Monday Musings 250 – The world just is!
‘’The world is not good or bad. The world is’’
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From the ‘Narrow
road to the deep north’ – by Richard Flanagan
In a wonderful story that is set at the backdrop of the Prisoners of war
during the second world war, the author through the despair of its characters
in those horrible camps, come to this conclusion. I find it very uplifting.
All of us have a story. Every life had, has and will have. The play of
events change, the characters swap places and the vile tide of time plays out
the torment in different ways. There is
nothing original in this – it seems all that has happened all along will only
repeat itself – like war, separation, love, death, penury and hurt – only the
theatre changes. However what it elicits in each is absolutely original – each one
has his/her own cross to carry and it does seems quite heavy – heavier than the
crosses that others are carrying.
It is magical albeit rare to find a soul unsullied by his tumult. It is
not uncommon to arrive at strong opinions about the inherent nature of things –
often as unforgiving and cruel. The nature of existence and the world around us
- acquires a shade of grey, depressing and dark, heavy and foreboding. Once
that is done then conclusion precedes experience – even before things unravel
the sense of injustice, betrayal and disappointment is established. The world
is certified as bad. This worldview then becomes the bedrock of all future
interactions and experiences. Life no longer is given a chance to prove its
innately neutral character. Water only acquires what it is mixed with. It is innately
without a taste.
The world is. It is not good or bad. It just is! It is perhaps a much evolved way of looking at the world, and
one might argue almost a spiritual world-view, but definitely something worthy
of being flirted with. I find cognitively at least, the premise very
liberating. It offers me the hope of empowerment, freeing me from the vice like
grip others, circumstances and events have over my ability to be happy. In the
act of recognising the world as just something to be dealt with clinically,
without the encumbrance of emotion and expectation, I free myself from the yoke
of disappointment – that cancer that eats away life slowly and surely unseen to
naked eye. The world has no more any duties towards me – of being fair and
nice, of being good and kind, of doing to me what I want and giving me what I desire.
The world just is! The world no
longer owes me anything in return of my efforts, loyalties and emotions – it does
not have to take care of me or get flustered by any quid pro quo. The world
just is!
The possibilities of this thought are immense. They are worth exploring.
Guru
Very true, very profound.
ReplyDeleteThe world owes me nothing ... It was here first !!!
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Well the world is and has been there for a few thousand years -- since we domesticated Fire for the so called homo sapiens! We've the power of musings just because we domesticated fire,will it be still there if we don't mend our ways to suit the needs of the mother nature and not the other way round!
ReplyDeleteDetachment is perhaps one response from me.
Well the world is and has been there for a few thousand years -- since we domesticated Fire for the so called homo sapiens! We've the power of musings just because we domesticated fire,will it be still there if we don't mend our ways to suit the needs of the mother nature and not the other way round!
ReplyDeleteDetachment is perhaps one response from me.