wabi sabi

WHY? Why do we think so much of the other? Why are our mannerisms in accordance to what others want? Why do we have/want to live up to other's expectations? Why do we put on masks? Why do we try to be someone else? Why do we want to be everyone but ourselves? Why? Why? Why? Why are we scared of being judged by the other?

Aristotle stated that the ordinary man regarded good life as a life of physical pleasure, wealth, or honor. But for the current century, as philosopher Robert G. Oslon rightly suggests, the term “honor” be substituted by “social approval”.

All we need to do is accept ourselves! We are all perfect as we are. Heard of Wabi Sabi? It means ‘the perfectly imperfect’. We are all perfectly imperfect!! - with all our flaws. We need to change nothing. We are all just what the doctor ordered. I would go to the extent of saying that the flaws and the problems and the mistakes are what complete us. The hamartia is what makes the protagonist a hero, right?

If someone calls you a loser, you don’t become one. The same way, if someone calls you Einstein or Mozart you don’t become one overnight. Because you are who you are – It’s sad that it sounds almost clichéd. [I have a thing or two to share about clichés which is for another day!]. We need not feel insecure in this world. The fact that we are born in this beautiful planet implies that we are in very safe hands. We don’t feel it because we don’t want to. We (in most cases) blindly believe what others say. The one who’s immune to criticism and fear of being judged alone can go one step ahead in the journey with this outside body. Stop trying desperately to convince the other. We are way beyond all these trivialities. We need to accept the way we are and enjoy the element of surprise each moment. There's a Zen saying: "Every moment is the first second of your life." If you are reading this post, it means that it's time for you to break away from all the labels in life and live each moment like it’s a new beginning. This reminds me of a Hindi song sung by Vikram Hazra (yaaay my fav!!). My Hindi being really bad, I copy-pasted my favourite lines from the song:

Maan apmaan hota kahan re

Ye to hai shabdon ki pakad

Bhale bure shabd tujhe hila de
Itna tu nahin hai kamzor

here’s the youtube link for that song:

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9frGc5beJPg>

Always remember that you are a complete, perfect, glowing diamond!!

Much love!!