Hidden Meaning Of Life

In our society, where the value of the dollar, petrol and deisel are rising, the value of life is near to zero. Life, now, has become so worthless, for some, that people gave up on it without a prior thought. Life is life and it is the most precious thing which is provided to us by the Almighty. Then, why are we taking our preciousness so lightly? We all know how it feels when someone who is close to our heart passes away. The pain is unbearable at times. Such a thing cannot be undone. Why does a person add up to the present suffering by giving up on her/his life? The chief causes of suicide are, depression; overexpectations of others; end of a love relation; toxic relationships; substance abuse; poor academic score; and so on. There are many other reasons for committing such an act. Why do one try to take her/his life? Why suicide is always seen as an easy answer to all the problems? The questions are infinite but the answer is one. We cannot know what a person is going through, becau...

After going through four lockdowns we realised that captivity is bad. It takes away our freedom of mobility and choice of life that we wish for. Most parts of the world have faced and are facing similar circumstances. This reality is new and different for us  but what is essential to look up to now is that the same reality has been suffered for decades by various sentient creatures. These creatures are none else than animals and birds. The pandemic arrived now. These poor creatures are supposed to spend their whole lives in captivity that is also without any fear of some deadly virus outbreak but only for the pleasure of human beings. Many activists are voicing against the ill-treatment of animals and birds in factory farms, in scientific experimentations, in zoos, for sports, and other activities. They have been locked down for their lives. If we keenly view and compare our lives (in lockdown) with that of these innocent creatures, most of us might go out of our minds. Because of ...

The whole world is under the dread of coronavirus. A pandemic which has turned the whole world upside down. But why are we suffering because of this pandemic? Is it really the result of karma? Is this pandemic human-made? Or there is some mysterious superpower or something supernatural which is taking control over us? We can make innumerable assumptions about this global crisis. As most of us know that a great portion of world's population consumes animal meat. The suffering that goes into the meat production is beyond the realm of reason. Billions of animals are slaughtered annually. The common teachings of most religions says killing is immoral and everyday thousands of animals are killed for human consumption and other trivial purposes. This is why, many people who are believers of law of karma (action) are claiming that the pandemic is result of the bad karmas related to killing and torturing of animals because coronavirus COVID-19 has animal origin. This could be a possi...

There is a continuous increment in the human population and at the same time there is an increase in loneliness among people. Loneliness is one of the major cause behind mental illness. In the current scenario, irrespective of number of friends on social media, deep down every single person is alone. Is this isolation a boon or a bane? Most of us will say it is a bane. Let's go deep into this. There are two words, " Isolation " and " Solitude ". The meaning of these terms may seem same, as both refers to 'being alone', but there is a quite great difference between both. Isolation means being alone (in negative sense) and solitude means being alone (in positive sense). Confused? Let me clear your confusion. The meaning of these words might seem same but the difference is mainly of the " intention " behind it.  How?  A person in isolation feels unhappy and a person in solitude feels happy and motivated, both are alone but there is a singl...

This is the before (left) and after (right) image of India Gate. Usually, the before and after type of images shows the improvement in the state of something, but in Delhi, the case appears to be opposite.   It has been eight-days, and still the monstrous pollution is hovering above our heads in Delhi. Surprisingly, it seems the issue is not so big to be addressed by our honorable Prime Minister. The ministers are busy in blaming each other rather than coming up with an efficient solution. Every year during the winter months, same problem is arising, but we have no solution, rather we are breathing it because we have no alternative.  Why the people in power politicizing this crisis? Why are they not concerned with health and well-being of the citizens of Delhi? Definitely, the concern right now is only about human beings but what about animals? The stray animals are coughing and sneezing just like us because of the mess which we created. Yes, the whole respo...

15th August, Indian Independence Day. We Indians celebrate this day marvelously by waving the Tricolor, confronting the patriots in us, flying kites, revering our mighty soldiers, and so much more. But do we really understand the meaning of Independence?  We comprehend this term in a political sense, that is, on this day we got "freedom" from others' rule, that from now on we are only dependent on our Nation, it is perhaps the best meaning but let us try to think of Independence in a completely different way. Are we really Independent? Do we actually understand it in true sense? To the first question the answer is NO. You are thinking why?  right! So here you go.. Dependency is our essential nature. At every point of our lives we all are dependent on one or the other thing and we just can't get away from it. We were dependent on our mothers for our being then on air, water, food, to name a few and when we'll say goodbye to this world our body w...

It's 7:43 pm, there was so hustle-bustle around her earlier. But at the present moment everything came at rest. How, with this sudden change of time changed everything around her, with the span of a blink? She was stressed then now relieved, she was restless then now at peace. There is something or someone having a check over her, her desires, her need or her destiny. Who is this? She started to contemplate. "Is it the timing?" she asked herself. "This is not the regular timing but the Divine Timing." Sometimes everything appears to be destined, is there a "destiny" ahead of us which does everything before us even knowing it.  Everyone does agree that there are quite many things which happen without any explanation. Sometimes you thought of doing something at a particular time but unfortunately that thing keeps on postponing for no specific reason, and the moment you thought of giving up on it, then you realize that that thing has already b...