Sunday 10 July 2016

[www.keralites.net] The world of Ideals is the world of the mind!

 

The world of Ideals is the world of the mind!



Just as Justice is an ideal, a pretty word, a political correct term, a word worshipped by all  "who are seeking  freedom, peace and harmony in the world"… Similarly, freedom, peace and harmony are more ideals to strive, to achieve, concepts to define... food for the busy mind.

Is man a free being?

"Well, we just celebrated 4th of July, the day of American independence. Of course, those living in America are free men since 1776."

What about black men? Weren't they slaves even after "independence"?

What about homosexuals? Do they have the same rights as "free" men?

Any other label to divide?

The ideal is there. We could celebrate it, but reality is something different.

Observe the limits of freedom: Gender, race, nationality, etc, etc. The definition of what "men" are is feeble and so is the ideal.

In the consciousness of most, to be "free" means to roam around as a wireless signal. That is the extent of freedom most people are aware of.

There is also freedom from the known. That is for the few.

That is the freedom from beliefs, traditions, isms, dogmas, etc.

You could be confined, but still free.

There is also the freedom of not BEING. That is to BE the unexpected, the unusual, the formless like the waters of the Ocean.

That type of freedom is known by even fewer.

Are you free to select your type of freedom?


For most, as long as you can roam around, everything is OK. Most care less if they are slaves of the TV, the religion, the office routine, the entertainment, junk food, the drug industry, the marketing for the masses. Paradoxically, those same individuals are proud of their "freedom."

What about Peace?  Same ideal.

No wars equal peace for most. Even though most don't say "hello" to a stranger anymore for fear. Is fear a conduit for Peace?

Is the ideal of peace something to attain? Something to work on? Something to teach to others?

We are teaching fear, we watch fear as entertainment through all forms of violence. Fear is taking away our freedom.

As long as there is fear, there cannot be peace nor freedom.

What fear? Fear of thy neighbor. Fear of death. Fear of being alone. Fear of god. Fear of not being good enough. Fear of not fitting in… Fear of living day by day.

Fear is not an ideal. It is a reality. If we do not face that reality in ourselves then freedom, peace and harmony can only be pretty words to talk about.

Yes, I could repeat to myself: " I am a peaceful being," but until "I" face the reality by being AWARE of it...we will smell fear, the "reality" behind our ideals.
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