Various philosophers have tried to define life in their own unique way. But when we try to analyze the concept deeply, we find there are certain ideas that simply don’t go with each other. It is these very contradictions that we try to reconcile to all through our life. Let’s take for instance,the thought that we need to live in our present. Even H.W. Longfellow in his ‘A Psalm of Life’ wrote:
“Trust no future, howe’er pleasant!
Let the dead past bury its dead!
Act – act in the living present!
Heart within, and God o’erhead!”
But is it possible to completely detach ourselves completely from our past?
We often say, we should live life by each passing moment. At the same time isn’t life a collection of moments chained together?
Life is a book. In my words, “Life is a book that contains various chapters and each chapter is an important part. We cannot simply do away with that or tear off the pages just like that…they stay there and keep cropping up like the obscure traces…
What I wrote above was just a spontaneous overflow…What do you have to say?
5 comments:
Very True Amrit, life is a book and a deep one for sure, its so deep that most of the time we're unable to understand it, so deep that each day comes packed with something new, so deep that the depth of life makes us value it even more. Nothing can be avoided, nothing can be torn off, its the way you read and imbibe it that matters the most.
Thanks for the thought provoking post , and have a great week ahead!
I liked your post and the attempt to understand life :)
I would strongly recommend reading the Puranas and the philospphers of India. Our Seers and Saints have introspected deeply and have been guided by great Gurus and have come to some useful conclusions. It is best to read and try to reflect on their thoughts..
cheers
Hello Amrit ji...
Your post is good but I do not mind in saying that I cannot detach myself from my past :)
It is possible but it is something that I never want to do.
I love my past no matter it was good or bad but I love all aspects of it.
Anyhow, Good thoughts :)
Regards,
Dimple
http://poemshub.blogspot.com
someone has truely said...it's really tought to control emotions but again i would say, its not easy to just run away form the past but once gone never comes back, lets get ready for future with good things in place.
Talking about forgetting the past: People claim to move on and forget the past. But I never think that is possible. Forgetting a person means to ask him, "Do I know you?" next time you see him/her. That never seems to happen. Everything we say, hear or feel down into the memory and emerges when poked a little; like water from a sponge.
We never touch something that has hurt us in the past and are always willing to relish yet again what tasted good. Our present is heavily shadowed by our past and it is past that guides our decisions into the future. Call is experience or past...it is always there.
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