Live the Moment
My philosophy in life : Live the moment.How often do we read this in interviews, slam books, orkut profiles. Almost every second person seems to have this philosophy in life. But do they really?
I personally feel that any and all disappointments that one faces in life can be traced to expectations we have. Out of ourselves, or out of other people. We let our own expectations down more often than others do. Do we really blame ourselves? If we do, can we prevent it?
Living the moment, potentially, means that you never think about the future. You expect nothing. Is is feasible? I thought I could do it, in fact to a large degree, I think I can, but then I frequently let myself down. I expect myself to have no expectations from myself. I obviously am going wrong somewhere... Can you spot it?
The harder you try, the more likely you are to fail. It obviously depends upon the importance you associate with events/people/success blah.. You expect nothing out of events you don't wish to go to, so they never seem boring. You expect nothing AT ALL out of the Himesh Reshamiya movie, so it turns out to be a hit. You expect nothing out of people you don't care about or people who aren't close to you, so they never seem to hurt you. So does that mean its best to live your life running away from everyone you seem to be getting close to? Forget about if it is best or not, can you even? Unfortunately, the human brain seems to be wired in a way that leads you into disappointment.
The sad part is, that I guess no one will ever expect anything out of Himesh Reshamiya, so expect more hits from him in the future...
I have often wondered, if I could shut out physical pain from my conscious perception. If I can ignore a smell, an irritating sound, and all other things I consciously react to, can I make pain caused by a physical wound subliminal? I've been trying it whenever I could over the years, and its not really matter of trying consciously, its only a matter of distracting your attention. As soon as you are done playing a really interesting game, or lose the grip of a really interesting novel (or the other way around), the pain slowly seeps back into your perception.
So, can I shut out disappointment? Ignorance is bliss*, isn't it? Did anyone ever bother to put a star and subscript the conditions that apply.. Ignorance may be bliss, but the path to achieving it sucks big time.
*Not applicable when you really want it. (Murphy is god)
So, when God Krishna suggested.. Karm kar, phal ki chinta mat kar, was he effectively saying ignorance is bliss? Or was he saying Live the Moment, or was he just saying expect nothing? Or was Krishna just telling Arjun that the Karma theory is gibberish? I wonder..
Let us confine ourselves to the Self then (at the cost of sounding preachy).. Is there really a way out? Can one go on living life in the moment, and not be affected with the outcomes of ones actions, or the outcomes of others actions for that matter, that directly or indirectly have an affect on us?? Is there really a way to consciously shut out all consciousness and be happy?
Comments please... I can do with some help here..
