Too Abstract!
Sometimes all it takes to break you out is a thread of thoughts, what we might often refer to as realizations. A thought that can make you realize that you are trapped in a prison that is rooted deep within your minds. Drawing parallels to the wolf raised among the dogs and dog raised among the wolves story, our limits or our potential is essentially infinite. As the history books showcase, man has achieved whatever he has imagined, from walking on the moon to exploring the underwater realm, launching payloads to study signs of extraterrestrial life to understanding the building blocks of the universe. The life we have is a cumulation of infinite possibilities stacked upon one another, and each choice we make taking us farther in time and deeper into this pile.
Are the obstacles in life real, or are they just manifestations of our ‘demons of thought’? I do understand that life has its lows. We repeatedly find ourselves in situations that look unconquerable; unscalable circumstances which make us shiver down to our spine, but are they as humungous as they seem to be? The ‘demons of thought’ are essentially our personal creation. The way we tend to think about possibilities, the downside extremes as we have a quite a big brain (literally), we try to prepare ourselves for the worst possible case (most of us) actively figuring out risk mitigation strategies; for if the ship sails down. Do we take enough time in life to think what if the ship sails? We tend to trap ourselves in this vicious cycle of pessimism which creates a downward spiral leading right into a dark void. Escaping the clutches of this monstrous cycle is tough. Really Tough!
But what if we started to believe in the concept of destiny. That our stamp in the timeline, what we will carve on the stones of history in future, is actually pre-determined. Maybe there are multiple such pathways that exist, and the one we end up on is decided on the efforts we put in. Believing in such a theory, in the words of Geeta - “Karmanye vadhikaraste ma phaleshu kadachana” or as Krishna said to Arjun on the battlefield, “You are the warrior, the only thing you are responsible for is doing what you have to do. Whatever might be the fruits of your labour, they shall be reaped. They can never be ascertained by you, but your actions do determine them.”
And if this particular idealogy is a right outlook towards life, why do we not follow it? We put in maximum efforts and leave the results in the hand of the fates, the three sisters weaving on the loom of fate, closely interwined threads whose weave patterns are actually picked out of a pre-defined set based on what we do. This can actually be given a shot, honestly. What’s wrong in trying? Yeah, definitely don’t go all in without a thought, and do look at a bigger picture perspective but don’t go in for the vicious overthinking cycle again.
P.S. I know you will. :)
