by Manjit Handa
Good days or bad, all pass by. Constituents of Life. And Life? It is in its nature to go by. An acquiescent of time. In the end nothing matters. Handful of memories, cherished and those not so cherished. The latter hang along, more clinging than the treasured ones. Mere dust, that is what we all end up into. Whether, buried or cremated.
Who did what, what happened to that one and how? So many questions, and finding their answers, that is what we preoccupy our life with. Finding the answers. And then, their connotations and denotations dissolve. The answers to the questions, the questions to the answers, all end. The answers lose their meaning and seem so unnecessary.
Come to think of it we rationalize for all our acts and deeds. As if there was a trophy at stake. Forgetting altogether that we might win arguments with others but what of our own self? For the good things we love to take the credit, for the bad ones it was always the other one to blame. Or the usual destiny? So what do we make of it all?
Our body is a house. It grows with time, with the family of experiences and needs. It has windows and doors. We have to see how much sunlight we have to take in and how much fresh air. So that it is a refreshing place, where the soul can preside without the fear of getting sick. But it is not easy. It is attacked by storms and severe weather conditions用ride, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed and sloth, or mild conditions葉he white lies, little sarcastic remarks and taunts, good enough to hurt someone. And these guests葉hey just slip into the home蓉nawares. And thus starts the accumulation of infinitesimal dust and the massive grime and cobwebs of the seven deadly sins.
And we go on hoarding it all.
Do not we have to clean the house everyday? Clear it of the dust and mite and cobwebs that settle here and there. Check out the nooks and corners. What we need is an organic detoxification. Not just going to gyms, exercising the body, but our whole self葉hat includes the mind and soul. The home which has doors also need to be shut when need be. They are also for defense against physical and spiritual pollutants. Don稚 we shut our eyes when we see something unpleasant? It is just the same. Finally, it is all about clearing the mess.
The questions and answers will liquidate eventually, but the trueness of it all would still remain葉hat we made an effort to keep it sparkling clean.
With Love,
Manjit
