Sunday, October 31, 2010
The Predicament of Faith
Faith - a simple five letter word. But hard for the mind to grasp. For the mind believes in what it can see, experience, explain. And all the rest for it is non-existent or untrue.
It is easy to say one has Faith when all is visible to the eyes. But in reality, Faith only means something when one feels that they have been cast into a forest where no light can penetrate. One doesn't know where one is going - for one cannot see a path.
These are the times that the faint glimmer called Faith is the only guide - that there is an issue - that after the night ends, the day will be bright and everlasting.
It is easy to say one has Faith when all is visible to the eyes. But in reality, Faith only means something when one feels that they have been cast into a forest where no light can penetrate. One doesn't know where one is going - for one cannot see a path.
These are the times that the faint glimmer called Faith is the only guide - that there is an issue - that after the night ends, the day will be bright and everlasting.
The Decision
Until a certain point in life we accept the notion that we are the way we are - our limitations are what we were born with and they cannot be surpassed - maybe they can be improved to a small extent - but that's about it.
But sometimes, by some special experiences, in moments of crisis, something in us chooses - and it decides - to become what we have always wanted to be. And with the decision there comes a power - and the knowledge - that all our limitations are makings of OUR mind. We have the power to CHANGE and BECOME the person we have always wanted to be.
And that's when the new is embraced and the old is forgotten - and a new Phoenix is born!
But sometimes, by some special experiences, in moments of crisis, something in us chooses - and it decides - to become what we have always wanted to be. And with the decision there comes a power - and the knowledge - that all our limitations are makings of OUR mind. We have the power to CHANGE and BECOME the person we have always wanted to be.
And that's when the new is embraced and the old is forgotten - and a new Phoenix is born!
Saturday, October 30, 2010
An Epiphany of Values
Life is beautiful.
But sometimes we tend to forget that. We get so involved in amassing wealth, earning success - or what people normally call success - that we forget to take the time out to smell the roses. Not only that, we even forget what roses are. Life then becomes dry and barren - and it is at those moments - by a special grace - a fresh breath of air - a monsoon shower comes and invades your life, your heart and challenges your whole way of living. It topples your whole value system upside-down and makes you question what you thought to be sure facts.
And then sometimes, if you are lucky, something touches you, and changes you and shows you that indeed "Life is Beautiful"!
But sometimes we tend to forget that. We get so involved in amassing wealth, earning success - or what people normally call success - that we forget to take the time out to smell the roses. Not only that, we even forget what roses are. Life then becomes dry and barren - and it is at those moments - by a special grace - a fresh breath of air - a monsoon shower comes and invades your life, your heart and challenges your whole way of living. It topples your whole value system upside-down and makes you question what you thought to be sure facts.
And then sometimes, if you are lucky, something touches you, and changes you and shows you that indeed "Life is Beautiful"!
