The Monkey Mind

Kindness of Stranger A beautiful memory, as fresh as the morning lilies swaying by the cool morn; it visits my forgettable mind with unforgeable warmth. Breathing deep in its vivid depth of remembrance, its ordinariness is what makes it remarkable, to me. Both in form as well as in the essence, a brilliant spark of clarity blazing amidst the murky world, it invites recollection in the tranquility of solemn silence. The beginning of this remarkable memory, an ordinary memory, was the end of a fateful another. It was the time when COVID-19 had just retreated from its ruthless sojourn, and its retreat had endowed my reality with a sense of normalcy. Finally, I was set free. Free from the suffocation of four walls, which were meant to protect me. There, I survived dwelling in a perpetual echo chamber of the self, scrolling up and down, the boiled-down version of the daily expiration of lives , desensitized by the rising cold hard numbers. It was simply boredom retiring with a sigh, wh

"Inevitability.  Conformity.  Acceptance." Their positive connotation is the new normal. Or has it been ages?  Regardless, rebelling or even resisting inevitability is a losing case. It is not even a battle, simply a massacre. (pc: ladykflo.com) To confirm what is considered to be standard is natural.  Question unasked.  To willingly accept with a shrug, and be on our way, is a mantle of maturity.  To us... the ordinary. Indeed. Why confront? Why think? Why even bother?   It is easy to accept the inevitable, and far easier to follow the footsteps of our predecessors, our gurus. They offer a well-trodden legacy for us to walk, enlightened.   And the feeling of being a valuable albeit invisible member of the facade of greater harmony is so heartwarming!   As  a part of the greater community envisioned to embrace materialistic unity!! As one who courageously shares one's life with like-minded.  Find happiness therein. Yet. This happiness is created by conditions beyond us. I