Monday, October 3, 2011

DESTINY

Ethical discussion dis-linked to environment is hardly appealing. Ethical thinking, even in early days, writers in books has its base in nature which includes not only mankind but all. Plants, river, mountain, animals, birds…… are the limbs of mother earth, where as the sun, moon, stars…..are celestial bodies. These are the associates of those who live on earth. Change in nature is universal law, but the present rate of devastation of creation heading towards darkness is nothing but display of whim and competition and is something a march towards development, redevelopment, modernization and re-modernization.

Slow and steady wins the race is not much pertinent today. Long jumping, high flying, crossing nay barrier breaking the norms of brotherhood, affinity, courtesy, politeness…. has become the need of the hour. All birds do not fly high and long. Some are herbivores some are omnivores. All birds do not have sweet voice. All varieties of mangoes do not have the same taste; likewise all human beings do not posses equal potentiality or the same vision. If we think anything contrary to the nature of species is a vista to achieve perfection and isolation if it is not lay men’s gossip.

Let us overview the past. History of love affairs of Cleopatra the Egyptian queen and Mark Antony is well known within the discussion of academician. The queen had a liaison with the mighty Julius Caesar that solidified her grip on the throne. After Brutush stabbed Julus Caesar to death, she aligned with lover Antony. Brutush had a charge in reply to Caesar giving justification of his betrayal that Caesar had become ambitious. Legendary tale unfolds that after Antony and Cleopatra were defeated at Actium by their rival, the proud queen committed suicide. Thus fall of pride lead to set the example of frustration.

Let us revert to centre from circumference and to say that civilization is not to remain static. It is said that it transforms in cyclic order in different forms keeping in touch with the regime singing the songs of glory and despair.

People have faith in customs, tradition, rituals, pilgrimage so they exist. East is east so that the west is west. The sun rises in East and sets in West carry deep meaning.

Gurudeo Rabindra nath Tagore the great thinker, poet…..flourished in 20th Century traveled many places in the world on different seasons and expressed his thinking in praise of beauty in nature in Sangit called Rabindra Sangit.

It is not the fact that river water has been polluted? Lifestyle has been changed or compelled to change in globalization age. System is completely hotch- potch.

Smiling face even in adverse circumstances, carrying the cloud of stress and strain seeing the beautiful wings of peacock, relishing sweet voice of Cuckoo going ahead like banjara forgetting any chance to stumble so long we reach the destination is life and the way of life to survive.

Ceaseless efforts to achieve a goal and to reach a pole is no doubt the story of successful man and woman the noble creation of god but when the fate turns ugly face and puts one in the grip of hurricane left them in the State of helplessness mires all hopes and aspiration that bears the curse of destiny. Hence it is to conclude that destiny plays an important part in life. We are toys in the hands of destiny.
(Written by my father- Shambhu Kumar Ghosh)

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