LIFE AND IT'S DEMANDS

As humans, we thrive for all the beautiful pleasures/things of the world. The moment we see a beautiful object, we tend to run after it. Only after its posession/conquest, do we breathe a sigh of relief, else it lingers in our minds and we envy, strive,  cry and fight for it.                   It makes us restless. Whether it is a beautiful girl we fell in love with, or that stylish car we always longed for, we cannot find peace till it becomes ours. Even on holidays or at a scenic location, there are very few moments when we actually relax, sit down and just take in the beauty of the scenery. We become more busy in imposing ourselves on the scenery, getting our photos clicked or capturing it in our cameras.           What is captured stays for further retrieval and reference and for reliving the moments but what remains in that mind, the first glimpse, the awe inspiring moment, the strange feeling, a shallow mild pain in the heart is what makes the moment; the scenery different from million others and is much much more valuable.          We don't always need to be in the picture. Some things are better left the way they are, especially nature and it is better to be a mere observer and breathe in the freshness by just observing, no need to plunge in.          Leave the quest for conquering. Let it be! Conquering ain't always achieving, most of the times it is losing, and what remains with you is a bondaged soul. You may impose, get it to do what it wants, but you will never win, because deep down it has never become yours.          Let nature and what God created be by itself. Don't make the useless effort of trying to capture it or put boundaries to it or beautify it. The simplicity and the beauty might get lost. Just feel and enjoy it though your eyes, your touch. Keep the beauty alive by singing praises for nature, for the Lord who created it, who let us get a glimpse of it; always be in awe and never take it for granted. Give it your mind and soul. Only then will the creation of God be truly yours and you will feel oneness with him, you will feel utopia!          There are times you will feel restless on seeing this beauty. You may have a lot to say, to express and your soul will become restless without reason. It's trying times like these, when you need to promise yourself "I will not give in,i will offer my separation, I will be at peace with this separation. This reclusive separation itself will be the bond that i tie with the Giver, with the Creator. In this separation will I get nearer to him."