects of other people’s feelings posted on social media, promoting the same hegemony of right and wrong. Though the truth is every atom in this universe is not alike, and so are the situations.
Hiding behind the camouflage of a happy smile is even becoming easier with masks, shields and the virtual world. But what’s happening inside is becoming more critical suddenly since humans have more time to retrospect.
Press Pause:
The culture of workaholics has always advocated the idiom that” An empty mind is a devil’s workshop”. Thus, ignoring the fact that a subconscious free of thoughts for once is the most peaceful place, while a busy mind is an excellent place to visit sometimes but not to stay.
The principle of having a peaceful mind is long forgotten in the Himalayas but is repeating itself as every piece of history.
The future generation of the century needs to realize that sometimes it is more than necessary to stay back than always having a stand, to find some time for yourself in the mid of managing friendships and relationships. It is not selfish, rather therapeutic.
The power to say “No” is becoming a supernatural one when it feels necessary to be available for everyone in need, and not being there is a roller coaster guilt trip.
The corporate world is gaining so the momentum that asking about the well-being of individuals is becoming more of a marketing strategy than a genuine concern.
This makes it so easy for people to believe in negative remarks rather than appreciation as most compliments are motive-driven, thus creating a mist of self-doubt and inferiority complex.
Holding On and Letting Go:
The ultimate step towards “Nirvana” begins with finding oneself and listening to whatever the heart says. It may sound cliché, but we stopped listening to ourselves long ago because we always feared losing track of time.
Believe it or not, Man’s reach exceeds his imaginations and the harder we try, the longer it takes to reach our destination.
We can never have it all. No matter how much we try, something or the other will be left behind. The need of the hour is to learn the principle of “Holding on and letting go”.
Holding on to all the people who matter, helpful knowledge, and work defining us and letting go of the chains that bind us, be it friends, enemies, addictions or family. We need to let go of everything toxic to make way for healthy.
For what lies behind us and what lies in the future matters much less than what lies inside us.
Human beings live in multitudes, which makes it even more essential to take a break to laugh at yourself and harness your energy to start expanding your dreams because, as a matter of fact, on a deathbed, no one wishes that they should have spent more time working.
Maybe we can try to find a way to treat people with kindness, as the Father of our Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, once said, “Be the change you want to see in the world”. Let’s change for the better and not judge people before imagining ourselves in their shoes.
Even when the most mighty of our dreams come crashing down, hope is what keeps us going. Let us hope that by working together, we can make the world a better place to live and flourish.
