Vast majority navigate their lives by constantly extinguishing the fires of their daily inner turmoil and conflicts —fires ignited by relationships, work, routines, regrets, expectations, attachments or even the frustration of traffic jams.
This is the mental space, where most reside and dwell everyday.
Another day goes by and the mind continues to chase moments of pleasure. Pleasure which are fleeting and serving only to plug the leaks in an otherwise unhappy life. He is constantly seeking a way out of his daily mental agony but
Where can one go? – Who is listening?
Conversations with a speakers, gurus, friends and family or a life expert may offer some insights but rarely unlock the doorway to where one’s problems truly reside or lead him somewhere tangible or understood as he desires. Such conversations are rare to none in society. Their intentions in all likely hood must be benevolent and not to be doubted. They can only give what they have – winters of north, only has cold to give.
Where can one go? – Who is listening?
A wise man once said “Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.” – ‘Voltaire’.
Quality of your life is your questions and not your answers, as answers somehow lead one astray and Man of wisdom is the one asking the right questions.
Questions which hold the power to unlock the door behind which the problems reside. Questions which have the potential to elevate one’s daily living and bring peace from the restless mind.
Where can one go?
More I observe the society more I realise, the attachment TO be heard far exceeds desire to listen and understand. Intellectuals bring their intellectualism, spiritualist bring their spiritualism and others just bring baggage of their own conditioning and experience. Most of which is not scrutinized.
A spiritual person may sit atop a mountain of spiritual ego, from where sermons and benedictions flow down soon. An intellectual man lives under burden of his intellectualism and is too keen to share his way of life or passage from the pages of books he holds dear, both of which may largely be unexamined. Advice is largely given too quickly and is based on the assumption that the question has been accessed and framed correctly.
Where can one go? – Who is listening?
To truly connect and understand another human being, one must be willing to meet him where he remains – Man’s inner world must be understood and respected without judgement. Only then will you clearly hear his unspoken words.
Before asking him to act with wisdom, the one who speaks must first live and act with wisdom. He must have reached a certain level of sincerity to his own inner world where the relation he has with himself stems from a place of peace and clarity. To merely say, “Let go of the past, move on, be happy, believe in yourself, visit an ashram, read a self-help book, practice compassion and chanting or prescribe a new happy routine “, are not just modicum of half-truths, they are just disingenuous.
Where can one go? Who will listen is such a way and who will understand? Such individuals are very rare to find in our world.
Wise words been said – “Humans being are not so hungry to be diagnosed but hungry to be listened and understood.”