Are we content with what we are and the way we live our lives ...
Life has been like a roller coaster ride so far. So many Ups and downs, but definitely a new dawning/realization/learning or whatever you wish to call it, after the turn of every year. I believe that , if we don't feel like we have become a better person after major blocks/chunks of time period in our lives, then our approach and perspective are something that should certainly be pondered upon.
The more we accommodate the well being of others in general and the society we live in as a whole,in to our reasoning system, the wider our perspective becomes. For beginners, we can thus describe the first step to Maturity as including or accommodating other people's viewpoints in to our logical reasoning spectrum. By 'other people' I mean all the other people except us. It shall include the Milk man that we confront everyday or the small time vegetable vendor that we encounter, again each day. If we can pause for a minute, to reflect upon or understand his (the vendor / milkman) place under the sun, and the many practical realities / difficulties that he may face each day in his life (and trust me ,the problem set that Life presents for economically challenged people can be exhaustively bigger and more survival oriented ), we may stop complaining so much about his behavior/attitude.
When most people (educated and well settled or those striving to settle in those insatiable, ever growing Himalayan heights) try to gauge the attitude of other people (who do not reside in the same economic / sociological comfort zone ) from within the protective cocoon of their own god given comfort levels, they commit a grave mistake. Committing oneself to the upliftment of the weak and the underprivileged is an entirely different Ball game. But being able to listen to and understand their woes and suffering is not such an unreasonable expectation altogether. As I mentioned earlier, it can rightly be called as the first important step towards Maturity.
The more we accommodate the well being of others in general and the society we live in as a whole,in to our reasoning system, the wider our perspective becomes. For beginners, we can thus describe the first step to Maturity as including or accommodating other people's viewpoints in to our logical reasoning spectrum. By 'other people' I mean all the other people except us. It shall include the Milk man that we confront everyday or the small time vegetable vendor that we encounter, again each day. If we can pause for a minute, to reflect upon or understand his (the vendor / milkman) place under the sun, and the many practical realities / difficulties that he may face each day in his life (and trust me ,the problem set that Life presents for economically challenged people can be exhaustively bigger and more survival oriented ), we may stop complaining so much about his behavior/attitude.
When most people (educated and well settled or those striving to settle in those insatiable, ever growing Himalayan heights) try to gauge the attitude of other people (who do not reside in the same economic / sociological comfort zone ) from within the protective cocoon of their own god given comfort levels, they commit a grave mistake. Committing oneself to the upliftment of the weak and the underprivileged is an entirely different Ball game. But being able to listen to and understand their woes and suffering is not such an unreasonable expectation altogether. As I mentioned earlier, it can rightly be called as the first important step towards Maturity.
Good read macha.
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