koolhead17
Sometimes in life, we get a kick from the outside. It changes how we see our world. We all live in our rabbit hole of thoughts with a limited assumptions about ourselves.
The kick can be a near-death experience or an awakening, and it rewrites the purpose of our living.
Our life is the sum of the present moment, and kick gives us a more directed and focused view to live life.
We have multiple faces within. Most of the world sees what we want them to show or what they have perceived about us.
The other sides of us are limited to a few others around us. It can be with people we are cruel to or with people we are open to showing our vulnerability.
But deep within, we are the same old kid, craving love, appreciation, and company.
Some of us live true to ourselves, while most die living in duality wearing multiple masks.
Hum apne gamoo ko liye, khusia diye phirte hai auroo ko.
Hum apne gamo ko liye ji jate hai zindgi khel khel me.
Apne ander ke un gamoo ko aise chupayee ji jate hai hum manoo achoot ho hum unse.
Apne gamoo ka pulinda liye duniya ko yae kaise khusia baat rahe hai hum?
Kaise ji sakte hai hum apne zindgi ko aise, mano bhatti me pighal paghal ke zi rahe ho hum.
We have to be true to ourselves in our actions to avoid future regrets. Our life is not a binary but a colorful rainbow. These colors are like our experiences.
As we age or when our mind is idle, our thoughts will continuously remind us about these colors. If we have lived the moments true to ourselves, it won’t affect us.
We have one life and one moment to make it count. Living in regrets about what we could have done better in the past will kill us rapidly.
Society loathes misfits. After all, they are not part of their defined template. Misfits are nuts; they go against all the odds, dream big, and execute at the undefined rulebook.
Most importantly, misfits have purposes hard-wired and don’t need external validation.
Not everyone can be a misfit, it requires walking on the fire and facing everyday rejections.
I feel some places have healing power. It could be a shrine, library, or park. We have to find out what works for us. We can unwind and be with ourselves and our thoughts.
Our hyper-connected world has made us more disconnected from ourselves. And it is a cause for worry.
How do we know who is the one; I asked some of my married friends. A few told me about years they had spent together, while others mentioned offloading it on their parents.
On enquiring further, some agreed that this concept of “one” is flawed. Ideally, we all need a partner who understands each other and lives on the premise of trust and living together in good or bad times.
There is a kid inside us, irrespective of our age. This kid needs pampering and care. This kid side of us is not open to everyone.
Our life is limited so are friends and loved ones. That kid within us gets pampered and reciprocates. Please find that small group to be yourself.
We are more and more entering the era of unpredictability. Be it our life, economy, or environment. Things are getting less stable than before.
Making peace with uncertainty is the only way out. We can be more responsible with our actions.
Someone has said, we humans thrive, mutate and get better in chaos. Also, adaptation kicks in, and we continue to live.
Nietzsche said, what does not kill us, makes us stronger.
I feel this unpredictability as playing a videogame with incentives and punishment at every stage.
Last week I picked “Body on Fire: How Inflammation Triggers Chronic Illness and the Tools We Have to Fight It.” The title says it all. The book is written by practising doctors and gives good advice about our body and how it fights inflammation.
The book is a simple read, and anyone with knowledge of English can read and relate to it. It requires no medical science knowledge.
The book covers every aspect of our living and how it makes us sick. Be it what we eat to not doing enough exercise. The book mentions the benefits of enough sleep, vegetarian food, yoga, and meditation.
Not that most of us are not aware of most of these, the way the author has presented it by adding personal health issues makes it more relatable.
Post-COVID, I am in search of reading more about inflammation, Gut, and GNOME. This is the second read from the list of books I have bought.