NEITHER HERE NOR THERE!!!

 "“When someone seeks,then it easily happens that his eyes see only the thing that he seeks, and he is able to find nothing, to take in nothing because he always thinks only about the thing he is seeking, because he has one goal, because he is obsessed with his goal. Seeking means: having a goal. But finding means: being free, being open, having no goal."~Siddhartha by Herman Hesse.

Amidst the pandemic where everyone battles uncertainty ,he still saw the sun shining, the moon waning and the sea soaring.The deadly silence of the river moved like serpent carrying the legacy of stories hidden by the froth of toxic waste.River Yamuna has changed.This wasn't the river he used to row through. But still, the sun ,the moon and the sea are the same.The curious spread of Corona never bothered him, for he understands the punctuations of the poem called -Life.All that he worried about was the intermediate interactions whose nature has bygone since ages.He felt congestive as his mind ached with the overcrowded thoughts.

Far from the corner came a lady.She appeared to be soaked in the wisdom of time.With nowhere to search, he spurted across the lady's pathway and asked,"If death is the unavoidable constant, why do the variables in life affect humans?".The lady smiled and replied,"To determine the effect, you need to understand the cause.The effect of constant, though undeniable, has a resonance based on the combination of variables you ought to choose."

Though half heartedly, the young man agreed to the reply, he asked,"Isn't time the binding entity of all causalities.?I cannot outlive that, right?So how do my intermediate interactions cause a resonation during my life?".

The lady pointed towards the fag end of the river and asked,"Do you see the river there?'

"Yes,I do."

The lady picked up a stone and flung it to the maximum distance and asked,"Do you still see the river?"

"Yes,I do!!"

The lady came near the young man and asked "Do you see the stone that caused a resonation in the path?"

"No.".

"But you said, you saw the river? How could you not see the resonance it showed there?"

"How could I see that from here?.You flung the stone so far in the river.It would have caused ripples only on its impulse point.There's no chance that the effect of resonance be carried throughout"-replied the man.

"Rightly said son.The river resonated within and rippled outwardly.To understand the effect of this resonance, you be free from the froth of desire that clouds you.The river resonates neither there nor here but everywhere."

"In an undying entity of time where the only constant is death, resonate with the variables that you are blessed with by nature.And to resonate, you be everywhere, bound neither here nor there.Be blessed and beyond dear son",said the lady walking away.

He saw the silent river running now like a millipede precariously dancing to tune of its "free willed" legs.And the red moon flamed the sky on the night of Buddha Purnima.He was neither there nor here but everywhere.

முற்றுப்புள்ளி

                 "மறுபரிசீலனைக்கு அப்பாற்பட்ட முற்றுப்புள்ளி - மரணம்"

"சின்னக் கலைவாணர் " என்று மக்களால் கொண்டாடப்பட்ட கலைஞர் விவேக் சமீபத்தில் இயற்கை எய்தினார்.துக்கத்திற்கும் ,துயரத்திற்கும் அப்பாற்பட்டு இயற்கை தன் தினப்பணியை தொடர்ந்தது.எதிர்பாரா மரணம் இரு கேள்விகளை எப்பொழுதும் போல் வீசிவிட்டு சென்றது."எங்கிருந்து வந்தோம் ?" "எங்கே போகிறோம் ?".விடை இல்லாத இரு கேள்விகள் .

நா.முத்துக்குமாரின் "வேடிக்கைப் பார்ப்பவன் "போன்று ,உலகின் ஒவ்வொரு அசைவையும் நாம் வேடிக்கை தான் பார்த்துக் கொண்டிருக்கிறோம்.நம்மையும் பலர் வேடிக்கை பார்த்துக் கொண்டு தான் நகர்கின்றனர்.எப்படி கண்ணுக்கு எட்டா விசை மூலம் பூமி 23 1/2°சாய்ந்து சுத்துகின்றதோ ,அதே போல தான் ,நம் நினைவுள்ள வரையில் நம் மனம் பல புரியாத புதிர்களை வேடிக்கை பார்த்துக்கொண்டே விரிகிறது.

இறைவனடி சேர்ந்தார் என்பதும்,இயற்கையோடு கலந்தார் என்பதும்,நம் அறிவை கொண்டு நம் மனதை ஆசுவாசம் படுத்த கூறும் பதில்கள்."அப்படியென்றால் மனித வாழ்வே அர்த்தமற்றதா? சூன்யம் என்ற மறுப்புவாதம் தான் உலக தத்துவமோ ? " என்று என்னிடம் கேட்டால்,என் பதில் "இல்லை " என்பது தான்.

