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It takes a step to make a quantum leap
Each one of us has been born with a divine spark within, which is innate and ingrained in our nature. We need only to rediscover it, because as we move along the journey called life, or rather the adventurous safari that it is, we tend to lose touch with it, being engrossed in the mundane humdrum and trivialities of our lives. We lose the innocence of childhood which makes our hearts leap up even as we behold and witness the simple things around us. At no point of time has life moved at such a dizzying pace as it does today, with there being ‘no time to stand and stare’ at the rain washed leaves or the pristine beauty of a sunset. Dissension, competition, money, power, seem to form the crux of our existence. What then became of our age-old beliefs and values and ethics or are they outmoded already? Things may seem bad but as an optimist I firmly believe in the essential goodness of the human race and therefore my conviction is that the good things in life are never lost. This brings to my mind the following lines from William Faulkner, the famous American writer’s speech of acceptance of the Nobel Prize, “I decline to accept the end of man—I believe that man will not merely endure; he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul…” The soul that each one of has is a manifestation of the Supreme and cannot therefore be subjugated by degenerating forces. If we were to listen to that inner music, the outer chaos would cease to exist and we would be able to live in tranquility. It is only a question of attunement to the voice within, which when happens, the power of the soul makes one see the same life flow through one and all. Then there is no place left for strife and pettiness. And then there would be peace within and without. If each one of us were to direct his energy in this direction this planet of our’s would become a far more harmonious place to exist in.Write your abstract here.
Published: March 15, 2008
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