Reaching out to life ...
The busy routine of everyday city life has created cocoons around each one of us. The importance attached to reaching goals at work within given deadlines, the rush to climb above others in order to succeed; has made us forget the actual things of importance. We have made ourselves isolated to such an extent that mere eye contact or a friendly smile to a stranger seems awkward. Hundreds of people zoom by us daily and we move through the crowd oblivious to the life that runs through each of them. Forgetting that we all have the same feelings, forgetting that we need to share to feel alive.
We tend to see the little differences that separate us, rather than the surprising similarities that bind us. The difference distances us from each other. And we alone create this distance. Anyone who has not completely gotten lost in this rut would agree with me, that there is no greater joy than feeling closely connected with what is beyond us..be it with friends, or nature, or music.Connecting to these, lights up the embers of true happiness in our hearts. And this feeling is very beautiful, as we all know.
We need to reach out to people. We need to talk to more people, we need to listen. And this is not to keep contacts, not for any selfish gain. For all I know, I might not ever see them again in my life.
But all of us need to talk out, we need to set free the emotions that we have bottled up. We need to loosen our taut egos. If not through words, then through music or art or anything that calls out to our inner feelings.We need to feel more connected to the thread of love and respect that runs through all of us. We need to break our shells and reach out. Just to feel more happy, more alive.
We tend to see the little differences that separate us, rather than the surprising similarities that bind us. The difference distances us from each other. And we alone create this distance. Anyone who has not completely gotten lost in this rut would agree with me, that there is no greater joy than feeling closely connected with what is beyond us..be it with friends, or nature, or music.Connecting to these, lights up the embers of true happiness in our hearts. And this feeling is very beautiful, as we all know.
We need to reach out to people. We need to talk to more people, we need to listen. And this is not to keep contacts, not for any selfish gain. For all I know, I might not ever see them again in my life.
But all of us need to talk out, we need to set free the emotions that we have bottled up. We need to loosen our taut egos. If not through words, then through music or art or anything that calls out to our inner feelings.We need to feel more connected to the thread of love and respect that runs through all of us. We need to break our shells and reach out. Just to feel more happy, more alive.
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