Drawing in darkness.. ( Contd...)

I am going to continue the topic by sharing one of my friends perspective about the subject... it was very close to what i was thinking ..

here it goes..

'Drawing in darkness' - is how we live our lives !!! '

"" This whole idea of drawing in the darkness is fascinating, for me this ideology goes much beyond the fact that not being able to prove smthn, yet u are sure of it – a paradox of type. But, this analogy of drawing in the darkness I feel has much farther reaching consequences, actually our whole life in a way can be summarized with this one line !! that how I see it !!

'Drawing in darkness' - is how we live our lives !!!

think abt it… to start with we have an idea of what we want to do or what we want to become in life – The Objective. At least by the time an individual matures a vague/general idea of what he/she wants to do would have formed. (I would say that not wanting to do anything or even not wanting to know what to do is also a vague idea). This idea is strongly influenced by our surroundings and our experiences (exposure –here I am tempted to use this word; somehow it makes more sense, even though it's not entirely correct!!), these form the repository from where we draw our wants/ ambition… The Objective. This is the: 'Knowing what u want to draw – say mountain, river…', which we again derive from our experience (exposure).
So with this idea, which we think is very clear to us, but the fact of the matter is it anything but that, we embark of the journey of life – doing 'things', making decisions, taking up opportunities in a way which we think is aligned in the direction of achieving our goal. Like for instance – deciding to study engineering or any branch in particular…, a lot of people would argue this point saying that they didn't have any particular reason to decide to study engineering they just did because –everyone was doing and it was in thing, or my parents told me to…..numerous such alibis. But my point here is again they all had idea of they wanted to do, the only thing was it wasn't very specific…for example a guy who just did it because his parents said so – his objective would have been just listen to his parents and get their approval (I am not downplaying this by any means, I personally feel this is the best thing to do when u are not sure - just listen to people with more experience and parents are the perfect candidates, they have a whole wealth of experience and more importantly ur well being is their prime concern – so who better than them to listen to…alright now getting back to the main issue). So we all have an objective – know what we want to draw, and go abt all our lives drawing it!! Which is very much like drawing in darkness…

We follow certain laid down rules which are time tested and work to achieve our The Objective, this is similar to , for example u want to sketch a mountain and go about drawing this in the dark, you know that if u draw inclined vertical line, we get a mountain (atleast a rough figure of what we call a mountain). So similarly if our objective would be to have enough resources to do whatever u would please, we know that studying hard and graduating at the top get you a good job, from where u can start accumulating you resources – stepping towards the objective. But, u know this path the one for you , only because others have followed this path and it has worked for them – its no hard and fast rule. Our life is made up of some many variables; it is just beyond our comprehension. You have no idea where you will end up, but never the less by following certain established/know rules one can a rough figure of where/how he would end up. So, you just go about doing what u think would lead to ur objective never really know where you will end up. Isn't this drawing in darkness!!!

So I think this analogy of drawing in darkness is a very powerful and enlightening, which has a great depth of meaning. Every person should be aware at all times that life is task like 'Drawing in darkness' accept it and learn to live with it. """

Drawing in the darkness !!

Last night at around 1 o clock in the night the power went off and there was pitch darkness in my room.i was actually very scared of the fact that i am alone at home.Suddenly this idea of drawing came in my mind :-).. i started drawing in the darkness !! i knew what i wanted to draw say a mountain, a river, etc etc but i wasnt sure wheather i was drawing it right or not.. strange !!! isnt it..

Even though i knew wat i wanted to draw and i thought i was drawing it right there was no way i could prove it not even to MY"SELF" !!!!

There are many things bout life that "we" are very sure bout but we are not able to prove it to anybody not even ourselves!!

somebody said qoutes: "One can always prove what one is sure of.."
but HOW???
i feel you need some facts some premises to prove something..

There are so many thing in life which are like 'drawing in the darkness'

what?? why?? where??? ah??? well !!!

hey i forgot what i was gonna write!!!!
god i am so confused!

