>went to my dentist today. he was in a chatty mood. he chatted about his holiday, how being with his happy family gave him a unprecedented sense of contentment that he never experienced before. how he believes today that God may have given him more that he thinks he deserves! while i was listening to him, a portion of Mahabharata came to mind. there was this question-answer session that happened between Dharamraja and Yudhishthira. one of the questions was “what is the strangest thing in the world’? and Yudhishthira’s answer was “every day crores of beings are dying in this world, but the rest of the world continues to behave as though they are going to live for ever”. There is such a truth in this line. I read it many times before, but this time it struck me quite forcefully. Death! a word that i have been with for a while ……bell rings … guests have arrived. will have
>may 3 2008. 9.56 pm watching the self is a fascinating pastime or an occupation – whichever way one looks at it! i have been wondering at this idea, well not wondering, but been observing actually. it seems to me that people in general have two kinds of predispositions. one who have a predisposition of well being, irrespective of their back ground, their personal history, their current context and future. they most times seem to have an ability to be cheerful, to look at the world with wonderment, have a sense of calm and be happy with themselves. so when they meet others, they are usually welcoming, attentive, relaxed and people like to be with them. and then, there are these other sets of people whose predispositions are to have a sense of non-well being with themselves. no matter where they are, no matter who they are with or what has been the context, these people will have a sense
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