Writing, Among Other Things
I read “The Story of My Experiments with Truth,” the autobiography of Gandhi ji, a long time ago. Those were the times when I was of an impressionable age, and I was looking to be awed, especially since I had read about many towering personalities citing the book as their inspiration. I believed that reading a book could change one’s life, a belief that, to a somewhat lesser extent, I carry to this day.
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly. ~Richard Bach.
What is a good life if not a constant endeavour to transform – to change – for the better, and there is no better time to bring about the change than the present. Human nature, however, is no exception to the sound laws of Physics. A body in motion will continue to remain in motion until an external force is applied to stop it, and similarly a body that is lying still will continue to remain in that state until an external force is applied to move it. Nature is changing every moment, but ironically it does not embrace change with open arms. An effort has to be made for change to happen, and making an effort needs an application of energy, that is sometimes hard to find.
Someone wise once said:
Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.
There is a paradox for you if there ever was one.
The World is in a mess. Hope has become a rare commodity. Uncertainty about the future is the prevailing sentiment.
These are not lines from the introduction to a movie or from a blurb for a dystopian novel. These lines represent the present state of affairs in the world around us. And like movies and books, times like these call for a Hero, don’t they?
Well, calling it a break would be misleading because it has been more than 15 months since I have posted anything on the blog. Almost a year and a half. It was more of a stop than a break.
Calling it “coming back” now is also misleading as it can’t be called that until I become regular at posting here, which I intend to do. I am not sure if I had many regular readers, but if there were any, and you are one of them, I would like to apologise for making you wait so long for the “coming back”.
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