I am not winning the rat race ... & this is a fine time to realise that the rats are running coz there's a stupid cat behind us! hummmm...

And coincidently i am listening to...

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way

Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun

So you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death

ROCK AND ROLL

Errrrrrrrrrrr errrrrrrrrr this morning wasn’t really going so well. We were late to work, we didn’t get enough coffee,no breakfast, not wearing a proper attire, the mails were loaded with work, what to do, where to go? But then you put on your headphones and listen to music… it says “LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL”, so true, wish we could comprehend and materialize it. Lets see how we can actually do it. Let us understand what exactly happiness is.

‘HAPPINESS’, well its something everybody wants. It has is own meaning for every individual. In a very materialistic sense it can be holidaying in noted resorts, getting pampered in a spa or following the latest cultural fads, going to the latest clubs, restaurants or bars, buying consumer products seen as trendy or cool, or changing a hair style so that it is current. As a whole its nothing but a prolonged or lasting emotional or affective state that feels good or pleasing. Well being, joy, sexual pleasure, delight, health, safety, contentment and love are some of the states or experiences associated with happiness.

True happiness is something which thrills our soul. Something we just cant afford to miss. Something we strive for forever. Its something which leaves you up in the air. It makes every illusion real, every thing seems beautiful. It’s a crazy feeling which we cherish the most. It rides you high.

If we let the good times roll it will resonate our happiness. It will give peace and joy in our mind. Will let us sleep in peace when day is done. It will make us feel like freedom is ours. It will help us link to the world and also link to your’self’.

So folks “LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL”
Just ROCK n ROLL :)

Note: Writing articles like this during working hours can ruin your happiness ;-) but who cares ;-).

OH!! The Pretty Blue Sky!!!

Oh so pretty! the pretty blue sky!!
i can't describe, why i feel so high!
it feels like home, but i know not why.
feels like I am soaring, I've learnt to fly!!

I'm reaching for the stars, and they're all now mine
I'm trying so hard, I have made up my mind.
Now i'm a wave, no one can control.
i feel the feeling, that connects to the soul.

It feels so right, i wanna go away.
wander through this world, thank my stars for this day.
broken though i am, with the clouds i will sway.
The sun in its golden arms, would bear me up and away.

Oh this can't be wrong, 'coz it feels so right.
I wanna break free, I wanna try.
My mind is confused, but my heart jumps in joy.
Oh so pretty! the pretty blue sky.

TIME – A WEALTH OF CHANGE

25-05-2007…
TIME – A WEALTH OF CHANGE

There are some things I have observed and wanted to pen down. I have realized that Time is a wealth of change . Every moment brings in change (moment by moment) and its up to us how we make use of it. Our lives dances lightly on the edge of time.. if we count the number of moments in our lives we will always have ‘enough’ time.

I feel if we ‘really’ live our lives we would have very little time to do anything else.The whole idea of living is so startling/wonderful, will we be left with time??? Confusing !!!!.

I feel what we see at one particular moment is what is before us then and there. But I also feel there is one more way. Its when we see by our memories and cherish the the days and years gone by.

Hey thinking of eternity I think for the “poor” eternity there is only one “now”, one and the same “now”J but you know present is the only thing that has no end .

Eternity cant be defined I guess but it can be used in a way to define timeJ. Time can be three things/ dimensions.. “PAST”, “PRESENT” or the “FUTURE” though its not a linear flow (hehehehehe sorry for the scientific interruption) but I feel it’s a ‘Whole’ an indivisible ‘whole’ which is ETERNALLY embodied and which has meaningful splash and “self” perception and gives us the glimpse of things which has happened in all the Dimensions of time.


Its so rightly said by somebody

“The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. :-)”


Right now I am wandering in the landscape of my mind.there is a desire and there is a want.There are fanciful flowers and sugar coated sweets on the other hand there is frightening ambitions and horror. I feel the trick is to reside on the fulcrum.. A Balance..

All in all thhere is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under the sky… and yes I will look forward to all of that..