Monday, April 11, 2011

Magic Hats and the Rabbits...


Ahh.. after a really long time.. How I wish I really had nothing to say and how I wish it was not inhibition that prevented me from posting...

Well.. a lot has been happening lately.. not just in my life, but in the life of others surrounding me too..

Although the events happening in each of our lives are as unique and distinct as the lines on our palms, there is a common concept that has come to play in each scenario.

"Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

The famous lines from Forrest Gump.. yeah.. Little did we know that it is so true..

When the magician pulled the same old rabbit from his hat, we were thrilled, and clapped in awe.. But, when the real magician pulls something that is definitely not the mundane rabbit, one that is sure to surprise us every time, one that beats all our prediction forecasts, why are we not genuinely amazed? We instead greet it with apprehension.. Even in cases where it is something good, we need time to adapt and adopt to the change.. change do we call it? what happened to the surprise rabbit.. now it has got a new duller word.. "change"...

We pay to surprise ourselves.. To get the adrenalin rush at a theme park or at a magic show.. But, when we are surprised and lent that adrenalin rush for free by god, we recoil :)

Maybe, adrenalin rush is like this cruise liner that is too luxurious and impractical for daily commute.. Maybe we need to pay once in a while for that little rush and cant afford it everyday..
so what do we do? Maybe learn to be master the tendency for surprises? That way will it be a smooth road with scenic view to savour ? Is that was is meant by the verses in Gita

The one who remains the same towards friend or foe, in honor or disgrace, in heat or cold, in pleasure or pain; who is free from attachment; who is indifferent to censure or praise, quiet, content with whatever one has, unattached to a place (a country, or a house), calm, and full of devotion ---that person is dear to Me. (12.18-19)

2 comments:

Nithya Ravi said...

You call that Dvandvam rite?
LOL

Vasavi said...

Irony! I never thought I'd change my stand from calling this post "mokka" to "amazing"..
But I guess we are too human to master that tendency ..So when it is our turn to be His rabbit we always say "why me?"...