Post by Venu on Mar 28, 2005 17:51:53 GMT -5
Hello Everyone:
There's one person living thousands of miles away from my vicinity who never worries about anything. He doesn't have a university degree, he doesn't know anything about what we are all talking about, he doesn't know calculus, he doesn't care a dime about American foreign policy or the post-Cold War world order....he just doesn't know anything. He doesn't ask "Who am I? What's my purpose in life?" In fact he earns less than 50 USD per month. But he is happy. Extremely. He will be asleep the moment he lies down. No dreams. No ambitions. He's respected by everyone, because he helps everyone with whatever resources he has. He never had no for an answer. He's cheerful all the time.
And, there is Dr. John Nash (or you can consider any of us for that matter), the Nobel Prize Winner for his innovative ideas in Maths. But legend has it that he was insane (No, you don't have to be insane to be considered for this discussion!!) for sometime in his life. You might have watched the movie "A Beautiful Mind". From what I saw in the movie, Professor Nash of the Princeton University has gone mad in search his quest for excellence in Maths. He spent many a year in a mental facility taking drugs and undergoing other rehabiliation methods. He was talking to himself, he had hallucinations, he was talking to imaginary people.......he was out of his mind before he recovered. Nothing personal against Professor Nash, he's one of my greatest inspirations. Keeps me on my track, I would say.
Now I'm, for no reasons, comparing these two gentlemen. One the most popular, the other one unknown to this world of 7 billion.
Whom would you prefer to be? Why do only a very few people ask questions? Why not the other unknown gentleman? In fact, Professor Nash didn't do anything to anyone else, because he couldn't. He was so absorbed in his quest for "achievements", I doubt if he ever helped a hungry man, perhaps he never came across one.
But this unknown guy, my closest friend, did many things to many a man. He's Sun unto himself. He doesn't worry about the unknown future lying ahead. He just doesn't know if he has to ask questions or not. If he arrives, people are kinda standing up in respect, no one disputes whatever he suggests, everyone is happy to have him at their side...
Whom would you prefer to be? I dunno. This question does come into my mind very often. But I think the unknown guy is more of a Yogi than most of the people I came across. He's sort of satisfied with everything. I haven't yet seen him complain. About anything.
Lastnight I was talking to two of my friends. One asked the other my favorite question. "What's the purpose of doing all these buddy?" The other one, after a lengthy conversation concluded it this way. "I don't want to ask questions, I too have those questions, but asking them and thinking about them is not going to give me any satisfactory answer. I just believe that I can neither be destroyed nor be created. It sure is a cycle. People do believe, they assume that this particular question should be answered right away. On the contrary, I believe, this question will be answered only when I am about to finish this particular life journey. It's not going give us an X+Y=Z type of straight answer. So, I don't worry, I just want to do whatever I think is most appropriate to the situation. I have no contorl over what may happen the next instant or what happens after I'm gone from this life. I trust this life enough to believe that all the answers will come to me when I'm ready for them. Till then I'll be evolving. Maybe I'm in Grade 1, shoudn't worry about Grade 12 or afterwards right now. If you wanna know the answers right away, well, it's your decision"
I was startled. I know he's going to be alright. And the person who asked the question too. But it made me think, made me reverse the whole idea of life and its profound nature itself.
Does anyone have any explanation ??? Many, perhaps. Just a point to ponder in the middle of our quest to understanding everything beforehand!
Good Day!
Venu.
There's one person living thousands of miles away from my vicinity who never worries about anything. He doesn't have a university degree, he doesn't know anything about what we are all talking about, he doesn't know calculus, he doesn't care a dime about American foreign policy or the post-Cold War world order....he just doesn't know anything. He doesn't ask "Who am I? What's my purpose in life?" In fact he earns less than 50 USD per month. But he is happy. Extremely. He will be asleep the moment he lies down. No dreams. No ambitions. He's respected by everyone, because he helps everyone with whatever resources he has. He never had no for an answer. He's cheerful all the time.
And, there is Dr. John Nash (or you can consider any of us for that matter), the Nobel Prize Winner for his innovative ideas in Maths. But legend has it that he was insane (No, you don't have to be insane to be considered for this discussion!!) for sometime in his life. You might have watched the movie "A Beautiful Mind". From what I saw in the movie, Professor Nash of the Princeton University has gone mad in search his quest for excellence in Maths. He spent many a year in a mental facility taking drugs and undergoing other rehabiliation methods. He was talking to himself, he had hallucinations, he was talking to imaginary people.......he was out of his mind before he recovered. Nothing personal against Professor Nash, he's one of my greatest inspirations. Keeps me on my track, I would say.
Now I'm, for no reasons, comparing these two gentlemen. One the most popular, the other one unknown to this world of 7 billion.
Whom would you prefer to be? Why do only a very few people ask questions? Why not the other unknown gentleman? In fact, Professor Nash didn't do anything to anyone else, because he couldn't. He was so absorbed in his quest for "achievements", I doubt if he ever helped a hungry man, perhaps he never came across one.
But this unknown guy, my closest friend, did many things to many a man. He's Sun unto himself. He doesn't worry about the unknown future lying ahead. He just doesn't know if he has to ask questions or not. If he arrives, people are kinda standing up in respect, no one disputes whatever he suggests, everyone is happy to have him at their side...
Whom would you prefer to be? I dunno. This question does come into my mind very often. But I think the unknown guy is more of a Yogi than most of the people I came across. He's sort of satisfied with everything. I haven't yet seen him complain. About anything.
Lastnight I was talking to two of my friends. One asked the other my favorite question. "What's the purpose of doing all these buddy?" The other one, after a lengthy conversation concluded it this way. "I don't want to ask questions, I too have those questions, but asking them and thinking about them is not going to give me any satisfactory answer. I just believe that I can neither be destroyed nor be created. It sure is a cycle. People do believe, they assume that this particular question should be answered right away. On the contrary, I believe, this question will be answered only when I am about to finish this particular life journey. It's not going give us an X+Y=Z type of straight answer. So, I don't worry, I just want to do whatever I think is most appropriate to the situation. I have no contorl over what may happen the next instant or what happens after I'm gone from this life. I trust this life enough to believe that all the answers will come to me when I'm ready for them. Till then I'll be evolving. Maybe I'm in Grade 1, shoudn't worry about Grade 12 or afterwards right now. If you wanna know the answers right away, well, it's your decision"
I was startled. I know he's going to be alright. And the person who asked the question too. But it made me think, made me reverse the whole idea of life and its profound nature itself.
Does anyone have any explanation ??? Many, perhaps. Just a point to ponder in the middle of our quest to understanding everything beforehand!
Good Day!
Venu.
