Saturday, December 20, 2008

An adherence to truth

Whether it is my desire to eliminate uncertainty and risk, or a desire to be more disciplined, I aim to explore many life in its fullest form to understand , what I refer to them as, universal truths - which hold in 99% of the circumstances, if not always. These... universal truths... as I call them have taken me a significant amount of time to realize, develop and cement and, as always, are subject to updates. They are not without their fair share of debate and controversy and I beg the reader to keep my disclaimer in mind when reading them. The following paragraphs on this list attempt to explore these fundamental truths:

-Life doesn’t wait for you, it goes on: No matter what life has thrown at a particular individual, it is important to understand this most fundamental truth. Does this mean the occurrence of anything bad is deemed non-existential, 'sucked in' and moved ahead on? No, quite the opposite in fact! Everything is internalized; lessons are learned from each incident and never forgotten. Life is resumed whilst attempting your best shot at every opportunity; the feelings of grief are masked from the outer world and felt only sparingly within. The motto - 'everything is chalked to experience and learned from'
-You will always have time, the question is, are you going to make time for it or not: Perhaps this truth is the hardest for people to accept because it shifts blame from existential circumstances to individuals themselves! Everyone has 24 hours in a day; yet some accomplish more than others; this simply means that those folks put tasks above personal relaxation time. Suppose an individual did not spend time relaxing and carrying out daily mundane chores, does he/ she still have the right to say "I do not have time"? No! Simply because it then implies those tasks for which the individual did not 'have time for' were simply low on the priority list.
-Your job is only try your best and have no regrets, don’t expect anything: At the risk of spreading religious propaganda, this statement, and consequently Hinduism, makes perfect sense logically. This is statement is obviously a corollary to the first truth. If one expects a particular result, then the disappointment can be harsh enough to negate future efforts. Case in point: how many times have you heard a couple breaking up and then afraid to plunge into the next relationship for fear of the past repeating itself? Numerous times ofcourse! To address the shameless religious plug asserted before, one of the tenets of Hinduism involves the right to action, but never its fruit. This holds true especially for good deeds. If a benevolent action is performed with the intention of 'karma' or a place in heaven, doesn't that make the deed selfish?!
-Nothing in this world is wrong unless it infringes on someone else's property, rights, freedoms, etc.: This principle is exactly what makes self defense righteous, but war wrong. It is exactly what makes imposers annoying and gives credibility to those who can subtly and logically influence others.
-Unless you can disprove something everytime, the possiblity of it existing/ happening cannot be ruled out: From a logical standpoint (i.e. discounting personal experience), this truth, in my opinion explains the populace's belief and the potential existence of ghosts, God, horoscopes, reincarnation, luck and so forth on an endless list. Unless a coincidental happening can actually be explained logically, you cannot rule out the concept of luck. Unless the numerous sightings of ghosts can be explained logically, why should they cease to exist just because they are supernatural? Unless the plethora of instances where horoscopes have predicted accurately the future of an individual, how can they be discounted?
-Whoever controls a relationship contributes the least to it: An individual very important to me once pointed this out and how true it is! An employee offers dedication, time, effortand loyalty where as an employer only offers a salary and professional development at most. This holds true for many other relationships on the personal front. The one in need is generally the one not in control and hence the more prolific contributor.

I have enlisted these as absolute truths and as always will be updated, debated, cemented and mulled around to further enhance the strength and validity of these statements. For it is my firm belief that understanding of these truths can lead to stress-free life, making life a lot less complicated and easier. Is that not the end goal for most people?

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