Sunday, October 26, 2008

simplify

for those who have ever tried solving a nuclear equation would realize that therein physics takes a cruel turn...of variables too many to fathom by visualization. And since even the greatest of scientist are but borne of humans like we are...they also get stumped by such complexities...

So they do what most people with simpler problems dont...they simplify...they work on one variable at a time holding everything else constant.

Our life is full of issues...we are lucky if the issues end up being as trivial as stuck in the wrong career or messed up in love...some people end up going through cancer and aids and i feel those are the kind of challenges which really i wouldnt wish on my enemy also...

But being happy...is quite a challenge...for its a summation of many choices we make...the problem usually arises because we don't consciously make most of those choices...and that we try and tackle too many variables at one go...

life's happiness usually doesn't rely on the big things we do...though when we define happiness we usually talk about the things we are going to do probably once in a month or once a year.

We don't meditate enough on what is happiness for us, hence we keep running around...taking in little stimulations at a time and hoping that is it..that is what happiness means...

i could probably tell you what happiness is...but the issue is...its not about the answer....its the question that will set you free....and secondly since i'm also still on the journey it would be unfair to talk like a saint (though prolly i'm just 13 months away from it sainthood)

5 comments:

Keshi said...

Even a Saint cant tell us what happiness is. Cos its quite subjective.

Keshi.

gypsy said...

i agree with Keshi above...

the meaning itself is subjective, leave the definition..

Crimson Feet said...

agree my friend...

but whats this,,, 13 months funda?!?! :)

Anonymous said...

13 months as in?

wen i look at my cancer-stricken relative, i understand the meaning of happiness

wen i look at the young kids at the traffic signal, i understand the meaning of happiness

wen i look at slum-dwellers enjoying a quiet diwali nite, i understand the meaning of happiness

Happy Diwali Daa

Debasish Patra said...

For me, its like "Now I'm happy!"

the moment i start playing the critic and finding reasons for 'why um happpy' , then I slowly start losing the fun.