Perhaps I would not call it 'tyranny' but, yes, it has been a hard time. I am exhausted both mentally and physically. To be alert all the time, to be always on the lookout, to be ever in attention, to be physically present, mentally there, an keep frothing forth words of wisdom. Is that what life is all about?
Dear Reader, all I ask for, in life, is to have a quiet, normal and peaceful life. Is that too much to ask for? Have I no right to wish something for myself? But no, I have to always keep my eyes open, to always look right and left, with a feeling of being targeted and preyed upon. Is this the life I asked for?
The answer does not come that easily. And I am not sure if it will ever come; with whatever knowledge I have, along with the EYE that SEES, I can only steer myself from all these things, and hide in a cocoon of my own formation.
But is that what I really want? And does anyone knows what they really want? Perhaps some enlightened soul does, but when I look around, everyone is as it should be - full of ignorance and uncertainty. If we know all the answers, then what is the meaning of living? If we have already discovered the meaning of life, what is the purpose of living at all!
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I don't know about you
but the life i lead back in gwalior was too good to be true when i look at in now. when will now get a chance to sleep 5:30 in the moring and wake the next day :(.
probably this sudden loss of the time which we had plnety on our hands for ourselves and being among people we knew where we didnt have to act, gives you this tyranny feeling which i too share.
:(
its again like the schools days for me. monday to friday hehhee.
Hello writer :)
Ur apprehension is not something different from what every 'aspirant of life' goes through.
Some imagine them to be just the obstacles of life. Our virtures as given:
1. Honesty - Feel your feelings, tell the truth, and keep your word.
2. Self Control - It's tough, but real men can do it.
3. Kindness - It is what makes the world go around. Make kindness a habit and others might find it contagious.
4. Enthusiasm - Ripping up the dance floor and singing in the rain will no doubt offend your more cynical associates, but it is worth the sacrifice.
5. Heart - It requires courage, another word for heart, to let your feelings show.
6. Humility - Pride is no sin when it brings us together, and modesty is no virtue when it tears us apart.
7. Awe - Don't let a day go by without letting life blow your socks off.
--only help us to face such challenges. It cannot be contemplated with intellect alone. A person's virtues of these kind alone are quite enough for one to attain a greater understanding of his real needs in life :)
Do not be troubled my comrade. Ur life ahead is good.. have patience.
Hey hey, chillax! It usually so happens is that when one is in the habit of looking for answers and presenting his ... um ... updates to other people, one feels that he is always expected to do so. You are as human as we less sensitive, less observant sort. No one´s gonna judge or leer if you act stupid for sometime :P And it´s no mad race to find answers trust me, for me it simply is to discover and savour MY life ahead - with all the ups and downs it brings me (preferably in a 9:1 ratio hehe :D). So relax, when it all seems too haevy, pat yourself on the back for the journey so far and go for two scoops of ice-cream on a cone!
Dear Sanjay
It is good to see you here again. And yes, the mistake lies in the fact that we have been too comfortable, too lenient on ourselves in the past five years. Each of us was allowed to grow at an even pace set by ourselves. The sudden loss of freedom and familiarity has lead us into a sense of urgency and 'tyranny'.
And be glad it is only monday to friday, and they have no right on your weekends. I am not so lucky.
lol
Dear Reader :p
First of all, a big applause for such a coherent comment.
I perceived we are allowed to have certain apprehension in some stages of our lives, but whether we allow that to continue or not, that is of concern.
The virtues listed has given me an ideal to look into, but failed to give me a pragmatic view of the matter. But then, perhaps you are right, life cannot be faced with intellect alone. Perhaps I have been leading myself into a cynical world, where I do not allow myself certain liberties; where the control factor overcomes and overbears the others.
And yes, my tryst with tyranny has come to an end. Dear Reader, I befriended him and turned him into a loving companion. That sounds masochistic, but I see no harm in indulging it.
"Your life ahead is good...have patience."
I cannot understand this, for we never know what the future might bring. Or are we saying that futures are generally good?
Dear Akshay
First of all, I don't know how to chillax. I never understand these languages youth uses these days. I have gotten too old and can't keep up with the times.
But yes, I am not here, or anywhere for that fact, to prove anything to anyone. In that you are right. I am in no race. It clashes with the very fibre of my morality.
Hitherto, that has always worked, but when one is pushed into the race, with no fault of the person, what shall he do? Refuse to race? Yes, that would be the prompt answer. But man, being an irrational being, refuses to give up, and just run for the sake of it. Sort of a freeloader in the race. Perhaps that is what I have become.
Hi again.. dear writer :)
Grateful for an applause, wanted to added some more to ur pragmatic comprehension..:)
These situations usually called the dark times might be considered just a phase of life :) when the above mentioned virtues might help. It's only a matter of contextual application whose know-how cannot be imparted without the case mentioned. But I'm pretty sure u dont have to either. Bravery, a subset of the above seven, a commendable of all virtues, helps any human through he ordeals. Never give up and of course, never give in. Hold ur integrity. As many say, only expert have the power to bend the rules. :) good luck.
:D pardon my typos :)
@Dear Reader
Valour first need courage, and then a weapon. Without the proper army and strategy, courage alone cannot assail the enemy.
Where shall I find my courage? Where shall I look for the Weapon?
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