Why do I live how I live? You
think there should be a purpose to our lives? Who told you? You read it
somewhere or some spiritually enlightened soul whispered it into your ear? I am
sure it changed your life and what you do now is for achieving a higher goal in
life. You see beyond anger, happiness, love and attachment and are on the path
of achieving which not many achieved – Nirvana. Did it ever occur to you that
these feelings were given so that we can live them and understand our soul? No?
Oh, these are only distractions which were placed in our way to free our souls.
Each one to himself. My life’s purpose is to live through each of these
feelings over and over again till I understand myself. If that means, sitting
in my apartment all day long on my couch watching television, to fully
understand the feeling of laziness and emptiness; probably that’s what I was
going for.
Why did I need to love over and
over again? People are not able to find even one love in their entire lives and
here I am, describing the roller coaster I ride each time I love. I am putting
myself out there, fully exposed to the pain, expecting vultures to pierce
through my flesh bit by bit, till I bleed no more and my bones are pecked and played
with by dogs. That’s what we were born
for and that’s how we are supposed to die. It sounded painful to you? That’s why
you closed your doors and windows and chose to remain inside with no intention
of feeding vultures and dogs? So what is the life that you live now? I remember
now, you took another scared soul in and called it love. It isn't love, till
you feel it every moment of your life, till you yearn for it as you would for
water if you were thirsty for years. Love is not about possessing, it is about
seeking. You don’t understand it, do you, but then, not everyone is meant
to. I admire the way you walk with your
eyes closed and the way you have found convenient definitions of life, purpose,
religion, God and love. I wish I could do the same. Meanwhile, someone has to
feed vultures and dogs too.
Why do you lose? You will say “I cannot
chose whether I want to succeed or lose. I can just make efforts and hope for
the best.” Then I will say “Oh really?” and give the looks that mean that I can
see through you and am not buying this bullshit. You, my friend, are hiding
behind this comforting wall called failure. You know well that once you cross
this wall, there is no more hiding, no one will protect you under the pretext
that the meek shall inherit the world. You will join the rank where one has to
take responsibility of one’s actions. You find it really cozy where you are, don’t
you?
I have lot of judgment about how you live, don’t
I. What can I say? You started it.
Powerful prose.....
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