Mysterious yet unique..

One day as I was sipping my coffee sitting on a cozy chair on a rainy day gazing out of the only window in the far corner of my room, I was pondering over the thought as to how different people are and how equally mysterious can they be. They are not whom we assume they are, but, at the same time, they are not whom we think they aren't either! Quite contradicting my own thought was, but just couldn't resist realizing how fascinating learning about our fellow beings can be.

Each one i meet recently is entirely different and confusing. They seem to be the result of a lot of experiences they might have faced or learnt from others. A few of them are so plain, they don't any particular goal in life, instead they take life as it is and they don't question what is given to them. They just lead a normal routine life not having anything very striking or unique about them or so wasn't obvious to be noticed by me. 

But a very few, who fortunately or unfortunately cross my life a lot off late are very mysterious. At times, they are silent and observant absorbing every thing happening around them and at other times, they are like any usual young adult -.. having fun partying with friends, writing exams just to pass, taking everything easy but behind such a person I see something more. I feel there is something more that they rarely reveal but when they do a very few of us can actually make out that they have a lot hidden behind those dark, intense eyes that stare at you and that which looks like it begs you to understand what it has in store that cannot be expressed in words but best felt. I wish i had the intelligence and the blessing of the Almighty to make out without talking to them or asking them what it is, that they store in those fist sized hearts of theirs that makes some wise, some mysterious and some just silent - instilling the beautiful collage among us, Humans, that makes each of us unique. 

What We 'Need' and What We 'Want'

Title sounds good.. Isn't it ? Just kidding ;) 

We are humans. Social animals. We need people around us and we are not alone in this world. All of us are interdependent. Alright. So we need people in our lives. The next important thing - 

Among money, happiness, peace, love which is important. I agree no one of these is the only important thing. All have their proportion of importance in each of our lives. But, lately, all I hear is about money. I have been pushed into a dilemma. Let's see if I end up confusing you bringing you into a dilemma or if, after reading this, you conclude which you feel is important in a person's life (if you do, please let me know, I may need it very badly).

If someone asks me to name three things I want the most in life, I'd say Happiness, Peace and Love. But I was contradicted that without money you can't get these in your life. So my question is, money, bank balance and societal status the only things that help you achieve these three? Can't people without money or those with a moderate income be happy? Why does the society brand us based on the money we have? I am not an exception though. I like to have a decent, clean, sophisticated life (mind you, not an extremely lavish one but not a very small one either). But, my ultimate goal through all this should be happiness and people to love end of the day. 

Most of them I see today, earn money and lead a more than just luxurious life not because they need it. But, because the society sees it. They feel their respect depends on the size of their house, cost of their car and the food they feed their dog! But truly speaking is that what they want, sorry 'need'? I am sure everyone of us want those three things I mentioned earlier but they see money and what society thinks of them the ultimate source of those which makes me sad. 

We run towards money because society will treat us better when we are rich and bad if we aren't. Then why do we have to surround us with such people. What we really have to work on, I feel, is to earn for our sake. If what we earn and what we do gives us happiness, love and peace then be happy with that. Earn more if you can and if you have opportunities grab it and go up your economic ladder. But why work hard and run towards it simply because of what the society thinks of us? Who is this society? Why should what they say matter so much to us? I am not saying we shouldn't work to earn well. I am not saying we shouldn't work hard for a lavish life. If that is what YOU really NEED then go ahead and work for it. It is good. Appreciable. You will be happy eventually. But if you are going to do all this because this is how you get a respectable status in this so-called society then you are wrong and you are probably going to destroy your life working. You will eventually lose all the small things that can bring happiness for the big things that may or may not give you that. 

The respect you get should be what you are personally and how pure the way you think is. It shouldn't be given based on your financial status. The former is permanent because what you are by birth is never going to change. The respect from the latter is temporary. A person who is rich now may not be tomorrow. Life is unpredictable. All that goes with you when you die is your name, your character and the meaningful life you led not the materialistic things you earned for the sake of the society. 

Now, you tell me what you conclude.. ! I'd love to hear your views too. 

Sad Life (From images.google.com)

Time to revive ..

Hi all,

It is almost two years since my last post. Started off as a way to vent out my overflowing thoughts but stopped half way as I was carried away by a lot of other things. Now is the time to come back with new ones - some more on Bharathiyar that inspired and guided me during these two years, some on life and a lot more random ones. Hoping to be a regular from now. Let's see ;) The comments on my previous posts just inspired me now to write more. Thank you all..