today when we are all so worked up about global warming and about saving the planet for future generations, i cant help but feel cynically pessimistic about our high hopes and lofty aspirations about human destiny.
is there anyone who is deluded to think that we, human beings can exist forever? in cosmic terms human society has not lasted for even an eye wink, and how longer do we aspire to survive?
perhaps human destiny is not to exist forever but to prolong our existence for as long as it can. and once we are extinct why should we care about the planet?
speaking of human destiny i review the epic words spoken by the indomitable agent smith in the matrix 1. he spoke of how human beings are the parasites that feed on the planet earth. how human beings need to multiply in numbers to survive as a civilization. now is that not true? we live on an island where our population is ever increasing and the resources are being depleted faster than it can ever be replenished. the graph is almost logarithmic in curve.
the past 150 years have seen more development than the entire 5000 years or so before. how did this logarithmic increase in technology and life happen? is it some sort of magnificent postlude of human civilization? all this knowledge, all this technology all these scientific wonders?
well whatever it may mean, one need not definitely worry about it. after all why worry about something that is inevitable!!! we just have to live our lives being honest to ourselves.
adisankara, the great hindu sage had once said of human beings, " it is our greatest folly in considering our lives as the very center of the universe when in fact we are so insignificant in cosmic proportions and reckonings." appending to that swami vivekananda said, " true , and it is that characteristic which is the single greatest laudable aspect of human beings. even though we are so insignificant we live our lives so well being absolutely honest to our selves. if we consider ourselves insignificant why would anyone strive for perfection, goodness or any noble qualities?"
we strive for these qualities only because we believe that it can actually make a difference.
is that not greatness?
well i think so.
4 comments:
I guess the problem is when, you try to see a world and you, my family and outsiders, my country and others, humans and others. When in reality, none of these boundaries really exist.You are the world, from what exact part will you define human as human, who made that ? How can you really classify that a Bonobo or a Chimpanzee is not human. Its all rules, that we have created. We are essentially the nature, then why bother about how long will the human race exist ?
-Sumod
There's only one valid point in this article, and if people are too stupid to see it, I won't tell them what it is.
Can you explain to me what reality is? Do robots exist in reality because they cannot judge and make perceptions?
I write like mad, every day, and no one visits my blog, that looks similar to yours. What could I be doing wrong?
I was once trying to write jokes, and it didn't turn out too well. I'm not the brightest lightbulb, and I live with my mom.
Diplomacy is saying: "Nice doggie!"... till you can find a rock.
Reality? That is a totally different ball game. This post was written in the perspective of our general perception of reality being accurate. The realness of our perceptions is an entirely different question indeed and frankly not the subject of this post. For that I would refer you to Mandukya Upanishad, preferably Gaudapada karika.
Also I would suggest to not post your comments as anonymous. What are you afraid of?
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