.....and the meaning of life.

What are we here for,ultimately? Earning shitloads of money?To further the family name? To finally prove to somebody that we are more than what they thought we were? What is the primary aim of our existence here on earth?

There have been volumes printed on this subject..and I do not purport to be an authority on this subject. But here I would like to present my viewpoint. Feel free to roll your eyes and doze off as you please.

I feel the ultimate purpose is to feel free inside. Not in a way that destroys our bodies and our souls like how most drugs do, but in the kind of manner that makes us liberated when we know that we have come to terms with who we are and have accepted it, instead of forever fighting with these issues with no end to the battle in sight.

I do not mean this in a way that we accept all the negative energies we have within us and say "Well,this is who I am,and that's that," but to change,with genuine intent,what we see within us as not productive to the bigger picture as to how we see ourselves,and not how others see us.

This is easier said than done, and the number of people who achieve it in their lifetimes is miniscule. In fact, it is the hardest thing that we will have to face in our journey here.

If you know how to do it,do let me know.

The choice for freedom,regardless of circumstance is there everywhere. Those who are interested in this subject can read "Man's search for meaning" by Viktor Frankl,a Jewish Psychiatrist who was imprisoned by the Nazis during World War 2. How he came to terms with his situation-he had lost his wife, and his brother and other immediate members of his family-and used it to his advantage-is masterfully depicted. He says that,ultimately, not matter whatever the shit it is that is going on around you, there is the core of you that can choose how you respond to it.

I can only hope that we do not need such dramatic and stressful life events to make us aware of it. We can realise it right now,as I type this and as you read it,that it is ultimately within us. We can always make excuses for not being able to do it, but in the end it will catch up with us.

Heavy Duty!!