Busy Day. A Traffic-worn Journey back home.
Reached home tired and bored.
Had my dinner.
Then I sat at my Desktop and connected to the Internet. No new Emails. No friends online to chat to... Just browsed google for a while. Nothing interesting came up except for the 10 suggestions that pop up below the Google search-box.
So I shut down the PC.
Then I sat and read a book... But the book could not hold my attention for long.
So I kept the book aside and switched on my MP3 player; closed my eyes and listened to the music. I jumped from one song to another, but could not find the music to make my spirits soar...
So, with the MP3 player still playing in my ears, I lifted up the book and continued reading. But my mind was still elsewhere.
I was jolted out of my reverie by my Sister - "Earth to Dada, Earth to Dada, come in Dada..."
As I plummeted back to earth and reality, she asked - "What are doing exactly - reading the song, or listening to the book??"
I got the point.
I switched off the MP3 player. Closed the Book. Picked up the Remote control, and switched on the TV.
I sat there in front of the Idiot-Box for 5 full minutes. Within that gigantic time-span, I had managed to browse all 100 channels one after the other.
My Sister again - "OK, stop that now. You know what you really need? You need some peace and quiet. Just sit and relax and try not to think or do anything"...
So I sat on the Sofa, closed my eyes and tried to find some peace and quiet.
For a while there it felt nice. But then the silence became oppressive. Why was I still restless?
And then I understood
They say Lord Buddha sat under the Bodhi tree for days before he received enlightenment. I sat under the Tube-light for 10 minutes, and I was enlightened too. I understood - Peace and Silence can fill the void left by the emptiness of entertainment. But it cannot fill the void of passionless soul...
I knew what I had to do now. I needed to start living - fill my life with some life...
"Get a life, man", whispered my conscience...
So I went out and got a life.
For 5Rs/Kg...
"Just Five Rupees per KG??", you say... Why are you so surprised??
Haven't you heard?
Its kalyug. You see, Life's Cheap now-a-days...
Reached home tired and bored.
Had my dinner.
Then I sat at my Desktop and connected to the Internet. No new Emails. No friends online to chat to... Just browsed google for a while. Nothing interesting came up except for the 10 suggestions that pop up below the Google search-box.
So I shut down the PC.
Then I sat and read a book... But the book could not hold my attention for long.
So I kept the book aside and switched on my MP3 player; closed my eyes and listened to the music. I jumped from one song to another, but could not find the music to make my spirits soar...
So, with the MP3 player still playing in my ears, I lifted up the book and continued reading. But my mind was still elsewhere.
I was jolted out of my reverie by my Sister - "Earth to Dada, Earth to Dada, come in Dada..."
As I plummeted back to earth and reality, she asked - "What are doing exactly - reading the song, or listening to the book??"
I got the point.
I switched off the MP3 player. Closed the Book. Picked up the Remote control, and switched on the TV.
I sat there in front of the Idiot-Box for 5 full minutes. Within that gigantic time-span, I had managed to browse all 100 channels one after the other.
My Sister again - "OK, stop that now. You know what you really need? You need some peace and quiet. Just sit and relax and try not to think or do anything"...
So I sat on the Sofa, closed my eyes and tried to find some peace and quiet.
For a while there it felt nice. But then the silence became oppressive. Why was I still restless?
And then I understood
They say Lord Buddha sat under the Bodhi tree for days before he received enlightenment. I sat under the Tube-light for 10 minutes, and I was enlightened too. I understood - Peace and Silence can fill the void left by the emptiness of entertainment. But it cannot fill the void of passionless soul...
I knew what I had to do now. I needed to start living - fill my life with some life...
"Get a life, man", whispered my conscience...
So I went out and got a life.
For 5Rs/Kg...
"Just Five Rupees per KG??", you say... Why are you so surprised??
Haven't you heard?
Its kalyug. You see, Life's Cheap now-a-days...
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