Idyllic Thoughts

There is something greater and purer than what the mouth utters. Silence illuminates our souls, whispers to our hearts, and brings them together. Silence separates us from ourselves, makes us sail the firmament of spirit, and brings us closer to Heaven; it makes us feel that bodies are no more than prisons and that this world is only a place of exile.  Every beauty and greatness in this world is created by a single thought or emotion inside a man. Every thing we see today, made by past generation, was, before its appearance, a thought in the mind of a man or an impulse in the heart of a woman. The revolutions that shed so much blood and turned men’s minds toward liberty were the idea of one man who lived in the midst of thousands of men. The devastating wars which destroyed empires were a thought that existed in the mind of an individual. The supreme teachings that changed the course of humanity were the ideas of a man whose genius separated him from his environment. A single th...

There is no power above love, Nor do we know what it is about; It is like a raging fire, O Ghalib; When you want to light it, it refuses to light; When you want to end it, It refuses to be put out. - Asadullah Khan Ghalib

"May you live in interesting times." Believe me. it is not a good wish. It is said to be a Chinese curse, translated into English. But what does it mean? May be you will understand when you read another Chinese proverb "It's better to be a dog in a peaceful time than be a man in a chaotic period". Here 'interesting' does not mean its usual meaning. It means a chaotic period, a period of unrest. Nice. We can curse our enemies in the guise of wishing. Another part of the above curse is still interesting: "May you find what you are looking for." You may be puzzled as to why this good wish is being called a curse. Think a while. You may get the person for whom who were waiting and searching for a long time. In the happiness that you reached your aim, you may forget the path you walked on to reach the person. You may not remember the sweetness of the travel. And when you lose that person for whom you travelled all the way, it seems the end of roa...

ನಿನ್ನೆ ಒಂದು ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗಿದ್ದೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ದೇವರ ಎದುರು ನಿಂತಾಗ ಏನನ್ನ ಕೇಳಲಿ ಅನ್ನಿಸಿತು. ಚಿಕ್ಕವಳಿದ್ದಾಗ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋದಾಗೆಲ್ಲ ಪ್ರಪಂಚದಲ್ಲಿರುವವರಿಗೆಲ್ಲಾ ಒಳ್ಳೇದು ಮಾಡು ಅಂತ ಕೇಳ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದೆ. ಈಗಲೂ ಯಾಕೆ ಹಾಗೆ ಕೇಳಬಾರದು ಅನ್ನಿಸ್ತು. ಆದರೆ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ different ಆಗಿ. ಒಳ್ಳೆಯವರಿಗೆ ಒಳ್ಳೇದು ಮಾಡು ಅಂದುಕೊಂಡೆ. ಆದರೆ ಕೆಟ್ಟವರಿಗೆ ತಾನೇ ದೇವರ help ಬೇಕಾಗಿರೋದು? ಇನ್ನು ಉಳಿಯೋದು ಒಳ್ಳೆತನ ಕೆಟ್ಟತನ ಎರಡೂ ಇಲ್ಲದವರು. ಅವರಿಬ್ಬರಿಗಿಂತ ಜಾಸ್ತಿ ಇವರಿಗೆ ದೇವರ ಕೃಪೆ ಬೇಕು ಯಾಕೆಂದರೆ they have something missing in them. A vitality that builds our character. Because if you have a strong character, you will turn either towards good, bad or both in small amounts. ಆ vitality ಇಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದರೆ ನಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ personality ಇರೋದಿಲ್ಲ. ಅಂತಹ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಬೇಕಾಗಿರೋದು ದೇವರು. ಯಾಕೆಂದರೆ strong ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವ ಇರುವ ಮನುಷ್ಯ, ಅವನು ಕೆಟ್ಟವನೆ ಆಗಿರಲಿ ಒಳ್ಳೆಯವನೇ ಆಗಿರಲಿ, ಅವನ ಜೇವನ ಯಾರ ಸಹಾಯವೂ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಅವನೇ ರೂಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಆದರೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವವೇ ಇಲ್ಲದಿರುವ ಮನುಷ್ಯ ಬೆನ್ನುಮೂಳೆ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಅಕಶೇರುಕದ ತರ. ಅಲ್ಲವೇ?