I think it would be a safe presumption on my part to believe that we all experience, constant or sporadic, fear and worry of somebody or something in our lives. How many of us are really free? Can any one of us claim that we are free from worries, fears, insecurities, guilt or lack of confidence at all times? Perhaps not. We are all assailed by any or all of these immobilising emotions/thoughts at some time or the other. I wonder why?

 

The basic tenet of all religions is that love is universal and perhaps the only pursuit worth pursuing. “Freedom” and “Choice” are words which give hope to the mankind that yes, one day we shall be able to live the way we dream of, we shall be able to do the things we want to and say the things that we desire to. If all of us have these yearnings inside of us, then why are we not able to lead lives with complete freedom as per the choices we wish to make?!!! Why do we care so much about what our parents, relatives, friends, peer groups, colleagues  have to say or think about us? Likewise why are we so judgmental about people in our lives – their attitudes and their actions?

I have searched for answers to these questions but am yet to find the answers which can give my heart the solace and my mind the peace it seeks…

  But somtimes I wonder what would life be like if I experienced no fear, if I was not worried about anything or anybody, if I had full freedom to be myself – what would I discover?!!! It would be such an adventure! Each day, each moment would be full of life, joy and enthusiasm. Each moment would be extraordinary, unique and original. Perhaps each moment would be a moment of meditation, peace and contentment.

 

I have known moments of such abandonment when the real me shone through and the world had appeared to be a great place to be in. I have experienced such moments when I am deeply engrossed in doing something which I enjoy or when I am in company of a fellow human being whom I love or more often than not in the serenity of nature….