The known results oriented actions attract the most. It is inherent in our nature. We do not hesitate to react to routine calls as results are known. It is by nature that we think on actions and their results. It is beyond imagination that any action does not bear fruits. We apply our brains where we have to deal with unknown world or relations. A student knows that the result will be as per study but the future is not known. But we know about most of the actions and their results happening in nature. It is known that a seed germinates and becomes tree and bears flowers and fruits on time. The periods of various seasons in different parts of world, barring some exceptional situations, are defined. We know that all actions in nature are not fruitful to civilisations and some of them are harmful. Accordingly we remain ready for results with cautions, except in a few exceptions.
Human Life is not like that. Our lives start from unknown and end into unknown. We know that only a few actions are common in humans but the brain plays major role in many actions and results may or may not be anticipated. This complications of brain have affected the most and play main role in imagination and interpretation.
Perhaps brain enjoys and dives into unknown to drive the humans ahead for a cause. Sometimes, there may not be coordination between brain and actions, between saying and doing etc. If these are because of diseases they may be curable, otherwise, they create problems to the whole world. The selfish attitudes develop and results create more harm than good. We are witnessing political turmoil and war in different parts of world because of such type of brains. Even nature is sufferer because of the brains.
Human brain is the director of actions. Actions ultimately control results. Results may be useful or useless. Results may be beneficial or harmful. It is obvious, if we sow thorn we should not expect flower.
We have been accustomed to many activities and their results in so many years, but the technical advancements are influencing the brains and results. We, for examples, are in discussions and researching on the effects of waves emanating from mobiles and mobile towers on brains of humans of different ages. Apart from this, artificial intelligence and remotely controlled instruments and apparatuses are affecting the brains and healths. Useful researches are being used for harmful purposes. We may assume that both human civilisation and nature are at stake because of criminal brains and technical advancements.
The age old concepts of fruits of actions are same and will never change, but other developments with time throw effects on thinking, means of actions and results. Ultimately we are not controller of all types of actions. In holy book ” Gita” it is said that overall controller of fruits of actions is almighty and we are to obey him. We may only act but by order of almighty.
The day we become successful in regulating the life and death, we may expect to control fruits of actions.
Prayer
Somewhat I have some wealth to buy,
Somewhat l have some place to rest,
Somewhat I have someone to share,
Somewhat I have something to say,
Somewhat I have something to show,
Somewhat I have everything to enjoy.
BUT……
Somehow I have lost my morality,
Somehow I have lost my soul,
Somehow I have lost myself,
Somehow I have lost my life,
Somehow I have lost your touch,
Somehow I have lost your love,
Somehow I have lost your teaching,
Somehow I have lost your favour,
Somehow I have nothing to share.
NOW……
I am guilty,
I am sinking,
I am loosing,
I am wandering,
I am selfish,
I am sin,
I am tired,
I am lost.
My almighty forgive me as I am your son and part of your soul. You have sent me and have taken care of me. I search you in all places of worship. I search you under the sky and within four walls with a roof. I am confused. Your name is changed everywhere. Everyone wants to prove his God is superior to other’s God. Their styles of worshipping, methods of teachings and spreading of your existence are different. Their principles are different. They are competing with each other in their own laid down rules.
I am really confused to know as to who are you? You, please, come and see your world, you made a copy of your heaven and we have changed both your world and you, as per our needs. Here, in this world you have shape. You don’t have shape.
I am totally confused. Please call me back. My place is not here where I loose your prayer, where I loose your love and touch. This world is very poor. I am very helpless, need you. I request, ” no second life ” please.
I am not bad
After a long time, I am in mood. I know that I may learn lessons even from a child. I have been to school to get certificate as license for getting service to be useful to clear dues to the society. I know nature is an open book. I have learnt a lot from it. I have finally understood that nothing is mine. I accept that I have to leave all my copyrights here before departure. I have seen people, hoarding for nothing. They are helpless when government’s agencies raid for properties purchased disproportionate to their income. But I am astonished to note that my neighbors are boasting on raid of income tax department. It proves that they are rich by hook or by crook and having money, but are not traitors. They get more respect, more invitations to attend functions, after raid. Even media give coverage to them.
I have no money and no respect among my neighbors. But I am famous in my area because of by habits of drinking coloured or colourless water, that is tasty liquor for me. It is my best friend and encourages me to do the impossible things. I forget myself and people get entertained in gratis- free of cost. Older ones give intelligent comment, as well wishers of my family and repent on my plight. But the children and young ones enjoy from my drain dwelling. Every dog of my street recognizes me as friend. They take care of me on the street better than sensible neighbours.
