Que Sera, Sera - Whatever will be, will be

If we ask ourselves, what is the one aspect of life that you keeps us on our toes each day rearing to go and what is the one aspect of life that frightens us the most? I would say, that answer for both questions is the same - 'The Unpredictable Nature of Life'.

I find it very fascinating, that each day, each minute is a new experience which we have never felt before.  Each day, we have a chance thrown at us to achieve something wonderful. At the same time, we cant take anything for granted and be complacent. There are always a divine set of parameters that cant be controlled by us mortals. Space-time continuum may not behave in the same way as we want it. One may quote Murphy's law for the same. 

Doris Day, a blessed singer recorded a song 'Que Sera, Sera' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azxoVRTwlNg) which means - 'Whatever will be, will be' . (Today happens to be her 91st birthday anniversary as well :) Happy Bday Dear Dorris!) It continues to say, 'Future is not ours to see.." Such simple words, yet having very deep meaning. Even may well parallel some of the similar thoughts of Sanskrit philosophy on this topic. 

There a poem in Sanskrit literature that talks about the same topic. 

गत शोकं न कुर्वीत |

भविष्यं नैव चिन्तयेत्|| 

वर्तमानेषु कार्येषु |

वर्तयन्ति विचक्षण: ||

Don't repent over past incidents, nor spend too much time wondering about your future prospects. The wise men are the ones who work purposefully in the present without any distractions.

This thought process attracts several critics who counter - 'Learn from past', 'Have farsightedness', "Work with futuristic goals in mind". But, when one re-reads the verses, he may recognize that it is inclusive of all these, and understood (read between lines).

After all this introspection, the conclusion we reach need not be explained by just materialistic/rational or a spiritual/meta-physical monism but, a sum total of all. 

As thought by Krishna, we need to live in this world like a Lotus leaf, "Grows in water, but never moistened by water". Let us lead a life - "Hands to Work, Heart to God". Above has been explained very well in "Paper on Hinduism" by Swami Vivekananda.

Hello my digital ears! Missed you since long

Well, its been a long time. It always is like that. Post after a long time with a promise to update the blog regularly and then before long, it ll be a long time since last post. :P That's life, i guess.

I missed my digital ears, the one who listens to any thing i say :) the place, where i can virtually look back and understand my thought process and where i went wrong before.

Swami Vivekananda quotes in his speech at World Parliament of Religions - "Child is Father of a Man". Indeed, we learn from our past and that experience alone can teach us to be better person today and days to come.

Varun has come a long way since a teenager who started this blog to a person in mid twenties. A better man than he ever was before.

Best Wishes