The One.

The Matrix. A good movie. What do you understand when you watch it? Do you see an action movie? Do you see love? Are you confused, and don't understand anything that happens there? Or, do you see it as a pathetic sham? All okay. But, it is only one thing - a movie that talks about getting out of our shells, facing reality, and understanding our true potential as humans.

The concept of "the one" is explored in the movie. The movie looks in detail into the concept of how one person can lead a set of people (and by a set, I mean a lot) to freedom. Anyone come to mind? He leads people, and people follow him. He believes in things, and people believe in him. The One struggles through his life, involved in continuing battles with an entity that finally frees everyone, including himself, in the concluding part of the third movie of the franchise.

This gives rise to one question - is every one of us so dependent and reliant on someone else to help us lead our lives? After all, what is "leading our lives"? Does it not mean to be in control of thoughts, speech and actions, and be in control of how "we" live? People are called leaders when they lead another group of people to success in something. Now, apply this to "leading your life". Does it not mean you are leading your own self to be good and perfect at everything you do and as you are? That is key.

"Everything around us is an illusion" is a cliche. But, why is it the most spoken phrase? It is because we are in a constant state of fear - fear of everything. The fear is induced in our lives by everything around us, and the fear only grows. Fear of losing things we own, fear of losing people we love, fear of losing our homes, fear of losing food, fear of losing this, that and everything. That fear is what allows us to be misled. That fear is what makes us think so far ahead into the future that makes the present a blurry experience. Do we really want this?

Overcoming fear is the first step in "leading" your life. If you are afraid, you will not be able to take decisions. You will not be able to function properly. Is this going to help?

After all, if you look back, you are afraid of one thing - fear of losing what you have. Do we really own anything? Did we bring anything with us and take anything with us when our time's up?

This moment is all you have. Now. This instant. Is it possible that something can happen immediately after? Yes. That's the truth. Knowing and accepting the truth - that's what is hard. That we will all die, may be today, may be tomorrow, may be in the future. But, it will happen. That is one truth.

Being afraid of something that might happen can also be looked at in an alternative way - being happy that something might not happen. This is similar to another cliche, "the optimist views a glass filled half with water as half full, while a pessimist sees it as half empty". Pessimism should not find way into our lives. It is going to suck the life out of us.

Coming back to the "One". In the end, it really is very simple. The one is you. The one is me. The one stands for every single living entity. We have to guide ourselves to the truth. We have to grow beyond fear. We have to grow beyond anger, hatred, jealousy, and enemity. Help yourself live a life free from fear. Guide yourself to experience the truth. Learn to understand that this moment is what you have. "Now" is when you have to live.

It is all in the mind. Believe in your beautiful mind. Believe in the abilities of your mind. Believe that you can do anything you want - don't wait for approvals or acceptance by someone else. Just believe. It is amazing what the mind allows you to do, if you make it your friend and allow it to know itself better. Lead yourself to understand the value of your life, and of the life of everyone around you.

Life is beautiful. Live it peacefully. Smile, help others smile. Believe and help others believe.

You are the one.

  

  

The God in all of us

God. An entity that many of us believe in, and many of us don't believe in. An entity many of us believe to be the cause, the overseer, of everything in this world. An entity many of us blame for everything that happens - mind you, most people often end up blaming God for every bad thing that happens, but, never once get the feeling to thank for the good things. Abstract things - no satisfactory discussions, no satisfactory explanations. Often ends up leading you to wonder if there is one such entity.
Well, this is a concept that has come to be believed from ages, passed on from generations to generations. There are always a minority of the people who gather the courage to question the existence of such a singular entity, and are often disregarded and branded by the others. If you ask me, everyone has a right to their opinion. Everyone has a right to question - to reason, to understand deeply the truth behind such an entity. But, that's a topic of discussion for another day.

Why am I writing about this? Well, this is not an article where I preach about God. This is not an article where I "spread" God's messages (as some people claim to do). This is just an attempt at expressing my opinion about something we can do to make the world better.

I don't know why the concept of God began in the human civilization. But, here's what I think it should mean. People ask a question - "have you seen God?"

I will tell you - I have. I have seen God, in the trees around us, in the variety of plants, the beautiful flowers, the magnificient phenomenon of planets and their quests, in the microscopic animals that may be on the ground or in the human bodies, in the macroscopic animals, and the most beautiful and variety of species in that, and finally, in us. Humans. We have the capacity to think beyond our wildest imaginations, the abilities to create the most wonderful things in the world, the abilities to be the best people we can be, and the ability to do anything we set our minds to. We have the ability to become scientists trying to find the Higgs Boson (nick-named the "God" particle) to explain the origins of the universe, we have the abilities to put people in orbits around the earth, send probes to other planets, and other galaxies, and what not.

The best of all - we have the abilities to save lives. We have the abilities to protect each other from harm. We have the abilities to help each other in times of trouble. We have the abilities to respect each other's lives, and live our own to the best of our abilities.

And, this to me, is where we can all see God - in each other, and in everything we see around us. Why not just start with this?

It is always about what we can do from this point forward - for, there's nothing we can do about what has already happened, and what we do now decides what will happen next. We must begin today.

I am not saying leave everything, and focus on one entity called God. I am not emphasizing on one religion or belief or faith. If you are believing in something (even if you do not believe in the concept of God, or in any other such faith, it is your choice), then, please continue. I won't ask you to do anything about your current beliefs or faiths or religions.

But, one thing I will ask, is for everyone reading this to be a little more respectful of the people around you. No matter how high or how low in the so called "social" ladder they may be, just be a little more respectful. Once again, I am not saying that you are not respectful. I am only saying that you could be a little more respectful. Respectful of their abilities, of their beliefs, of their rights to just exist on this planet. Bow to a person, you are only bowing to the supreme entity in him - that causes him to live, to continue to exist, and to be human.

We may not all be the same. We may not all share the same thoughts. But, to co-exist, we need each other. We just need to realize this. We cannot go around hating each other, or stabbing each other behind our backs. We need to be better. We just need to understand that we're all the same, and it is we collectively that form the world.

I'm just asking to recognize the God in all of us. And, that's all we need to go beyond today, and make the world a happy place. It is our responsibility, and is the least we can do for having been alive for as long as we are.

Live happily, and spread happiness.