As we go through life there are so many instances when we need to make choices, take decisions; and sometimes even let go. The point at which we take a decision and choose one path over the other is the most crucial point.
Sometimes these are easy, because logic and common sense tilts the favour heavily on one side. Sometimes it's an equally balanced state. Sometimes, you don't know if you have an option at all at the point when you are making the decision. You are relying on anticipations that the future may unfold an option that's better that the ones in front of you right now. This is the toughest call to take. The first 2 are easy - it's just a matter of choosing at the present moment.
What does one do when one is faced with this last option? Are there any standard ways to go about this one? Is there anything at all that equips us with the sensibility to decide and conclude with a "Oh, this is as good as it can get, let me just grab this one" OR "I am dead sure I am poised to get a better deal than this!"
Those faced with this situation will know - this last one is the most tricky, needs a lot of judgement, foresight and above all belief.
Thinking about it, there may be ways to go about it though - one would be to leave it to time to take the decision for you. Personally I don't like this approach too much. It feels like a lazy person's way of going about it. You may even end up missing the bus by taking this stand in my view! The second approach is look at what you've done in the past when faced with similar situations and evaluate what worked and what didn't and then do that. This needs a lot of memory of similar situations and objectivity to evaluate correctly :-) The last approach to me - which I really love is leave it to your sixth sense to tell you. Keep the thought in your mind, make the choice in your mind; and then observe what happens in the next few hours. Use the events that follow to take the decision eventually.
Very illogical - I know. Check it out! :-)
Showing posts with label Wild Imagination. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wild Imagination. Show all posts
Thursday, July 07, 2011
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Quizzed about Values!
Values maketh a man, they say. Indeed, the true character of a person is visible when nobody is watching; and the values that someone adheres to ; or shall we say, the values that someone values, have the potential to dictate decisions and paths taken by that someone at such times, when there is nobody to look up to for guidance OR even nobody to please.
But what if the values that one has created & adhered to over time, are no longer "valued" by the people around? In other words, what if, these are no longer referred to as "values"? In fact, what if, those values become so obsolete that they don't even get considered in a decision making situation. Does continuing to live up to such values make sense?
Which brings us to another question - should one live by their own value system or that which is considered great by the people around? The values that we may have lived upto for years/centuries, may have been great then, but what if they aren't considered great anymore?
Are values so easy to change in the first place?
A scary bunch of questions leading nowhere and quite confusing, I am sure!
I am going to try completing the answers over time. Watch this space!
But what if the values that one has created & adhered to over time, are no longer "valued" by the people around? In other words, what if, these are no longer referred to as "values"? In fact, what if, those values become so obsolete that they don't even get considered in a decision making situation. Does continuing to live up to such values make sense?
Which brings us to another question - should one live by their own value system or that which is considered great by the people around? The values that we may have lived upto for years/centuries, may have been great then, but what if they aren't considered great anymore?
Are values so easy to change in the first place?
A scary bunch of questions leading nowhere and quite confusing, I am sure!
I am going to try completing the answers over time. Watch this space!
Saturday, May 30, 2009
A world without differences!
I got a thought provoking comment to my last blog - "I just ponder - WHY is there so much inequality". This blog is a ripple effect of that muse.
It's interesting to imagine what would the world be like if there was no inequality and there were no differences - would everyone look alike, have the same voice, wear the same clothes, have the same car - the same colour as well perhaps, fall sick at the same time, feel the same things at the same time, think the same things at the same time, dream the same dreams too? If everyone were to think the same things and feel the same feelings, it would be rather funny, everyone would want to marry the same girl? Aah - would there be girls and guys in the first place - because that's introducing a difference isn't it? Well, I am probably taking the thoughts too far! Indeed, coming to think about this, very soon we realize that a world without any inequalities would be monotonous. But that's not a good enough reason for why there are differences, probably.
