the illusion of complexity

if we look around...we can see the creations of the human mind

the pyramids of egypt

nuclear science

spinal surgeries

and simple things like sewing machine, the steam engine...absolute marvels

But if you come to think of it...how in the name of God...did they make huge labyrinths which they connected through tunnels which were designed to make u go round and round if u didnt have the map....all with the help of giant boulders fitted without modern technology!!!

if u see it...its only a question of three variables...and multiple iterations over them and u get the answer

but i'll take u to something even simpler...the 8 queens problem...and the kinky sadistic bastard that i am....i will let u take the effort of googling what the 8 queens problem is.

But again it is the problem of 1 independent and 7 partially dependent variables...all locked together in multiple iterations...

But what is the key...the key is that even though there are hundreds of variables that go into a controlled nuclear explosion...the complexity is only an illusion...once u can look past it...it all breaks down into simple variables to be dealt one at a time and pondered over iteratively

Life is like that...job, family, love, friends, health, economy...and prolly around a dozen more variables...together they provide the illusion of complexity...that illusion becomes the chains we talk about often. But if u can look past the illusion...the picture starts unravelling...and the choices we need to make in life become very simple...

I believe the smile on a sadhu's lips...is because he can see how simple how life is...and he knows we can't see that :P