CONTRADICTIONS OF LIFE
There
are two tragedies in Life:
One
is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it.”
George
Bernard Shaw
A hungry
man doesn’t need fasting to please God… He is already fasting. He wants desperately
some food to eat. Therefore, Swami Vivekananda said, “A hungry man’s God lives
in his cooking pot.”
It’s one of the
contradictions of life. The contradictions are ironies, paradoxes… and, they are
not only amazing, but, they can be, also, funny, at times… Just look at these
contradictions of life. A dear friend of mine had shared them with me the other
day…
CONTRADICTIONS
OF LIFE
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1. Inspite
of so many colours, white is considered class.
2. Inspite
of so many voices and sounds, silence is considered ultimate.
3. Inspite
of so much to eat, fasting is considered healthy.
4. Inspite
of so much to travel and explore, meditation under trees and on mountains is
considered superior.
5. Inspite
of much to see, closing eyes and looking within is considered Apex.
6. Inspite
of listening to all the outside world, voice from inside you are considered eternal.
7. Inspite
of a sweet charming life, a peaceful soul is considered solace and divine.
You
and I, who have excess food stored in our swollen bellies, fancy with the
thought of abstaining from food now and then. Big deal! The man on the street wants
to fill his stomach… and, you and I want to give it some rest…
Similarly, poor
people, who live along the riverbanks, the seashores or the mountaintops, are
least interested in beholding a rising or a setting Sun… nor are they
interested in seeking peace through mediation… They look forward to earn a
living when you and I go there on a vacation or retreat. We can afford to that… They can’t.
Each of the
seven contradictions stated above tells us a similar story: We come the full
circle to appreciate the beauty of Life… We all come back where we had started!
The Kingdom of
God is within us, and the acres of diamonds are right under our feet. This
realization, invariably for all of us, comes when our restless pursuit comes to
an end…
Silence is that…
Peace is that…
Understanding is
that…
Whiteness is
that…
Life means
living with contradictions… And, is that not something beautiful about Life?
GERALD D’CUNHA
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