ReDmpTiON spEaKs ...

In search of Nirvana..

A bit of philosophy anyone??

This is when you and I were say 10 years old.. there were always some questions in your mind which you thought about, which your mind couldn't simplify enough to get a satisfactory answer. You tried and tried to figure out the one logic which would set it all into place, but it simply didn't exist.You went upto your best friend and casually asked him the question, as if it were the most simple question in the world and you just happened to forget the answer but unfortunately he too was completely foxed by the simpleness of the question and you were disappointed in the dumb friends you had made, who couldn't answer such a simple question.But that is life and you always look for a better person to lead you to nirvana. So, hesitantly you go to your teacher and ask him/her the question, who incidentally you thought was the most intelligent being on the planet,but alas, you were devastated by the fact that he couldn't give an answer to a question which you initially thought was pretty dumb to ask him. Still, in search of a guru to lead you on in life, you go upto your dad, he is innocently sipping away at his tea with a newspaper or a remote in his hand, in short he is completely unaware of the question you had in mind for him, you wanted the surprise to be total, you knew he sidestepped most of your questions with the skill of a pro and like a veteran always managed to leave you speechless and escape, until you realised that you had been fooled. You had always respected him for that though, but today was important, he had to answer. So, when he was the least aware, you sprung the question... The startled expression on his face, the look of a deer trapped,was priceless, but you knew he was very calm and composed on the inside and quick on his feet; you were prepared. But before you had a chance to block all the exits, he managed to escape from under you, while you there speechless again.There was only one more person you could goto.Mind you, it was no easy task having the great person answer your questions. The only questions answered were the questions that were considered fit to be answered. The enlightened one had powers beyond comprehension, guardian of many life's most intimate secrets and the solver of the many "unforgivables" that you might have faced. She was .."Mother". So you muster up all your courage and approach her, she is working, you stand your ground waiting for her to finish. She asks you whats bothering you, you shake your head and wait for her to finish. After she's done with the stressful work only she can manage, you go upto her, put your head on her lap and ask her if she would answer the one question that has been haunting you, which noone around you has been able to answer. Your part done, you wait with baited breath, how she would respond. Your eyes judging her every expression for a hint what she was thinking. Atlast she declared, that she would answer it. Your joy knew no bounds and you got up in an upright position, to face her as someone worthy. You clear your throat, as if you are going to start a speech, but right then you choke. You think what if the question is deemed unfit and you are not allowed to ask another question ever...!! But this question is as important as ever, you console yourself, a risk is required for every great deed, your mind is placated, your heart is not and it beats furiously within. You finally ask the question ...


"why do we have a pair of everything, two eyes, two lips, two hands, two legs, two ears, but only 1 nose...?"


Life is not as complicated as we make it to be, some of the lifes most complicated questions are the ones asked simply. The innocent mind unaware of the complexities conjures up images and questions which our multi dimensionally enabled "adult" mind is unable to comprehend or answer. Somehow I feel that the age old saying "Ignorance is bliss" holds true even in the highly competitive I-know-more-than-you world of today, the age of ignorance is the age of innocence and one where we experience true bliss and enlightenment in the true sense of the word. Like sometimes saying nothing at all is equivalent to saying the whole world, similarly knowing nothing is sometimes equal to knowing everything.

What is philosophy I ask of you?? Its just a few arrongant good for nothings getting together and saying that their pfaff is beyond your intelligence. If you just look beyond the words, pfaff is all you will get.

Live easy.. live truly...!!
Enjoy