Really, I feel myself very bad person for family as well as for the society, when I am normal. I want to meet my natural end at the earliest for benefits of all others.
But I have changed my mood and am thankful to invisible eye opening, ever changing and challenging virus sir’s effect COVID-19, the pandemic. Everyone was fearing by the grace of virus sir and preferred to be in self locked house. What a pleasant surprise- mother nature was happy. Air and rivers’ water have cleaned themselves, pollution free. Sky was clear. For the first time I saw stars twinkling with joy. But I was in trouble only for my sweetie liquor. It was not easily available as there was complete lock down and market with enticing liquor shops was closed. There were complete dry days. I used my days fruitfully, I got some knowledge from discussions on economy by law maker leaders through TV during lock down. This added fuel to the fire and I became a little bit nervous due to non availability of my tonic. But one day virus sir got pity and some shops were permitted to open. It was to my utter surprise that my heart catching, all time attractive and life giving lovely shop of liquors were given first priority. I, for the first time, understood the vital role of liquors in the earnings in economy. I felt proud to be consumer of economy booster. There were cartoons in many news papers and social sites on the importance of brain soothing liquor in economy. It was more encouraging and I felt myself in heaven. But a few state governments raised taxes on my beloved liquors to fill their coffer. It could not deter my determination to be by the side of my enticing bottle, full of energy and enjoyment. I was thanking to all my friends who introduced me to this life changing liquid and made it my habit for ever.
Now, my doubt, on banning the liquor sale by all political parties in their manifestos during election and there after keeping them in cold storage till next election, was clear. I was so grateful to virus sir that my special role in the economy became evident. I was feeling proud and was on the top of the world. I congratulated myself first time in life on this so called bad habit. I remember a dilogue of a very famous film and think in the similar way for me – I am a drunkard but I am not bad man.
Now, I know good habit constructs but bad habit contributes. Now, I have gratitude to myself. Otherwise, I always pay the same to others and use to be obliged for trivial assistance given by them in carrying me home in night. I, even, usually express thankfulness to not deserving one for nothing. It shows my humbleness, a good habit of liquor’s effect.
Now I have courage to have a demand that area around the shop upto certain distance should be declared as prohibited to avoid disturbances in peaceful and heaven feeling, consuming milieu and tress passers will be prosecuted strictly. In such areas of comfort real meaning of democracy is understood and unity within diversity is strictly observed without vested interests. Everyone does not want disturbances in heavenly sitting, concentration, discussion and at last during unification with bottle wherein soul is floating. Every drop matters for its lovers in the line of water conservation, where every drop of water is assumed to be saved.
So, neglecting my brothers of pious soul, useful to the nation may have hazardous effects, because this profession is economic booster not only in rainy days but also in happy days. Persons like me are respectable and deserve space in society, because we follow rules and my shops are functioning under license. If possible there may be my day. I am waiting for welcoming function for all our brothers who are contributing in uplifting the standars of living of others via economic growth. We are givers and givers only.
If every one of us give details of direct as well as indirect benefits of this so called bad habits, there will be shortage of papers to jot down. Every drop of pleasure giving, grief removing and idea generating nectar like pious liquid is giving everything and needs proper respect. A separate chapter on liquid economics on liquors should be devoted in the concerned subject. We are finally thankful and express sincere gratitude to virus sir for making known to the world, the power of common but special liquid famous as liquor.
Four Musketeers and Life
The beginning of life, from invisible, needs addition from minimum two in counting following nature’s law and universal truth. This addition makes complete sequence of future of generations to come. It is true atleast for the mankind.
As the knowledge increases with age and experience, at suitable stage of life, we are taught the first lesson of life’s journey – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. These are the four governing musketeers dominating all kinds of knowledge. We apply them frequently to achieve success in the eyes of judging society. While addition and multiplication are having increasing tendencies, the subtraction and division are having opposite tendencies of decreasing or diminishing. These pairs of calculations control the entire nature’s operations and functions as balancing factors.
Since, the life starts with addition it plays the most important part in making the world suitable on every aspect of the nature. It is the symbol of continuous growth in definite pattern. Whereas the multiplication denotes growth by additions in leaps and bounds. It may be uncontrolled many times inviting disturbances.
