States of Mind
My apartment is close to one of the main roads of the city. The road is one of the pulsating arteries of the suburb.
From the terrace of our apartment, we can clearly view the road.
We have some close friends who really enjoy being on our terrace. A bosom friend of mine is a highly intellectual person. And so is her intelligent wife. He is an architect and she, with a PG in philosophy, is in the field of academics. We have spent many evenings together on the terrace. Dinners turn more delicious when we are on the terrace discussing various facets of life.
What we have together observed and discussed the most is the sky. The next comes the busy road. How paradoxical! The sky is static and still can fascinate you. The scenes on the road are in motion, yet can have magnetic spell on you!
The road remains too busy for words. Uninterrupted flow of traffic. Big and small speeding vehicles move on and on and on. A mad rush! It continues till nearly midnight. This is the time when the sky illumines its vastness. How pleasing it is! We are absorbed into its tranquility! How blissful it is!
The road and the sky. They represent two states of life - the one in motion, the other is a state of rest.
The human mind has these two states: the state of motion and the state of rest. All day and night, if uncontrolled, the mind is a flow of thoughts. Jumping from here to there. In a ceaseless "motion". When tired, it craves for peace. The state of "rest".
He who can keep a balance between the motion and the rest can live the life in its true sense.
From the terrace of our apartment, we can clearly view the road.
We have some close friends who really enjoy being on our terrace. A bosom friend of mine is a highly intellectual person. And so is her intelligent wife. He is an architect and she, with a PG in philosophy, is in the field of academics. We have spent many evenings together on the terrace. Dinners turn more delicious when we are on the terrace discussing various facets of life.
What we have together observed and discussed the most is the sky. The next comes the busy road. How paradoxical! The sky is static and still can fascinate you. The scenes on the road are in motion, yet can have magnetic spell on you!
The road remains too busy for words. Uninterrupted flow of traffic. Big and small speeding vehicles move on and on and on. A mad rush! It continues till nearly midnight. This is the time when the sky illumines its vastness. How pleasing it is! We are absorbed into its tranquility! How blissful it is!
The road and the sky. They represent two states of life - the one in motion, the other is a state of rest.
The human mind has these two states: the state of motion and the state of rest. All day and night, if uncontrolled, the mind is a flow of thoughts. Jumping from here to there. In a ceaseless "motion". When tired, it craves for peace. The state of "rest".
He who can keep a balance between the motion and the rest can live the life in its true sense.
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