Heart wants what the mind cannot get.,.
Since I have not been doing much lately I began to ponder, why we all chase after something always. As humans we tend to long for what we do not have. I used to think that it is a disease from with few suffer (including me), however recent findings indicate otherwise. Why is it difficult to follow certain rules and norms? Why is it that we love and long for certain things so much and after attaining it, suddenly it seems less desire worthy (spare me I am seriously suffering dearth of words). So what is this battle between your brain and heart.
Some might think that this post is utterly mindless and yet others might be smiling and nodding their pretty heads in approval. But the fact is evident and up the face. Haven't we all wondered why we rationally choose a better love life or career option yet look back at the past with a deep sigh. Do we actually miss it? Rationally speaking we made a better choice didn't we? Yet our heart is never at peace always longing for past pleasure or prospects of future joy.
All this is something all of us face day today in our life, sadly we have learnt to live with it. Some brave people have tried to fight it as well, but then what happened to them is another story. Most of them knelt down in front of the all powerful dichotomy and accepted defeat and of the successful lot most of them are saints. Is life long enough for simple people like us to put up a fight?
When we were young we wanted to grow up wear fancy clothes like mom (men can read it as dad) and be all busy. Now that we have grown up we gently glide our fingers over the album in which we were all so small and happy. Every one of us wish we had a time machine to get back, back to the moment when a small butterfly could make us happy and feel like God.
If its not loathing about the past its dreaming about the future. When we were children we wanted to be so many things, sadly most people who are reading this are just another engineer or an MBA grad (no offense but both seems far less jazzy in contrast to something as fun as astronaut or pop singer or dancer .. the list is endless). So, what happened as we grew older? Even now at early and mid 20's there are people with dreams, dreams of becoming a writer, a dancer, a singer, a photographer. What pulls us back? Most common reply, "Please be real, I have a family to support and singing is not really a career. It's just my passion." We all shun away from something we love. But why? Where is all the dream and courage we had as a 5 year old?
Life makes us all cowards as we grow up in the name of making us sensitized to the fact of life. Cross your heart and say haven't there been moments in which you have really cursed yourself for being too rational? So what am I getting at here? Shall we quit all rationality and just follow our heart. Well that doesn't work either. Trust me! I have tried it. Then what can we do? It's like as is heart is the sky and brain is the earth, they never met. May be in the horizon but as you walk towards it, it draws father away from you.
So what can we do? Shall we take a toss every time there is a dichotomy between the heart and the brain? Well that too doesn't work. We need to understand why the heart wants something in the first place. There are few logical reasons:
Some might think that this post is utterly mindless and yet others might be smiling and nodding their pretty heads in approval. But the fact is evident and up the face. Haven't we all wondered why we rationally choose a better love life or career option yet look back at the past with a deep sigh. Do we actually miss it? Rationally speaking we made a better choice didn't we? Yet our heart is never at peace always longing for past pleasure or prospects of future joy.
All this is something all of us face day today in our life, sadly we have learnt to live with it. Some brave people have tried to fight it as well, but then what happened to them is another story. Most of them knelt down in front of the all powerful dichotomy and accepted defeat and of the successful lot most of them are saints. Is life long enough for simple people like us to put up a fight?
When we were young we wanted to grow up wear fancy clothes like mom (men can read it as dad) and be all busy. Now that we have grown up we gently glide our fingers over the album in which we were all so small and happy. Every one of us wish we had a time machine to get back, back to the moment when a small butterfly could make us happy and feel like God.
If its not loathing about the past its dreaming about the future. When we were children we wanted to be so many things, sadly most people who are reading this are just another engineer or an MBA grad (no offense but both seems far less jazzy in contrast to something as fun as astronaut or pop singer or dancer .. the list is endless). So, what happened as we grew older? Even now at early and mid 20's there are people with dreams, dreams of becoming a writer, a dancer, a singer, a photographer. What pulls us back? Most common reply, "Please be real, I have a family to support and singing is not really a career. It's just my passion." We all shun away from something we love. But why? Where is all the dream and courage we had as a 5 year old?
Life makes us all cowards as we grow up in the name of making us sensitized to the fact of life. Cross your heart and say haven't there been moments in which you have really cursed yourself for being too rational? So what am I getting at here? Shall we quit all rationality and just follow our heart. Well that doesn't work either. Trust me! I have tried it. Then what can we do? It's like as is heart is the sky and brain is the earth, they never met. May be in the horizon but as you walk towards it, it draws father away from you.
So what can we do? Shall we take a toss every time there is a dichotomy between the heart and the brain? Well that too doesn't work. We need to understand why the heart wants something in the first place. There are few logical reasons:
- Everybody have it, so why not me? (This is your worst enemy kill such desire. I mean why do you want to be a everybody ;) )
- My loved one said that if would be ideal for me. (Who knows you better than yourself. Dig deep and find out if you love it yourself or just because your loved one asked you to love it. Love inspired from an external source doesn't last.)
- I love this because... endless logical reasons (Your is serious trouble, go get an scan and ensure that you have a heart. Come on love doesn't have too many reasons. If it did, one your cooking it up or two your just love with it cause it satisfies your egoistic brain.)
- I really don't know but I totally want to do this. ( Now you are talking. Just do it. Don't think, trust me. You wont repent if you do something you love but cannot explain why.)
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