Tuesday, August 20, 2013

"WHY ARE WE HERE, WHAT ARE WE HERE FOR"

WHY ARE WE HERE, WHAT ARE WE HERE FOR?"

"The two most important days in your life are the day when you were born- and the day you find out why"- Mark Twain.
Note: "Here" in this blog refers to our world.

The previous week was my birthday, a lot of holidays and the time spent with loved ones allowed me to be philosophical and ask myself the above stated question. Although it is a very difficult topic for me to even broach and I am sure the answers will be very difficult to come by, (if at all), it would still be worth my time (and yours) to put my thoughts on the table/(or the blog, in this case). I hope the readers will come up with better answers on their own and will be kind enough to share them with me.

To put the question in perpective again- Why Are We Here, What Are We Here For? My beloved Guru's teachings tell me that all souls take birth to fulfill a certain purpose in life. The ones with good Karma can choose its parents while the others are not so lucky. A select few do find out the answer to that question very early in their lives and become famous doing so. A kid develops a liking to a particular sport and becomes world champ, another kid develops a skill with a musical instrument and becomes a mastero- I am sure there are many others who are not so famous but make a far bigger contribution-doctors/engineers/scientists/priests/professors/teachers and many more!

A very few are able to see the path they are suppose to walk on-let alone walk it. As for me, I am not sure what I am here for and I do hope that I am able to find out soon and am able to do my biding. So what to do until the 'Inspiration' strikes me to reveal my true calling? And how will I know?-borrowing from the movie 'Dil Toh Pagal Hai'- would a lightening strike/ shooting star fall/bell chime for me to know? I will just know I guess-maybe its like falling in love. In the meanwhile I should just try to make a difference in some lives. Thanks to the internet, I came across a lot of nice thoughts and some of which have stuck in my mind and are relevant here- Helping total strangers, Random act of Kindness, Doing a favor to someone you know who will never be able to repay you, a word of encouragement to those who need it, a silent prayer for those who you cannot directly help. There are numerous things that can be done, and I guess, everything counts.

In the end- again to borrow are of my favs- if we are able to leave the world a better place than what we found it- I think we would have contributed! If what Rajesh Khanna says in 'Anand' is true- if the world is indeed a 'Raangmanch' for us 'Kalakaars' to play a part in- it doesn't matter if I don't have the lead role or even a significant role. I just have to play my part well. Since our time here is limited and we don't know exactly how much we have (more on that in a different blog) it is imperative for us to deliver a superlative performance- nothing less would be acceptable.

Next week- I haven't finalized a topic yet- although I can assure you that I have more than three months of thoughts in my mind at this point of time-- which one will I present? Well, I will wait for the "Inspiration" to decide.

 As always do write in to share your thoughts.

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