Insignificant nothings
When was the last time you felt insignificant?
When was the last time you were no more than a drop in the ocean?
Little drops make an ocean.
Yawn - they teach that to gullible kids in school.
The butterfly shows off the flower as his prized possession.
The flower is just another rose in the garden.
The garden only stands at the edge of a behemoth city.
The city teems with life, yet just a meek whisper on the face of the growling earth.
The growl makes the butterfly droop his wings.
How many people need to approve that you're standing out?
How would you know that you won't fade unburnished?
Who are you trying to prove a point to?
When will you call it a period?
And then it dawns upon the butterfly
That amidst scores of flowers
That in the cacophony of the city
That even though his flapping can't raise a storm
All that matters is being snug with his rose.
His rose is his world.
His rose is everything.
posted by Chintan @ 2:18 AM
11 Comments:
Chintan bhai... tussi great ho!
This is something very close to what I have been thinking lately... What's wrong in leading an ordinary life?
@bharath: The idea is not to live an ordinary life, but to be happy about what you have rather than trying to crave for more, since the craving bar keeps getting raised from time to time :)
dude... good one.... the blog just started getting a little depressing in the middle, with all those questions it asked.... a good pull back in the end... nice blog
Bravo!
Two days ago .. i was climbing a 3500 feet high mountain in the shivaliks. When i reached the top, and looked down, i felt big.
When i turned around... i saw the might of himalayas staring at my face... I stood frozen, and it was not the climate that froze me this time.
Yes. I felt insignificant.
hmm .. i WAS pretty snug with my food .. then it disappeared. happens every time unfortunately.
Would be great if the butterfly realizes that... :)
But then sometimes, its just those wings...
what we really need is an energizer butterfly
Seems like Grad school is really
bringing out the philosopher in you !
Hey
Just came across your blog. The poignancy of your posts and their underlying sentiments appealed to me. I did not want to leave with out commenting.
With regard to this post, I guess its not possible to find peace outside unless one's at peace with oneself. Its one of those random reflections I had after another tiresome grad school day and believe me I am yet to hunt down the true significance of what I just said. But it just sounds synchronous with what you wrote ! (haha).
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