மரணம் என்பது மறுக்கப்படக்கூடாதது.அதே போன்று,தேடிச்செல்லக்கூடாததும்தான்.ஆதிகுடி தோன்றி மனிதன் பல்வேறு முரண்பட்ட வாதங்கள் மூலம் ,தன் செருக்கையும்,செல்வத்தையும் பெருக்கிக்கொண்டானே தவிர எதார்த்தம் என்ன என்று இன்னும் புரியாமல் திண்டாடுகிறான்.மரணம் பற்றி நெடிய கட்டுரை வரைய முடிந்த நமக்கு "உயிர்" என்பதை வரையறுக்கும் பக்குவம் இல்லை.குளோனிங் ,செயற்கை கரு என்ற அறிவியலின் நீட்சி ,"உயிர்க்கூறு" என்பதை விளக்கமுடியவில்லை.அதை விளக்க முடியாததால்தானோ என்னவோ இறைவன் இன்னும் பல வீடுகளில் படத்திலாவது சிரித்தபடி இருக்கிறார்.

"நாம் யார்?" என்று அனைவருமே ,விஞ்ஞானம் -மெய்ஞ்ஞானம் கொண்டு பார்த்தால் -இயற்கையின் திரிபு.பஞ்சபூதங்களின் உருமாற்றம்.நடுவில் அசைவிக்கும் ஜீவநாதம் தான் புரியாத விந்தை.மரணம் என்பது இந்த திரிபின் கூட்டு.புதிரான,புலப்படாத அந்த ஜீவநாதம் மட்டும் உலகில் கதிராய் உலா வருகிறது."Balance  of energy " என்ற வரையறை படி உலகம் சமதளத்தில் இன்றளவும் இயங்குகிறது."ஜீவநாதம்" என்ற அந்த சக்தியின் தன்மை நம் வாழ்வியல் முறையே.

நல்லோரின் (Positive) ஜீவன் இருந்த போதும் சரி,இறந்த பின்னும் சரி தன் சக்தியின் மூலம் இயற்கையின் சமநிலையை நிலைநிறுத்தும்.இதுவே எதார்த்தம்,இயற்கை.வாழும் காலத்தே வாழ்த்தி வாழ்வோம்,வாழ்ந்த பின்னும் வாழவைத்தே விடைபெறுவோம்.மறுபரிசீலனைக்கு அப்பாற்பட்ட மரணத்தை வாதிடாமல் ஏற்றுக்கொள்வோம். ---சமர்ப்பணம் ---- சின்ன கலைவாணர் விவேக்கிற்கு..

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DELAYED MESSAGE-ZEROING IN ON SEXUALITY

 Every year when I try to write a post every year on March 8 (Women's day),thoughts of mine hover around the concept ''Beyond Gender''.Thanks to the ongoing pandemic decade.I am at luck whereby this year,I only had an opportune time to send ''Empowerment message'' to my esteemed colleagues as reminded by a group mail at my workstation.I am obliged to thank Mr.Faizan Mustafa (read Hindu Editorial on March 10,2021) for reminding me to write this customary post after a week ,by throwing in my vocabulary tantrums on the reader.

I am at 30 believing that this stage is the prime age of my sexuality.Understanding the gender bias and realising the full potential of any inherent hidden desires help a human maintain a balanced inner being.So when narrowing down to the intellectually baked concept of ''women empowerment'',what is left to discuss? Every man today proclaim to be feminist and we have pro-feminist awards too.We talk openly about domestic violence, marital rape etc.Women empowerment is already on the forge of a sieged throne.The very recent election manifesto in the state of Tamilnadu too revolves around the '' Right to be paid'' for domestic chores and women thus are empowered in all manner.Isn't that the truth!!So as a man in 30 I still don't understand what further empowerment is required? Ain't that the typical response of any man terribly occupied with the idea of clean slate assured lifestyle?? Sadly, YES.

The idea of gender, sex, sexuality have been terribly misunderstood and is either overrated or never discussed upon.True that women of the millennials have come out of the cocoon and started spreading wings, but had the political and social sceptre of power shared equally among genders?The world as well the key corporations that runs the world economy haven't yet given a chance to a woman to key the power epitome.The comments and curations on the recent judicial controversies (recent remarks of the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India which were later retracted) stands proof for our understanding on the gender.With all due respect to the judicial system, it is a vivid black blot on the attitude of men towards victimised women.

When I try to analyse the childhood of an  iGen and Gen alpha kid, statistics paint only a poor portrait.With all technological inundations fleecing with hyper emotional content, the narrative of sexuality is not provided to the kid in a guided form.The result being that the kid grows up to a pseudo liberal-feminist without connecting to the ground reality of gender issues.A way forward rebel thought of ''Beyond Gender'' though is the solution,the question is whether the society is ready to accept a child as a child first, rather than stamping it as a girl or a boy.Similarly, the privileges that are enjoyed by a male juxtaposed by the socio-political atmosphere need to be systematically shared by the genders both within home and society.It becomes essential to understand that gender/sex is just an extension of our biological being on earth and has nothing to do with our rights or chores to be performed under a patriarchal hierarchy.

All said and done, resistance to change is an inherent human tendency and by scientific facts it has been established that women are adaptable to dynamic changes and men prefer the status quo.Status quo is the symbol of an average mind.As a message to invoke stirrings in the minds of men, it now becomes essential to accept the dynamics of the time and repose peace via shared rights to all genders socially, politically and most importantly with the centric idea of being human.Happy Women's day!!

