Let's Make Life Simple & Beautiful
Confucius once said, “Life is really simple, but men insist on
making it complicated.” This is how the whole scheme of things works. All
good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get. Humans have been victims of this practice since time immemorial and the journey
of rise and fall, gain and loss, and triumph and defeat of human race describes
the same. Life is a string of inevitable experiences. Happy events are savoured
while adversities are considered as wrongs, inflicted upon us by destiny.
Today
everyone is thinking wistfully the same question whether the life will be
normal or not and if yes how? The life during lockdown is somewhat similar to
when there were no TVs. People would love to spend time with friends, relatives
and play outside (amidst lockdown playing virtually) and were contented with
what minimal resources they had. In 90s TV was introduced to the society and
people glued to the idiot box for hours to watch cricket and serials. Physical
work from routine and socializing for the purpose of entertainment took a back
seat. Sports were lesser played in streets and more watched on screens. Then
entered the world of Internet, PCs, laptops and multimedia. Though initially
the services were plagued by certain issues but gradually became an
indispensable part of our society. Obesity and other life style diseases were
included as gift hampers in the package, indoor and outdoor games were replaced
by video games. Junk foods and sedentary life became the new trends, visiting
friends and relatives needed appointments or formal invitations. Eventually human
relations, care and concern for neighbours and seeking or giving advice to
relatives were on the verge of extinction.
Life
was too fast now to devote time to value and practice gestures of kindness and
generosity as the time was much needed to be spent in traffic jams and in
pursuit of mundane and materialistic goals. And now enters our favorite Guest
whom we want to cling to us forever, yes these are none other than androids,
3G, 4G and high speed internet services. The digital enthusiasts were so
engrossed in striving hard to fulfill their dreams to become mightier than ever
and became supercilious in attitude. In this race of ambitions and achievements
we forgot what the very purpose of human life is. It won’t be wrong if I term
this journey as Evolution of Human Intellect, yes we changed, we evolved and we
grew in all dimensions with materialistic mindsets; expanding in a different
milieu during the years from 1990s to 2020s.
The
feeling of having the world just a click away gives a sense of supremacy to
humans, ironically the supremacy gave us rights only, not the duties-the duties
towards nature and ecosystem, the duties towards lifting up humanity and our
inner self, the duties to realize the very purpose of our life i. e. being
altruistic to all life forms which are dependent upon us as mere philosophy of
evolution without a life imbued with
love, compassion and service cannot sweeten and glorify human advancements.
Though the human mind is responsible for great
advances of culture and civilizations it has grown unable to handle negativity
caused by traumatic experiences. While struggling with feelings of distress and
uncertainty amidst the pandemic many think as if they will hardly find their
way back from such an emotional cul-de-sac as negative events have a tendency
to imprison our minds. The lockdown has taught us that to live a happy life we
need to be alive not to be the supreme power; we need to reinvent and revamp
our life so let the life be lived at its fullest instead of dreaming for
tomorrow. Let’s remove all toxins and obsessions of materialism and enjoy a
serene, happy and wholesome life. Let’s take the blessing in disguise to value
and appreciate the fact that life demands nothing it is we who keep demanding
incessantly from life. Let's simplify life. Let’s enjoy just being alive.
