Dear Reader
I have been preoccupied with . . . shall I say life itself basically😊 If I am to elaborate specifically on this, I would say taking decisions in various situations--professional and personal. In fact, it was pretty late when I realised that I had taken a decision concerning my profession that was in direct opposition to the popular choices and not one that I was confident of . . . but, taking that choice, waiting for my kind of teaching opportunity . . . this has been one of the most empowering and joyous time of my life.
But, It was a rough patch till I figured out that Life after all is a roller-coaster ride, all roads are laid out and each road has people like us who could be with us. That is, dear reader, in our own manner, we choose to travel on a path that we presume is less travelled. For example, strangely, what bothered us during the first lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic was that our life was confined to our homes. The visual of Global Village, travel, and explorations just had to stop and it stopped. Perhaps, wisdom prevailed or maybe we learnt from history that survivance is more important than anything and everything, So, as an exploration of the globe almost stopped, we began to explore our homes and our surroundings. Thus also began the concept of 'staycation' --work and vacation together. . . this had not seemed a possibility before the pandemic, but now it is a much-cherished reality. We are learning to live with our immediate family, trying to understand our family--likes, dislikes and the unlikes amongst ourselves--enjoy the differences actually 👌👌
Thus, many took up new hobbies that we had no time for until COVID-19; we were forced to stay indoors. Many of us took this as an opportunity to quit the 8 a..m to 6 p.m. employment to embark on a new journey on a new road. This was an unfamiliar road until now, unknown and with butterflies in the stomach 🦋🦋 And then, hurray...we found and reached out to people on a similarly unfamiliar path. In fact, that is how this journey of blogging began for me. As a new arena, I learnt to read other bloggers, follow them and appreciate their writings 🙏
If we look at these and many other similar experiences, we can discern a pattern in our behaviour. In our own silly, valid apprehensions about leading life on our terms, creating it the way we want, unknowingly, unconsciously, albeit unwantedly, we had become very controlling of our own lives--straight jacketing it as it were 😆😆 and then, Life decided to break free and give us all a chance to breath free, liberate itself and ourselves too. But, this is really not so simplistic or easy. . . it does cause a little trepidation, a little anxiety, a little frustration and a lot of fear. But that's okay as long as it does not overwhelm us. As literary poetics rightly identifies, fear is an important emotion that needs to be experienced and purged. It takes a little time, but one does get over it. Once it is over, happy feelings follow. When we experience this, it is the beginning of dawn--of liberation, of embracing Life--as it wishes to present itself to us and not how we control it even if it is to shape it. . . This Navaratri, may Goddess Durga bless us all with happiness and remove ignorance and fear. Happy Navaratri . . . Life is like that . . . here the real and the unreal merge. Fear and bravery are the two faces that are mutually exclusive yet linked Life is Like That😍
Dear Reader, I am happy to reconnect again by sharing my thoughts that are very close to my heart. If you have something to say or to share, please do share👇 and if you are happy to read this blog, do hit the follow button 👉
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