Sometimes It is Good to Revisit Our Past to have Reality Checks…!!

Life, History, and Reality

I am supposed to be an optimistic person with a motivation to lead my life, and a vision to stay in the present moment as it is the only time we have. But, it is not always the case as visiting our past and revisiting history for the sake of learning and finding how man builds and destroys his individual or collective life. My visit to the past was somehow unplanned, and it started with a movie that I had watched around twenty years back. There was a favorite actor of mine in it, and he was one of the most dashing, smart, and stylish actors of that time. I wonder if his looks and style are still up to the present time fashion. 

That’s how some people stay ahead of time and can display something that is called the evergreen sort of thing. I had a flash of memories associated not with that film but with the period, and the age when I first watched it. The depressive issues, problems, and the vigor to conquer the world in those youthful times were visualized again. Then I kept on comparing my present time lifestyle, the issues, my mindset, and how I have transformed. 

In many cases, I am much more strong, self-awareness and wisdom might be more. But the vigor, enthusiasm, and charm, and attraction towards life are quite lessened. I was trying to find out the real meaning of life right now. Why and how people are so much indulged in running behind the material world, false emotions, fallacies, and fall from grace for the sake of other mortal humans. Who left us long ago without giving a second thought and value to our love, feelings, and emotions? What was the use of trying to be in the hearts and minds of others when in the end others use us for their pastimes, and for having a listener and compassionate person in their tough times?

That’s how life is as an old film watched again gave me food for thought and a whole track to rethink how and why we have wasted so much time is useless things. At the current time, we are closer to our deaths as the end seems to give me another direction, to work for a collection of stuff that will be the real asset in the afterlife, not the one for the purposeless investment into this mortal world. But, we have to pass the remaining time in this world, as we have to learn, provide a better life for people who are dependent on us, and to strive for a better lifestyle as I am not twenty years younger as like the time of the movie that I watched. 

It is a bit of a sad but interesting thing to see that a young and handsome man as a hero in the film is also old, with obesity and age has taken away his glory youthful charm. That’s how I resemble the blooming flower and then it’s fading and falling away, petal by petal and as a pale worn-out unwanted object. Ahhh! The strange facts of life are not going to change for anyone. 

Here, I would like to quote one of the most beautiful novels that came in the last two decades. Arundhati Roy in her novel “God of Small Things”. When she talked about the character Ammu, who was 31 years old, and she used the phrase “a dieable viable age”. This sentence still haunts me with being closer to all viable to die at any moment. SO, it’s time to prepare for the final destination, and to look and pray for the best things that are promised by God Almighty in Paradise, and to work on it instead of keeping grudges, hatred, jealousy, revenge, pessimism, and other useless emotions in our hearts, minds, and souls anymore.

Dwelling in Past !!

Life is a whole bunch of ever changing and evolving scenarios and situations. We cannot stay in the same mood for all the seasons to come. Nobody can be happy forever or miserable all the times. Yes! It happens that people fail to get out of a difficulty mental state by themselves and they need some spiritual guidance or the medical cure. It is due to some major things that we fail to accept life as a flowing river.

We keep on demanding the same kind of peace and serenity that once we faced. It is not something natural and we have to accept this reality to be in peace with ourselves. Whenever you are standing in front of a mirror then do repeat a Self Statement “I cannot change or reverse what has happened”. When you are saying this it means you are making your unconscious mind to realize that regrets and feeling miserable of losing anything in past is just useless.

Yes! It is important that History or PAST is a great teacher but it must play that same part. But it should not ruin your present or to refrain you from doing something really productive. If you feel like getting into a depressive mode then change your life routine. Go on long routes of sole walks; breathe fresh air with full blow and do something joyful like seeding small plants. You can take grains in a small bag and throw these ones for birds, animals and insects. You will feel close to NATURE, and it will make you feel the importance of living in Present Moment!

You can make a real impact on your nerves with positive self statement and small acts of getting close to nature and natural things. I know it may sound little difficult at start, and I lose my way to my childhood roads and some wrong decision that I took along the life’s journey. You can make things great and fulfilling with small start ups.

