mindbatics

yes the veils slip bit by bit.. maybe I shouldn't be surprised anymore.. was thinking about ‘acting’ coming so naturally to each one of us.. playing myriad roles.. flawlessly.. fooling even ourselves sometimes.. the ‘masks’ so perfect.. losing our reality.. behind all the conditioning.. the proprieties.. the norms.. that sometimes when we do look in the mirror.. there are many reflections.. like a hall of mirrors.. but we cannot tell the true image apart.. and we start smashing down the mirrors.. one by one.. in a vainly driven attempt.. bleeding.. hurting.. needing.. to find ourself.. 

it is so heartening to see this.. to be understood.. how much that means when you hold on to a slipping psyche.. not too sure if the world isn't really ready for you or you've simply LOST it.. though I love the blurred lines pointing to a little of both.. striking a chord that settles deep.. so deep.. in seamless reflection of what the heart feels.. the maze.. the puzzle.. all move towards a quest.. to seek.. to fit.. and we work at it together.. each perceiving a ‘design’ in this tapestry of life.. 

saw the movie ‘Finding Neverland’ .. amazing expression of this thought.. where a writer finds his lost muse in children.. and the family feels such gratitude towards him.. for his time.. and attention.. and friendship.. none can say who got more or less.. who was helping whom.. the reason I write about ‘vipassana’ is that it lures.. a lot.. the whole idea.. have never tried meditation myself.. but what I wonder is.. this whole experience.. is it a training ground.. for the mind.. does it work in the ‘battlefield’ too.. or is it limited to ideal settings.. 

Education!! This is a pathetic issue mocking both our progress and "literacy". What wholesome society splinters their future in such a brazen manner. We protect our children from everything. Except this rat race. It's cruel. It's the norm. We are helpless? Babies who should be learning from the beauty of nature, fascinated by the flowers, the flights of birds, everything around us, have rattles shoved into their hands. In this so-called working together for the betterment of our children, we can all see the increasing stress levels, the sad loss of childhood, but how have we become so helpless that we are unable to do anything about it. We, who teach our children to focus, and reach out for their goals, are unable to sort the glaring disabilities of our educational system.. Why is academic acumen and qualification the yardstick of a whole person? We are all individuals, and by setting an academic yardstick for their self-worth, we are destroying their confidence, their enthusiasm, pushing them into feeling shame and 'lesser' human beings. Sadly this is happening all around us, and we are able to look away, because our children, try to cope and push themselves, trusting the system and us.. young adults who are told at every step how to look.. think and feel.. 

No I can’t think coherently enough to write cohesively.. and I see and admire that in others.. but the visions.. and the stories.. they take over at random.. sometimes easy to capture.. sometimes teasingly out of reach.. but the thought woos.. and finds words.. in a melody that writes itself.. 

was reading about Haiku .. meaning 'the beginning'.. the poet begins.. the listener has to complete it.. the poet sings a song, ripples are created in your consciousness, and you complete the song in your innermost core of being. Then you are joined in one creative process.. dare I relate these words to poetry.. brevity.. in thought.. depth in reflection..