A slice of life - 2, A week which felt like a lifetime!!

Human mind, it's mysteries, it's idiosyncrasies and human relationships has always intrigued me. Has always come up in my thoughts, as a result in my writings.

The fact that the same mind, can think and react so differently when in different situations has sort of zapped me. 

Crisis changes the way in which an individual has been perceiving and prioritising issues in his life. It perhaps broadens the scope of thinking and allows him to look objectively at the whole picture, rather than sticking to the 'tunnel vision' effect.

We, as human beings like to experience and preserve the glad thoughts and do away with anything scary, even though our logical mind keeps reminding us of the reality. Prime example of this is the thought about our death, or the death of people who we need and love.

We know about the finality...but we fear it...because of the abyss after it. We are scared of what can happen to whoever we are leaving behind, though we are pretty sure that life never stops for anyone. 

But what really goes on in the psyche of an individual, for whom, time has been measured out, and his life is not seemingly infinite any more...when so much is left to do, when every minute is so precious? That person learns to appreciate in the truest sense, whatever he has not given importance to for so long. When a person knows that time for him is limited, so many things, that previously seemed so important...seem to be so insignificant now. Ambitions seem so insignificant, ego takes a backseat and hatred seems to be such a transient feeling.

Have been visiting Tata Medical Center in Rajarhat, for the past few days and it was a sobering effect for me to be sure. Literally hundreds of cancer afflicted people...many in pain, in trauma...but no pushing about, no fights, no evidence of difference in social strata. I found it to a picture of calm, patience and acceptance...even the thought of death, is a great leveller, indeed.