Looking around us, ants, bees, flies, mosquitoes, leaves, fruits are probably some examples where differences are minimal - though not fully absent. Maybe all crows, sparrows, parrots, dogs, cats look the same? Well, go to a pet lover and they will disagree. They will spot a number of differences between 2 twin pups too!
However, if we think more about living things we find that patterns are consistant. There is a replication of patterns and structures. Like the human body is structured in the same way or follow a finite number of basic patterns, the various trees do the same process of photosynthesis to generate energy and grow, birds use the same mechanism to fly, all dogs bark the same way.
The only place where one can find absolute equality is in non-living things. Living things tend to have dissimilarities of some kind or the other for sure. Eventually when a tree dries up, the characteristic of the wood is more or less the same, no matter what tree it was. We can debate that point, but leaving the debate aside, the qualities of the non living item emerging after life ceases to exist are less inequal than the living thing that existed before.
It is interesting how the usefulness of a living thing is only so long as there is life in it. The non-living things could in theory remain useful for eternity! Which is very paradoxical, isn't it? Given a choice all of us would want to become immortal and would want everyone around us to remain with us forever and we would not care so much if one of our material belongings gets lost or damaged - after all, we suffer more when we lose our near and dear ones than when we lose our dearest items!
If differences are associated with life and constants are associated with death (aka non-living things) - we are compelled to enter a few other realms of thought altogether. A world without differences is probably the world of the soul and the mind whilst the world we live in is full of differences because we don't live with our souls - rather we live with our organs - brain, eyes, ears,hands!
Probably if we were more soulful in our ways of living, we would have lesser differences?
I am sure this is not the end of this thought process - it has tread a winding path and this path has lots more scope for wild imagination !! :-)
It's interesting to imagine what would the world be like if there was no inequality and there were no differences - would everyone look alike, have the same voice, wear the same clothes, have the same car - the same colour as well perhaps, fall sick at the same time, feel the same things at the same time, think the same things at the same time, dream the same dreams too? If everyone were to think the same things and feel the same feelings, it would be rather funny, everyone would want to marry the same girl? Aah - would there be girls and guys in the first place - because that's introducing a difference isn't it? Well, I am probably taking the thoughts too far! Indeed, coming to think about this, very soon we realize that a world without any inequalities would be monotonous. But that's not a good enough reason for why there are differences, probably.
Looking around us, ants, bees, flies, mosquitoes, leaves, fruits are probably some examples where differences are minimal - though not fully absent. Maybe all crows, sparrows, parrots, dogs, cats look the same? Well, go to a pet lover and they will disagree. They will spot a number of differences between 2 twin pups too!
However, if we think more about living things we find that patterns are consistant. There is a replication of patterns and structures. Like the human body is structured in the same way or follow a finite number of basic patterns, the various trees do the same process of photosynthesis to generate energy and grow, birds use the same mechanism to fly, all dogs bark the same way.
The only place where one can find absolute equality is in non-living things. Living things tend to have dissimilarities of some kind or the other for sure. Eventually when a tree dries up, the characteristic of the wood is more or less the same, no matter what tree it was. We can debate that point, but leaving the debate aside, the qualities of the non living item emerging after life ceases to exist are less inequal than the living thing that existed before.
It is interesting how the usefulness of a living thing is only so long as there is life in it. The non-living things could in theory remain useful for eternity! Which is very paradoxical, isn't it? Given a choice all of us would want to become immortal and would want everyone around us to remain with us forever and we would not care so much if one of our material belongings gets lost or damaged - after all, we suffer more when we lose our near and dear ones than when we lose our dearest items!
If differences are associated with life and constants are associated with death (aka non-living things) - we are compelled to enter a few other realms of thought altogether. A world without differences is probably the world of the soul and the mind whilst the world we live in is full of differences because we don't live with our souls - rather we live with our organs - brain, eyes, ears,hands!
Probably if we were more soulful in our ways of living, we would have lesser differences?
I am sure this is not the end of this thought process - it has tread a winding path and this path has lots more scope for wild imagination !! :-)
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