Since
time immemorial numerous wars have been fought, millions of people have been
killed and we still continue on the same path. Something or anything said
against our established beliefs and faith, infuriates us to such an extent that
we do not even think twice to commit any atrocity, just to safeguard or protect
our version of truth. We humans have a very fragile ego, which can falter at
the slightest touch and we go to any extent to guard our bruised egos.
With
our advent on earth as human beings, we have been constantly searching for
something. This search was inherent; we in our deeper conscience always knew
there was something more to life than just what it appears to be. And this
conquest beset with curiosity has indirectly fuelled our so called advancement
in science and technology.
When
man started his journey on earth, man was gifted with the power of thinking
which distinguished him from other creatures and set him superior over them to
some extent. But man has always been baffled with the power of nature and was
also scared of several natural phenomenons which could wipe out humans in
minutes. This fear of something bigger and more powerful gave man the idea of
someone or something bigger at play, since then man has been trying to
understand this bigger power perhaps some absolute truth. Some to surrender to
such a magnificent power; a few to make a consensus so that they are not in
conflict with this powerful being; and few more to overtake and bring it under
their control.
No
matter what the intentions were, this set us on a journey and since then we are
on a spree, inventing / discovering new things which we regard as some divine super
power and discard them at ease, when they failed to fit in our own prejudices
& biases. And when we did discard few of the beliefs & faiths and move
on in search of more befitting answers & truth, we have almost always
conveniently forgotten all the abominations committed in the name of “that” absolute
truth.
We
are so obsessed with some external truth that we rarely see our own limitations
as a human being. Human eyes can only see a very small part of electromagnetic
spectrum, and there is a possibility we may not have the faintest idea of the
broadness of the electromagnetic spectrum. May be our latest advancements may
still not be able to capture all that is there; nevertheless we come out with
new discoveries every now and then, which totally deface our previous limited
notions.
To
be frank our vision through eyes cannot be regarded as a pure optical
phenomenon, meaning, the light waves which fall on retina of our eyes are
converted in to electrical signals which are then processed by the brain to
provide the vision. In reality we are not even directly seeing the objects we
think we are seeing. And thus our limited sense of vision coupled with our own
set of prejudices, experiences, upbringings, biases, perception, all can
totally distort the reality which we think we are experiencing and we may be
far away from reality. All of this may just be an ILLUSION.
When
we accept and start to analyze our limited nature, again we are bewildered by
our unlimited potential and nature as a “SOUL”. We are not just human beings;
we are spiritual beings having just a human experience here on earth. The
intricate ways through which this universe is governed suggests that we cannot
be here by chance; there is a definite purpose for our existence. We are far
greater than we restrict ourselves to be, we are a part of grand movement,
perhaps an even greater cause. Our stint on earth may also be just a small part
of this bigger plan, to teach us, to train us, to make us realize our own
potential as an “eternal soul”. We may come here on earth several times till we
have perfected our lessons and ourselves. Although it may sound PARADOXICAL! Of
this entire, one thing is certain that
we are somehow contributing to the increase in consciousness of the universe,
we as a “whole” are inching towards perfection bit by bit continuously and yet
we “alone” cannot be perfect. This bridging gap will surely prompt us to
continuously improve and become something which the supreme architect is slowly
sculpting and developing us to be.
The
absolute truth will remain a CONUNDRUM in itself.
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