"Hiiii, Good Morning", I greeted my friends as I entered the MR( MR is the abbr. used at NIIT for the 'Machine Room'). Hmm, so as I entered, some sort of discussion was already going on, regarding some fights or arguments may be. And suddenly, a friend of mine said,
"Rahul to kisise ladai nahin karega yaar, woh to bada shaant prani hai!!:D"( Rahul wont fight with neone, hes a very peaceful being) And she just made me feel, "
Arre baap re, aisa kya impression bana liya hai in logon ne"( Gosh, what kinda impression of me do they have in their mind??!!), coz though shes a friend, have known them just for a couple of months and yet she said with such confidence as knew me very well!! Before I gave it a thought, as in, what to reply??!!, she enquired, "Have you ever had ne fight or heated argument in college?", without a thought, I replied,"Nop!!", she went on, "In school??!!", "Nope", pat came the reply, "Rather, I wud love to be, or say usually, I am the peacemaker!!". Then she gave a big smile, and whether that smile was of admiration or sarcasm, is something, I cudnt really figure out.
This wasnt the first time that I got similar vibes, for what was making me abnormal in a way for others was Normality for me. The episode just ended with us being engaged with our studies as our exams were nearing, but she triggered a thought into mind and once my mind gets on, God save me and others, I think think and think a lot, even about smallest things, and this trait of me, is the thing that irritates me a lot and really wanna do something regarding it. Its the thing that I dislike about me the most. Aah, neways,
meri burai baad mein kabhi kar loonga, so i was talking about "Being Normal"!!. the episode just triggered once again in my mind, as in, "What IS being normal??". Is the condition of todays world so worsened or the belief system of people in general has become such weak that we take Anger and Fight as Normal?? When someone says he/she doesnt get normally Angry or fight, people wont take a sigh of relief j
ab tak use ghussa na dila dein!! They may think, "
Achha bachhu, ghussa nahin aata?? Ruk, abhi batate hain, Aisa kaun hai duniya mein jise ghussa nahin aata??!!" This was for others, but wen it comes on us, our Anger, which has created a damage, we would console ourselves or even our close ones console,"
Arre yaar ghussa ho jana normal hai, ho jata hai!!", Arre bhai, aise kaise ho jata hain??, is
Ghussa involuntary? Cant we keep a watch on our "
Garam dimaag" , is it so difficult, and first of all, Is it Normal?? I really dont think so!! I wud like you to ask yourself, wen u feel more comfortable with urself, when angry or at peace??
When majority of us experience something, we say, it is Normal, but is it really so??
Socho, agar theres an epidemic or somethin or whatever, due to some reason most of us fall ill, say catch fever, so then would we consider, being ill, is a Normal condition?? no, we would have to go to the doctor and treat the "Dis-ease". Similarly, when we are angry, which I feel is also a "Dis-ease", I dont think ne person would say, hes at ease and peace while Angry. No one likes to be Angry. Why is it so. I feel because peace, is one of the basic Sanskars of a soul, and whatsoever Sanskars we build up in our bodily presence, the basic Sanskars always remain. I dont say that I havent been or wont be Angry netime in Life, may be I would, but certainly , I wouldnt say it being "Normal", I would keep a check on it, and try to cure it. Try to understand the reasons behind this dis-ease and keep it under as much control as I can.
Instead of treating or trying to cure a disease, how feasible it is to call it "Normal" and go ahead with it?? Why do we take our Anger so lightly? And why is it that when majority is suffering, if someones not, calling it "Abnormal" or strange??
We also consider Anger as strength, as in, the one who becomes Angry very often, we try to stay away from or be afraid of this "
Garam khopdi", but considering Anger as strength is the biggest misbelief I think, in fact, i feel, Anger is one of the biggest weaknesses of mankind. Ask yourself, what is easier, to be Angry, or being calm and at peace?? And you will know the answer.
Aah, this was for Anger, but for any factor, when majority has it, we consider it to be normal!!??!! How correct is it??
For me being Normal, is being at peace with your self, when your thoughts, words and actions are in harmony, in sync, that would be peace, and you dont need anyones approval or give any justifications of u being Normal to neone, coz you yourself will know, whether its Normal or no. Now what if others think its abnormal, its their problem, and if they feel it being it Abnormal, then I am Abnormal!! And i would love to be!!^__^
[ P.S.: Image sources:
1)Peace and Love by Fernando Gregory, flickr.com
2) Love and Peace by sweetchristina, deviantart.com
Awesome pics guys!!:)) ]
