It all starts off as a seed and as the seed starts unraveling the many mysteries that it has carefully hidden over generations, something really really wonderful begins; Life.
But let's look at the broader picture here, really. You stand at a very busy street and see that there's life eveywhere. Busy people, doing busy stuff, walking busy, talking busy, well, that life in a "busy square". On the ground that we walk, in the air that we breathe, in the food that we take, there's life everywhere.
How exactly to describe that spark of Omniexistence, never explained, yet so easily accepted? It is like that fragile hair of Rapunzel, in the movie Tangled, which lights when anyone sings a special song, yet, all that beauty is lost, the moment the hair is severed. Ironically, isn't life so easily, and yet so non verbally explained? Disney has an amazing way of letting people know about how cool life really is.
So, if there is Life, then what is the Will to Live? Well, that's the big question isn't it?
Unlike any physical entity, Will, is a Mental entity, something intangible, and yet something which we so closely associate with everything that we do. A 5 year old struggles for pulling out a sturdy root and yet, greased and soiled and muddied though he is, he proudly brings the root home, to show it to his mother. A 15 year old struggles to solve a Physics problem (tougher than maths ;) ) and after three hours of literal thinking, he breaks the box. A person in on the verge of dying and he can close his eyes and end the spark, or else, fight on, keep it going on, and then open his eyes back to the world. There are various ways in which Will manifests itself in our daily life.
When we mean that some people are strong willed and some are weak, we are making a generic statement, about a very specific issue, or a problem or a situation. A girl might be weak willed, if she cannot solve her mathematics problems, but she can be extremely strong willed, about choosing the person of her life. We may never know. A man who might be a mathematical genius, might be so weak willed, in his social life, that he may let anyone walk over him. As said before, Will, manifests itself in various ways, depending upon our situation.
But remember this. Will is singular. The things that we see are plural. The advantage of this, is that, Will, singularly, can be attributed to Multiple entities. The Will to fight, the Will to resist, the Will to endure pain, the Will to continue running the Marathon, the Will to Live, see that what we attribute Will to, is different, but Will, always, is the same.
And I say, that the strongest of all, is The Will to Live.
Life is precious. I dont just mean Human Life. All Life is precious. In this delicately balanced ecosystem, where one being is actually dependent on another for it's survival, all Life is held sacred. (Should be held sacred actually, but what happens actually, is not the topic of discussion.) Life is the one which continues on, which goes on, which has the strongest Will, possessed in any Entity, Physical, or otherwise. It is the lesser beings which possess equal to, or lesser Will.
Consider what I've just said. Life is what keeps us going. But many people live, just like that. Many of them, when they look back, over their life, feel as if they've done nothing. Like, it's bland, a Sub-Routine, which has been programmed into the human DNA after generations of genes are passed through, that all what the genes do, blah blah blah. Actually, that's right. Genes are meant for passing themselves on from one generation to another. The genes present today are the most successfully genes transmitted genes some thousands of generations back. The genes from the future, will be the most sucessfully transmitted genes from now.
So, why do we live, now we come to think of it? What our purpose, in living? We have been brought into this world, without our conscience. So, when we gain our conscience, the One Most Important thing, which seperates us from all the other living beings, what do we see?
Well, isn't that what Life is all about? Isn't it about you finding what your place is, in this world, about your purpose, in this Life? If you feel, I've been rhetorical, or given the same answer given over generations, then I've given the best answer there is, for it is you who has to find out "your" purpose in Life. Every ripple has a wave in effect. Our every action has a wave effect. Whether it's positive, or negative, depends on you.
So, now, we await, our own Reason in Life, our, what Paulo Coelho calls, as our Personal Calling. But keep this in mind. Life is sacred, wherever you go. Just as you are hell bent on finding your Reason of Existence, so are so many other beings, Human, or otherwise. I say, Give them a Chance. Respect Life. For if you dont, how do you expect to respect your Own Life?