BROTHER OF SLEEP

" “What a silly thing Love is,” said the Student as he walked away. “It is not half as useful as Logic, for it does not prove anything, and it is always telling one of things that are not going to happen, and making one believe things that are not true. In fact, it is quite unpractical, and, as in this age to be practical is everything, I shall go back to Philosophy and study Metaphysics."~Oscar Wilde Stories collection.

Daisy just read the story of "Nightingale and the Rose" to the Septuagenarian,whose eyes glimmered like a fiery lemonade with a sea of calmness.The man whispered to himself "Love and Philosophy".There was a faint but gentle smile around his cheeks. Isn't that the end of this journey? A pathway waiting to be explored even in a better solitude.He knew this as Daisy turned the lights off and found her way out to the night's sleep.Moments of dilly dallying with the life.The old man sat up, gave a warm smile looking outside the window,"Hmmm...Life!!I haven't seen you enough...Infact I haven't seen you at all!!!".The little errands of youth and dragged wisdom of old pumped in altogether into his heart giving him the earnest wish of his life."Sleep dear Child..Sleep.." a voice echoed through his soul.And he slept.

Time in life is often a 'taken for granted' factor.The thorough ideas and faulty trial of implementing those to make them a physical reality is the lengthy attribute assumed to life.The old man snored sortedly. 

"Ahem,so Mr.Aspirant,you remember me?"-a voice conversed through his cranium.

"Why are you back? Aren't you the forgotten dream?"-the old man hustled the voice.

"You were very earnest after so long years in your sleep.Hence I am here"

".....Yes,yes..I feel like I am sleeping a long time.Maybe years.And I thought about you.."

"Hmmm..so am here.I am your earnest wish..you see...most human "sshhh" me when I try to talk to them.."

"..what you do then..?"

"I stop whispering and only fill myself with a little shady wine as red as the man's blood.."

The old man again snored sortedly. High on time, the "jumping" buzz of the ambulance filled the air.A group of nurses heard the instructions to assist the doctor through the procedure.The old man still snored sortedly. The tagged watch of Rolex vibrated through the seconds of its passage.

There were vibrant shakings all over the physique and little by little the snore of the old man became erratic.

"Utpal..Mr.Utpal Ram..."

The announcement was crystal clear that it pierced the geographical extension of that habitat.

"Mr.Utpal Ram...Congratulations...You are selected..Welcome aboard to the "Bureaucrazy club"..

The snoring man now hugged the brother of sleep-DEATH...It said "Now I know why the caged bird sings..."

SQUARE ROUTE OF TIME

                                            "Art is long and Time is fleeting,

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And our hearts, though stout and brave,

Still like muffled drums are beating,

Funeral marches to the grave"`~H.W.Longfellow

Sometimes when looking back anthropologically,I am fascinated by the quote of Will Durant,"A nation is born Stoic and dies Epicurean".Earlier ,neither the words "Stoic" nor "Epicurean" made sense to me when I tried realising the purpose of Civilisation as a whole.The fantastic mystery entity "Time" has been the only witness to the shadows and reality of our entire Universe.Keeping Stephen Hawking's idea of "Time too will die out" away from the context, the entity of Time as a personality has always been a trusted companion.Simply you can say,"Time comes along" rather than the phrase,"Time passes through".However, when analysed in solitude, you can always find the square route of this time.You are only a middle time observer.Not just an observer, but a creator of this entity within the mind.We are all in a way, the creators of the Time frame within the brains that runs like a circardian rhythm within us.Some call it parallel Universe within the cranium.True that.Its simple; the framework of time works in every possible unique method compared to the the rest of the entities so far we have come across.You try to live in present, thinking about the future ,holding the regret/joys of the past.These three temporary phases of time happens to be existing within one framework.This framework is what we call LIFE .An individual thus passes through the route of time in many ways.One, which is an accepted reality that is the standardised time that fleets despite situation. Other,which takes its own adsorption criteria to wade through our hearts and minds.This being the individual perception of time, how does a civilisation is born stoic and how does it die epicurean?.This needs a connecting point from our ancestral thinking habits to till date exploration of 'Time beyond black hole'.A stoic idea , simply put ,is disciplining our thought process.This process resulted in the Civilisation flourish, giving rise to cultures, orders, rules, society etc.Perhaps a disciplined thought needn't be a correct/right thought.The route of time facilitated the experimental evolution of our species along with others. Now, to the epicurean part.This drives on the philosophy that derivation of greatest pleasure is the ultimate purpose of human species.Though the idea of pleasure is subjective, the after effect happens to be the same-The downfall.Time and again every single generation have tried reaching this epicurean state and have been succumbed to the downfall.The lessons learnt by the next generation help them happen to see this downfall at a little later stage.To say, between the gap of stoic and epicurean thought process lies the square root of time.It swindles the gap of thought and appear fleeting away every time we try to fix its span.Philosophically, we were, are and will be timeless entities taking various forms and express quantum of energy in various proportions in this square root of time. 

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