The state of ART

Shouldn't we be doing more?

Ever tried to compare the life we lead to that of an ant’s? ...please do and you would be startled at the remarkable similarity most of us share. Though the comparisons seem out of scope, on appropriately scaling down, patterns emerge. From the constant run for food to response to stimuli we are all homogenous... glory to God. Then the irony begins, we have the extra applets...wisdom and intelligence too available with us! This, as they say should enable us to take off to higher planes. So much so, for the clichéd verbatim. Lets see what we need to do with what we have got.

Achievements so far:

We have successfully created mindsets which continuously pursue ephemeral pleasures (ironically being aware of the REAL throughout), spend time unwisely, necks programmed to never look upwards and minds with pessimism as default mode. Increasingly encouraged are narrow minds with deep (‘er ’, we constantly compare) pockets, disgust in place of empathy. Truly, narrow emotional hearts with cholesterol loaded physical hearts make strange bed fellows. Human endeavour is measured in dollar terms. No returns, no credit, is the mantra. The tragedy of the whole story is revealed at the end.... every dying man realizes that life is not what he had perceived it to be and there were better options available to earn the same lasting satisfaction.

What to do:

‘Be Conscious’. The more i think of the solution, the more appropriate the two words seem. You would definitely realize that this is the gist of most of the sacred scriptures and erudite commentaries. This is the panacea to the problems and the elixir to everlasting peace. So, make effort and as they say, “Aim for the stars and may be you’ll reach the sky.”