These days a thought has bothered me so much so that it has kept me awake at nights for hours together. Its a simple thought... I had attended a 10-day vipassana course where, among the other things, I learnt that one has to be able to see the world as it is, i.e one should be able to perceive the world in its real form.. its absolute value. but is it so easy to do it? I think its too difficult, as one is all the time looking at life and the world with one's coloured thoughts and pre-conceived notions.. prejudices... and opinions. At least I do so all the time without realising it. To live a life with a pure and untroubled heart is a HERCULEAN TASK. I hope I get things right in this lifetime itself.
Sharing below a poem/article of mine which was published on 5th July 2020, in an online magazine by the name INDIANPERIODICAL.......hope those who happen to come across it (during the ongoing pandemic) do read it till the end and get a new perspective and renewed strength to face this calamity and its repercussions. It’s a roller coaster ride, this surviving amidst Covid -19! The brain is jammed, The heart is locked. The eyes are seeing, yet are not seeing. The ears are hearing, but aren’t listening. Tears are welling up But not flowing. The hands and feet are moving, But without direction. The soul feels like a caged bird, Wanting to break open And fly in the open fields. And the time seems like a linear line, Where every heart is filled with an unknown fear, Of a future of uncertainties And of circumstances too trying! But a VOICE within speaks softly, and implores to let go off the fear. These are what such times are made of, it says, When history is creat...
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