You see what you can do for yourself is not even imagined by any other person. You can do meditation and practice yoga to stay active, healthy and peaceful. Closeness to Nature shows human beings a corridor that opens for Divine Light and it makes you at ease with yourself, by finding a bigger meaning to your existence and about a life that is eternal and waiting for each human being ahead.  So just learn the lessons from past and never let it overgrows on you. Because the PAST is Your Precious Experience but not going to change what you are going through in Life!!

Nowhere is Somewhere?

I don't know why I chose this heading but it is so significant to me that I wanted to share some thought with you all. It just happens in someone's life that he is on a brink of new discovery or a loss of something very precious. Actually it happens with many people but some don't bother to keep on harping around the same topic or life event. While here are people like me who got stuck in something and cannot come out easily. Losing something special or a even having a relation gone out of life is very difficult to carry on. 

If you are stuck in a situation where you can't see the upcoming joys and charms of life and feel that this moment is everything and that losing it means an end to s chapter of life that will not return. So it is not a great deal to just enjoy happy moments but it is also important to stay in that very moment, to cherish it fully. When you are in new situation then don't regret that time which was golden and that is gone. It is due to the fact that every single moment is precious and carries its own beauty. 

Feeling are important when you are in a situation where there is no way to be out of it is something really very difficult. I can empathize with all those people who are going through the sense of loss, and it is due to the factor that I used to live in past and kept on feeling the pain of loss that was significant but wasn't helpful to me in anyway. I am not an expert who can give you solid tips but I know one thing for sure that whoever feels like standing nowhere must need a consoling shoulder or a listener. I know that it is self destructive to live in a static condition of self denial or self pity.

It is an important thing to need a positive approach towards future events and a feeling that YOU are too good, and something really GOOD is going to be here for you.  When you visualize yourself doing different life activities then you will definitely get up and start your journey to a destination that might just be in your mind, and your active proceeding will give it real life. You can overcome your all sorts of grief, loss and sufferings if you know that life keeps on leading all human beings to somewhere.

This the true destination of everyone's soul and it is a place that will give you peace and satisfaction. If you catch that Divine Light and know that there is a ultra superior force up there supporting you then you will be re-empowered to shake all negativity and hopelessness, and you will rejuvenate for a travel that will take you to an eternal paradise. 

You will come to know that all pains and sufferings are temporary as same like the joys and happiness that everyone faces even for few moments. You will be happy and and in peace with your self and won't complain for happening that are not only happening to you but so many people around the globe this time and for an unlimited time in history. 

Torn Piece in History

 

World is like a torn piece of paper, and here everyone tries to write story according to his own choices and perceptions. I am wary of these old found words like peace, serenity and optimism. How can one attain these things when he is subject to loss, grief, nothingness and sense of obsolete blankness? Yes! We try to get away from realities by simply thinking or visualizing some good scenarios. However, the actual factual world with its core realities tells us a very different story. Now look at the prevalent condition of Muslim Ummah, all over the world and there is nothing to be surprised that we are full of all mischiefs, misdeeds, immorality, and crimes totally called “Haraam” for every Muslim.

Now look at the Pakistani media, that is mostly funded by foreign secret agencies, spreading wide range of immoral and non-Islamic trends, and nobody is answerable to anyone. You can object on the core principles of Islam, and you can call upon so-called pseudo-intellectuals from secular cult, and they are free to make fun of Islamic values and most of anchors are in accordance with them. Just turn your attention towards the entertainment media, and you will be surprised to know that how much distorted form of society has continuously been presented intentionally! In different programs, and especially dramas. Foreign influence, and in direct manner Indian shows, movies and stars are presented like the gem of world. It is present in a visual and vocal way that people of Pakistan are dying for one glimpse of Indian stars.

Now go on the international scenario and look at the social condition of different Islamic nations. You will see very depressing scenarios. It is due to lack of “Faith” and dependency on mortal things and beings here. Muslims need to have a revival and “Insha ALLAH”, it will come by the time realization process gets started.