forming or colliding somewhere, something we would
detect using sophisticated equipment and
ultrasensitive detectors. at fellow heard it in his
sleep, people! You still think you are above him?
One major prerequisite to understanding our
world is to have humility. We listen to someone or
something only when we think they are signi�cant.
But the often forgotten truth is that every element of
this universe came into being with its own purpose and
value. It is said that to attain enlightenment, you need
to open your ears wide enough to be able to hear the
sound of the sun rising and a bud blooming into a
�ower. We seem to have forgotten that we are a result
of a parallel evolution process and that we did not
develop above other organisms but along with them.
An extract from Robbins serves to be a prime
example - “In total, the gut microbiota greatly
outnumber human cells in our bodies, meaning that, at
a cellular level, we are only about 10% human.”
So are we still masters of our own selves?
We are but vehicles or tools in the hands
of the universe helping it to follow its
natural course. Every leader who is
born thinks that he needs to change
the world. Well, sorry, that isn't in
your hands. What we can do
perhaps, is to be receptive enough
to brace the change the world
in�icts on us. After all, a tender
stalk that bends along the wind is
never carried away by the storm.
Amongst ourselves too, we are
no less. We are immersed in the listless
beauty of human emotions. e way a
person responds to a situation or context
succeeds a unique, intricate and more often than not, a
logical thought process. But then, this is probably the
“
P.S.- Let's hope that
last line gets people to
look out for their
neighbours instead of
saucers in the sky :P
main reason for misunderstandings to develop among
people. According to the pioneers of Transactional
Analysis, every human being enters into either a
parental, a child-like or an adult-like mode when posed
with a scenario. When two people in a conversation do
not reside in complementary modes, it leads to hassles
and tiffs. Again, it boils down to our not being willing
enough to understand or consider the thought process
in the other person's mind. Some people call it ego. If
we can appreciate the differences and similarities
between each other, it would lead to a revelation of the
great capacity of the human mind and the strength it
would have, when put together.
Added to this self obsessed nature is man's
craving for progress. We do know methods to
communicate with far corners of the globe in seconds,
but are the reasons for communicating still alive? e
exhilaration in tearing open a letter from a dear
one far away cannot be compared to
anything else. Technology's purpose
was to easen this process but it
seems to have curbed the very
essence of the same. It is now
more of a ritual to forward a
greeting on a special occasion
than to actually use the act of
sending it to reminisce past
memories and good times.
e concept of true
friendship is hardly heard of
any longer. We have only
acquaintances, the logic being
that staying detached makes it
easier to move on. But move on to
what? Running along the pace of the
world makes us more mechanical
machines than social beings which
we were originally designed to be. e
innocent unbiased non-judgemental
laughter of a �ve year old or the
relieved sigh of a sixty year old
probably explain why we are called
human. Before exploring what's
outside, let's �rst peep within. When
we �nd the colossus of things waiting
to be discovered inside us, we might
realise that despite everything,
perhaps we are more alien in our own
worlds than we think!