Subtraction and division are two factors counter acting the influences of addition and multiplication. These are main factors in balancing all types of ecology. These factors may also be heinous sometimes leading to extinction of species and also paving the path for addition and multiplication of more advanced species in the nature.
Such is the case in life’s ecology also. Addition and multiplication make the society and are symbols of cooperation. These are symbols for growth, rich history, favorable atmosphere and happiness. The subtraction and division, in controlling bonding factors, lead to devastation or further growth of society. If they change the attitudes and inculcate the thoughts of selfishness, and instigate the behavior of bosses unruly, the ultimate outcome may not be easily imagined but it will definitely be heinous for society.
It may be astonishing to note that we have knowledge but for self, though knowing the long term effects. Social mutations may be in control if we take a risk of being able to make conqueror by utilising the same four muscatears. Rest is in the hand of the limitation of nature’s laws. We should follow the laws for the cause of humanity and almighty. We are directly or indirectly controlled by them. We are not independent for our existence. Sustainability is the prime concern for humans, because it is interdependent on various necessary factors.
Written by Sant Kumar sinha
Habits
I have both good and bad habits. I always had attitudes for my thinking and good habits when I was in my village.
When I went to my district headquarter for higher education after passing the class 10th exam, I faced with the facts that all my earlier good habits were ridiculous for city dwellers. There I learnt the new good habits of going to cinema and tried smoking also for belonging to developed category. I became cunning and wicked. Even I changed my thinking and speaking style. But when I went to bigger city for further study in university all my habits of yesterdays proved to be sign of backwardness. I adopted new habits of bunking classes for nothing, roaming here and there in search of smartness, demanding more money from home despite knowing the financial condition of father. I became more selfish to show smartness. Now, I recalled as to how my elder brothers and their friends used to discuss on cinema, heroes and heroines showing their knowledge and smartness. I also recalled the villagers who had left the village for ever. Whenever they came for short visit they proclaimed that villages are not worth living and people are very backward as compared to people of cities.
My journey for education witnessed the various stages of developed attitudes and habits from village to small city to big and bigger cities. In short, it was like categorisation of undeveloped, underdeveloped, developing and developed nations of the world and stereotype attitudes towards each category. Our country is still considered as country of snake charmers and poor beggers despite our rich history and stupendous contributions of ancestors in science, maths, universe and medicines etc. and modern developments in various fields. Such attitudes are there for villages in cities. Once upon a time our country was famous as sone ki chiriya( golden bird).
Finally, I became a very good, smart, self centered and selfish professional. Though I knew all my adopted good habits were bad or worse as I was a villager by birth and having selfless helping attitude. I used them for survival, wherever necessary, in the so called developed big, bigger and biggest cities.
But at last, I accept, I was lost with no identity. I am still a villager by heart. No city without villages can flourish. I have settled at the countryside and road has reached upto my village. I am afraid of changes. ???
We should never change our good habits. We may refine, define and confine them to be more confident in changing world. Humanity should get importance for over all developments and self-interest. We should take lessons from ancestors and utilise experience of seniors. We know old habits die hard but existence and continuity should get preference. Morality may fill every gap.
We have tried to make harmful cocoons around us in the name of developments. It is better to be wise to look into the future from the outcomes of present. Simplicity paves for completeness and spreads smile.
Such habits will pay forever.
Attitude
Attitudes show both zenith and nadir in life. Attitudes may be both positive and negative. Someone has something and loose many things because of these attitudes. The making or devastation of thoughts depends on attitudes. Attitudes control tongue, thoughts and actions.
History of attitudes is from the time when we were not knowing language. Even an infant has attitudes and expresses it with sweet mesmerising smile or by trouble showing cry. It is a God’s gift to mankind as alphabets of attitudes for beginning of life’s journey from infancy.
In course of this journey of life from childhood to adulthood, everyone encounters a variety of circumstances that induce attitudes and affect the personal life and society, there after.
The history, stories and behaviors of grand parents, parents, relatives and friends affect the development of attitudes. Friends affect attitudes the most. Hence, a good friend is a boon for life and confidence in any one develops.
The concept of surrounding also controls attitudes. I was one of the good students from the then standards. But I never thought of becoming a teacher in a school because of the attitude of family and society. Because, for good student, attitude was that of future doctors and engineers. Still this attitude is continuing. Scientists, who make life easy and works for pride of the nation in the world, are not having most deserving place in the society. Though they are remembered for generations to come for their selfless works. Everyone and the nation reap benefits from their inventions, discoveries and research. The most deserving and to be respectful in society, the sacrifice of teachers, who mold and prepare raw brains for all odds in future, get less recognition. This is the plight of attitude. Teachers are real champions and provide guidance in right direction in life.
