The title would instantly appear odd to anyone who has lived or experienced life enough or most of us living in the information age,constantly bombarded with news of terrorism,murders,rapes,wars,racism,social evils,global warming and alarming pollution levels and all sorts of evil and injustice being inflicted by man over man,on a daily basis,since the beginning of history. In fact,many reading this article would think that I do not live on planet Earth but in some fantasy or dream world where all of life's dreams and desires are fulfilled. Well,the last part of my statement referring to living in some fantasy or dream world where all of life's dreams and desires are fulfilled is in fact very true if we analyse life deeply.
Very often,each of us might have heard of people complaining about what they lack in life,be it money or financial position,health,a good house,car,job,status in society,any kind of talent,intelligence,smartness,etc and what not.I too,have not been immune to this basic human nature of reacting negatively whenever I lack something in life or see people more successful than me in any sphere of life.But,the BIG question that arises is "How often do we realise the importance of anything that makes our life comfortable,which we take for granted and do not even attempt or bother to give a second thought to".???
Let me support my claim with some real life examples. While I was young and whenever there was a power failure in my locality,I used to get frustrated or literally mad at the thought of spending time without the basic lights and fan over your head,apart from being unable to use the TV,fridge,Computer,etc.The same in the case of a water cut or lack of water supply or even transportation problems such as a bus or train strike. We all travel by buses,trains,taxis or rickshaws on a daily basis,but our mental light bulbs enlighten only when there is a major transportation problem either during a strike or bandh.
Coming to my personal life,the other daily chores(as like anyone else) of waking up in the wee hours of the morning to get to school/college/work,brushing,bathing,having breakfast,assigning or doing responsibilities assigned to you,etc are other turn offs which we or atleast I had/have to put up on a daiIy basis.
Going back to life in childhood/youth,I used to always or very often crib at the thought of getting up in the wee hours of the morning to get to school.Upon that,listening to the lectures or classes in school,bossing over by teachers and bullied by other classmates,tons of homework,studies,tuitions,exams,etc used to get me even more turned off and fed-up(like most other children). (Contd in part 2.........)