This is based on the movie 'Apollo 13' where Tom Hanks illustrates his experience as a Fighter pilot of the USAF. There were 6 people, whose boat broke down, drowned in water and they were staying aloft in the water, but they knew they couldn't do so, for long. Their sustenance was running qute long already.
One of them, finally gave up and drowned. Among the remaining, the will of two, was beginning to falter. They didnt know which direction to swim. And it was pitch dark everywhere. Life, was nearing a very dark end indeed.
And then, one of them, who was hell bent on staying alive so much, that he noticed something shining in the water below. What he didnt know, was that deep down, there were Self Luminisceint Planktons, which gave out light, a weird mechanism really, but utterly beautiful.
And he pointed out to his other friends and they too saw it for the first time. And he swam, and encouraged the others to swim with him too.
One of them gave up hope after sometime. Tricks, he said. There's no life here, he thought. He drowned too.
Another of them swam for some more, till his limbs could function no more. He passed away too.
But the other three held on. Life, was mysterious, they thought. It led them on, to unknown ventures, tested them, like nothing tested them before. They swam and swam, even though their limbs ached, even though they were dazed, but they did. Because, they held all life Sacred, because they respected what they saw below, even though they didnt know and they valued their own Life. For if they weren't alive, how were they supposed to protect the ones they Love?
In the morning, they made it to land, an island, where there was fresh water to Drink, loads to eat and were soon rescued.
Life is precious. It always shows us a way around. Never question Life. Question the way you interpret what is shows you. Because all Life is Sacred and in Living you can do a lot more, while we dont know what happens, when we die. So, let's Live and make it good and Positive, then give up all hope and live like a Vegetable.
And never, ever, ever, give up the Hope of Life. Remember, The Will to Live, is always stronger than any entity. And what boundary does Will, save that which you impose?
But let's look at the broader picture here, really. You stand at a very busy street and see that there's life eveywhere. Busy people, doing busy stuff, walking busy, talking busy, well, that life in a "busy square". On the ground that we walk, in the air that we breathe, in the food that we take, there's life everywhere.
How exactly to describe that spark of Omniexistence, never explained, yet so easily accepted? It is like that fragile hair of Rapunzel, in the movie Tangled, which lights when anyone sings a special song, yet, all that beauty is lost, the moment the hair is severed. Ironically, isn't life so easily, and yet so non verbally explained? Disney has an amazing way of letting people know about how cool life really is.
So, if there is Life, then what is the Will to Live? Well, that's the big question isn't it?
Unlike any physical entity, Will, is a Mental entity, something intangible, and yet something which we so closely associate with everything that we do. A 5 year old struggles for pulling out a sturdy root and yet, greased and soiled and muddied though he is, he proudly brings the root home, to show it to his mother. A 15 year old struggles to solve a Physics problem (tougher than maths ;) ) and after three hours of literal thinking, he breaks the box. A person in on the verge of dying and he can close his eyes and end the spark, or else, fight on, keep it going on, and then open his eyes back to the world. There are various ways in which Will manifests itself in our daily life.
When we mean that some people are strong willed and some are weak, we are making a generic statement, about a very specific issue, or a problem or a situation. A girl might be weak willed, if she cannot solve her mathematics problems, but she can be extremely strong willed, about choosing the person of her life. We may never know. A man who might be a mathematical genius, might be so weak willed, in his social life, that he may let anyone walk over him. As said before, Will, manifests itself in various ways, depending upon our situation.
But remember this. Will is singular. The things that we see are plural. The advantage of this, is that, Will, singularly, can be attributed to Multiple entities. The Will to fight, the Will to resist, the Will to endure pain, the Will to continue running the Marathon, the Will to Live, see that what we attribute Will to, is different, but Will, always, is the same.
And I say, that the strongest of all, is The Will to Live.