Accordingly, there are established attitudes for administrative jobs and other professions. Society pays respect in accordance with jobs and posts. These attitudes of society develop arrogance in position holders and develop rat race among job seekers for jobs having status symbol. Because of such recognition everyone has attitude of being master, and forget the demands of job’s responsibilities. As a result, there are attitudes of being God on earth. General public become servants and job holder servants rule over them. This pathetic situation has caused distance between these two sections of society. General public, the recipients, are helpless.
It is observed that attitudes of honesty, criticism and anger against the systems, in many unemployed aspirants, get back seat after getting services. They become part of the prevailing systems in their own interests. Ultimate results are onset of greed and corruption, harming social harmony.
The society is responsible for all such developments and trying to accept it as new culture. Everyone is wanting to be wealthy with all comforts in short time by hook or by crook.
Now the time has come for the overhauling of attitudes by the society before it is too late. Everyone, even the last one in the ladder deserves respect and position. No one is perfect and coordination with each other to complete the overall execution for results is required. A vehicle needs not only engine but other parts also to run on the road. Everyone is important. We should learn from nature that even invisible bacteria or virus has a role along with lion and vultures to maintain the ecology.
This is the time to bell the cat, otherwise a number of sections will develop, devastating the centuries old unity within diversity. One section for benefit and rule, over others may instigate venomous thoughts and other section may criticise but follow the same attitudes of ruling and supremacy as hidden agenda. Even sermons are also affected by attitudes with own agenda for spreading thoughts and beliefs to increase the number of followers. Even literatures are affected by attitudes and depict the mental level of acceptance of society and developments at that time.
A numer of beliefs may develop without imagination like ready to eat processed foods and try to mesmerise.
We should not forget that we are all from one almighty who always has hopes and changes soul on earth to spread positive attitudes. We should not be intelligent fools. Rising to the occasion is the need and demand of the time. Attitudes attribute a lot. We are the judges to deliver the best attitudes beneficial to all and sundry.
We may not deny that time and developments modify or amend attitudes but modernity and spirituality should have perfect blend maintaining basics of attitudes. No one should get the chance to control our mind. We should be our own ruler. We should respect each other.
Education
I am expressing my thinking on education first. Our country is full of diversities in many respect. So there are many differences in education both statewise and educational boardwise. That is affecting the performance of students at state as well as at national level in different competitive exams. That is creating many problems in the society.
So such existing system should be completely overhauled for everyone’s benefit.
1. There should be only one syllabus in every state after class VIII to avoid the difference in standard of education.
2. If possible there should be only one education board for conducting the exam of board level.
3. There may be statewise difference in syllabus in education upto class VIII. There may be impetus on knowledge related with state’s culture, language, traditions, customs, history.
4. Since it is known that a child can learn faster upto certain age, three languages ( mother tongue, national language and English) may be taught from early days.
5. Apart from routine syllabus, certain physical activities, every weekend motivational speech, games, and practical knowledge may be given.
6. The impetus on physical and mental activities should be given to prepare every child for future as per requirements of time.
7. Knowledge of every aspect of life should be given from early days.
8. The parents and grand parents may also be involved in imparting the education at primary level to inculcate the family values and importance of united families. It should not be like prevailng parent teacher meeting.
9. There should be only one type of school to avoid status differences and sense of insecurity from very beginning.
10. Every child should get opportunities to develop in the field of interast from very beginning.
11. Stories of our grand civilisation, national leaders of all walk of life, achievements of our old generations in revealing the secrets of nature and universe and many more possible well thought facts should be given to inculcate nationality.
12. Since it is known that many teachers from cities avoid to go to village’s schools, local educated villagers may be involved for this purpose after giving proper training.
13. There may be occasional healthy competition between schools in cities and villages to know the status of education and need of improvements from students as well as teachers point of view.
14. Since a good sleep is required for complete growth of child the timing of school should begin from 9:30am or later, atleast for primary level
15. Since primary education is very important for the nation building devoted teachers should be given responsibilities with best salaries. These teachers craft the future of generation so they should not be involved in other activities of government rather they should be continuously judged on the basis of the performance of their students.
16. There should be frequent educational tours and performance should be judged on application of knowledge and practical approach rather ratta mar system of exam and unhealthy competition for number to boast.
These are my views. I request everyone to express her/ his views in extending it.
santable 