:: Article 14

The search of every human being is to be able to live a balanced life. A life that is free from sorrow,pain,suffering. From birth till death this is the constant endeavour of every man. Every individual strives for peace in a unique way. But very rarely do we find a person who can genuinely-from the depths of his heart say:”I have found peace”. Why is that out of all the creatures on this planet has man made a mess of his own life? We appreciate nature for its multifarious dimensions. We yearn for the joy that a scenic beauty gives us but we are unable to acquire that quality of well being that organisms around us seem to enjoy. Have we ever observed a dog?It eats when it is hungry, It barks when in anger,it pets when needed too. There is a always a flow in its life. It never stagnates .Whereas the life of a human is always full of pauses and worries. We seek permanency in all our acts. We willfully embrace pleasure and try our level best to shun pain. A choice ridden life is what we seek. We forget to understand the life is a movement- Events happen,Deeds are done but there is no doer thereof. A balanced life is one where there is total acceptance of life and moving with the flow. I can recall a lovely anecdote in the life of the legendary Tennis player Arthur ashe. Ashe was known for gentlemanly behaviour on and off the court. He was the first Black player to have won the prestigious Wimbledon title. In his later years, he was borne down by Cancer. A reporter while interviewing him asked the following question:Why has God chosen you for such a dreadful disease?

The answer Ashe gave is an eye opener to all of us. He replied : “ Every year Fifty lakh youngsters enter into game of Tennis. Out of which 20 lakh continue playing the game. Amongst these 5 lakh get to play the game at the professional level. Out of these about 50000 play the game at the international level. From these numbers only 330 players get into the Grand slams. Then one amongst these holds aloft the championship trophy. When I held the trophy upon the podium, I did not ask God “WHY ME”. Now when I am bedridden why should I ask him “ WHY ME”. That is precisely our problem. We feel victimized by life. Why should we question the cosmic will. Let us go with the movement and we definitely find the elusive peace and contentedness that we spend our lives searching for. Lets stop asking “WHY ME” and start asking “WHY NOT ME”.