Life is precious. I dont just mean Human Life. All Life is precious. In this delicately balanced ecosystem, where one being is actually dependent on another for it's survival, all Life is held sacred. (Should be held sacred actually, but what happens actually, is not the topic of discussion.) Life is the one which continues on, which goes on, which has the strongest Will, possessed in any Entity, Physical, or otherwise. It is the lesser beings which possess equal to, or lesser Will.
Consider what I've just said. Life is what keeps us going. But many people live, just like that. Many of them, when they look back, over their life, feel as if they've done nothing. Like, it's bland, a Sub-Routine, which has been programmed into the human DNA after generations of genes are passed through, that all what the genes do, blah blah blah. Actually, that's right. Genes are meant for passing themselves on from one generation to another. The genes present today are the most successfully genes transmitted genes some thousands of generations back. The genes from the future, will be the most sucessfully transmitted genes from now.
So, why do we live, now we come to think of it? What our purpose, in living? We have been brought into this world, without our conscience. So, when we gain our conscience, the One Most Important thing, which seperates us from all the other living beings, what do we see?
Well, isn't that what Life is all about? Isn't it about you finding what your place is, in this world, about your purpose, in this Life? If you feel, I've been rhetorical, or given the same answer given over generations, then I've given the best answer there is, for it is you who has to find out "your" purpose in Life. Every ripple has a wave in effect. Our every action has a wave effect. Whether it's positive, or negative, depends on you.
So, now, we await, our own Reason in Life, our, what Paulo Coelho calls, as our Personal Calling. But keep this in mind. Life is sacred, wherever you go. Just as you are hell bent on finding your Reason of Existence, so are so many other beings, Human, or otherwise. I say, Give them a Chance. Respect Life. For if you dont, how do you expect to respect your Own Life?
This is based on the movie 'Apollo 13' where Tom Hanks illustrates his experience as a Fighter pilot of the USAF. There were 6 people, whose boat broke down, drowned in water and they were staying aloft in the water, but they knew they couldn't do so, for long. Their sustenance was running qute long already.
One of them, finally gave up and drowned. Among the remaining, the will of two, was beginning to falter. They didnt know which direction to swim. And it was pitch dark everywhere. Life, was nearing a very dark end indeed.
And then, one of them, who was hell bent on staying alive so much, that he noticed something shining in the water below. What he didnt know, was that deep down, there were Self Luminisceint Planktons, which gave out light, a weird mechanism really, but utterly beautiful.
And he pointed out to his other friends and they too saw it for the first time. And he swam, and encouraged the others to swim with him too.
One of them gave up hope after sometime. Tricks, he said. There's no life here, he thought. He drowned too.
Another of them swam for some more, till his limbs could function no more. He passed away too.
But the other three held on. Life, was mysterious, they thought. It led them on, to unknown ventures, tested them, like nothing tested them before. They swam and swam, even though their limbs ached, even though they were dazed, but they did. Because, they held all life Sacred, because they respected what they saw below, even though they didnt know and they valued their own Life. For if they weren't alive, how were they supposed to protect the ones they Love?
In the morning, they made it to land, an island, where there was fresh water to Drink, loads to eat and were soon rescued.
Life is precious. It always shows us a way around. Never question Life. Question the way you interpret what is shows you. Because all Life is Sacred and in Living you can do a lot more, while we dont know what happens, when we die. So, let's Live and make it good and Positive, then give up all hope and live like a Vegetable.
And never, ever, ever, give up the Hope of Life. Remember, The Will to Live, is always stronger than any entity. And what boundary does Will, save that which you impose?
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ReplyDeleteThe Will To Live resonates n bangs on the Citadels of despair..
Nice ! This is very dissimilar-y similar to something I wrote when I was seventeen. And I stand by it strongly. It talks about how this will is sacred in itself, and if the will wills to end the life that it but ours and no one else's then, to oppose the act , or criminalise it, or call it a sin is annoyingly idiotic. The post is in one of my blogs, check it out sometime.
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