I haven't figured this out yet, but I can see that as I age, I do become aware of more and more things, as most of you would. The things that you cared about at 20, or the things that you believed in when you were 20 don't seem to matter that much when you approach 30. Your perspective has changed and it feels as though you knew nothing when you were 20. Does this mean that I still don't know anything or I would feel the same way when I am 40? That's a trick question. Then how am I supposed to lead my life now? What am I supposed to pursue? Should I follow the heart blindly or should I follow my mind? If I follow my mind, I run the risk of being shallow and pursuing something based on my current perception. On the other hand, if I follow my heart, there are great chances of ending up in a happy state. May be that's why they say one should follow his/her own heart. It is of course, easier said than done.
So, really, when do you get the enlightment? I feel like I know a lot more now. I feel that I have been very naive at pretty much every stage in my life until yesterday. So what the hell are you supposed to do? It is impossible to learn everything the world has to offer and lead your life based on the findings. There is probably a more fundamental truth, which applies to everything in this universe. Only if you follow that truth will you gain peace. It has to be true like that. Scott Adams has written a book called "God's debris". He offers an entirely new perspective on things and the way universe and God work. I think there is a lot of truth to what he has written. After all it is humans that think they are more intelligent than anything else. May be a rock sitting on a mountain is thinking the same thing - only over a period of million years when it would change its shape, location and mass. So on a bigger and longer scale, you could say that the rock is a living being. Only, we don't understand its language.
I truly believe that we are all created for a purpose. The rickshawman is created for a purpose; great presidents are created for a purpose; musicians are created for a purpose and so on. But what is it that I have been created to do? What's the purpose? Is it just to work, earn money, have kids and eventually fade off like I didn't exist? Or is it more than that? If so, I do want to know what it is. How can I find out what it is though? Should I read books or talk to people? Or should I follow my intuition? Or should I become very devotional and spiritual? Or should I just cut the crap and take it completely easy like a lot of people do? But the moment these thoughts occur to you, it is almost fair to say that you can't take it easy from then - you would keep pursuing it. Different people have such enlightments/epiphanies at different points in time. Of course, earlier the better.
When you have such epiphanies, they almost change you overnight. You begin to look at things in a completely new perspective. Everything in this universe has to fit the new equation you have formed for yourself. Everything has to be explained and seen through this lens. It still doesn't answer a lot of questions, but it is something to keep you occupied and lead your life. You know this is why ignorance is bliss. I have somehow had access to resources that have made me think like this. May a poor farmer or a peasant won't have to think like this. But I still believe that they all come to the same conclusions about life, at some point or the other. Except of course for anti social elements. They think their purpose is to screw up the peace and prosperity of other people. I don't quite fully understand them, but they also got to live. May be their purpose is to help normal people appreciate their own lives and appreciate the beauty of life. I could of course go on, but I choose not to at this point. May be I'll continue later.
So, really, when do you get the enlightment? I feel like I know a lot more now. I feel that I have been very naive at pretty much every stage in my life until yesterday. So what the hell are you supposed to do? It is impossible to learn everything the world has to offer and lead your life based on the findings. There is probably a more fundamental truth, which applies to everything in this universe. Only if you follow that truth will you gain peace. It has to be true like that. Scott Adams has written a book called "God's debris". He offers an entirely new perspective on things and the way universe and God work. I think there is a lot of truth to what he has written. After all it is humans that think they are more intelligent than anything else. May be a rock sitting on a mountain is thinking the same thing - only over a period of million years when it would change its shape, location and mass. So on a bigger and longer scale, you could say that the rock is a living being. Only, we don't understand its language.
I truly believe that we are all created for a purpose. The rickshawman is created for a purpose; great presidents are created for a purpose; musicians are created for a purpose and so on. But what is it that I have been created to do? What's the purpose? Is it just to work, earn money, have kids and eventually fade off like I didn't exist? Or is it more than that? If so, I do want to know what it is. How can I find out what it is though? Should I read books or talk to people? Or should I follow my intuition? Or should I become very devotional and spiritual? Or should I just cut the crap and take it completely easy like a lot of people do? But the moment these thoughts occur to you, it is almost fair to say that you can't take it easy from then - you would keep pursuing it. Different people have such enlightments/epiphanies at different points in time. Of course, earlier the better.
When you have such epiphanies, they almost change you overnight. You begin to look at things in a completely new perspective. Everything in this universe has to fit the new equation you have formed for yourself. Everything has to be explained and seen through this lens. It still doesn't answer a lot of questions, but it is something to keep you occupied and lead your life. You know this is why ignorance is bliss. I have somehow had access to resources that have made me think like this. May a poor farmer or a peasant won't have to think like this. But I still believe that they all come to the same conclusions about life, at some point or the other. Except of course for anti social elements. They think their purpose is to screw up the peace and prosperity of other people. I don't quite fully understand them, but they also got to live. May be their purpose is to help normal people appreciate their own lives and appreciate the beauty of life. I could of course go on, but I choose not to at this point. May be I'll continue later.
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