Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Simple Joys of Life

"To achieve happiness we must be rid love or desires, for we will then never be heartbroken." Discuss.

This GP-lookalike statement would probably raise a few eyebrows and kickstart a tirade of criticism or sympathy, depending on a person's perspective of life. I captured out this snippet from a show shown in cinemas recently, titled "The Forbidden Kingdom". It depicted mortals as fallible beings whose lives are constantly filled with problems generated by love and desire, whereas immortals achieve eternal life by ridding themselves of such worldly attributes and partaking of and elixir of life, the latter being a necessary additive to their way of thinking in order to achieve immortality.

Ponder to yourself - is it really worth the sacrifice of love and desires for one to be free of troubles affecting the heart and soul? Is it really better for one to pursue happiness in this manner? Theoratically speaking, the finite result of such a discipline is undoubtedly true. He who has no feelings can never feel pain and sorrow. However, realistically speaking, us homo sapiens will never be able to achieve such ignorance. We are all born into this world with a God-given soul and mind for us to make moral choices, and to be able to show an amazing feeling called love. We were born to love and not to hate, for hate will only result in the utter destruction of humans in no time to come.

Hence proving my point that it is impossible to neglect love and desire, we shall now look at the implication of both feelings. Love and desire can exist as a double-edged sword. On one hand, positive and genuine love, care and concern for others will make this world a happier place for us to live in. However, there exists morally incorrect reasons for love and desires. Love for money, desires for power and position, are common and straightforward examples of how beautiful words can mean unhealthy ideas. We should all learn towards being loving towards everyone regardless of differences, for people can change and will change, given the right conditions.

A speaker I heard recently mentioned about how a simple lily plant could bring a sparkle of joy to him during a particularly stressful period. The pretty red flower that bloomed from a plant coupled with his wife's delight gave him the strength to smile and appreciate simple yet elegant beauty, which he would not have noticed otherwise given his hectic schedule. Sometimes when we are obsessed, or rather, very occupied with someone or something, we tend to neglect things around us. People who could care for you, or things which could make u learn to appreciate natural beauty, are left untouched and dormant, never to be brought into our lives until we learn to share our singular joy with the world around us.

We should all learn to accept things as they come and look at the positive applications and implications of obstacles or difficulties which may arise. Never should we wreck others' lives in pursuit of our own selfish desires. It can never be a case of "I won't love so that I will never be heartbroken", because it is selfishness. People who could benefit from your love during their most difficult times would then be left to suffer and make their way through trials and tribulations on their own.

SO LOVE. And be loved in return.

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