Rehab Razzaq
I Shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my lids and all is born again. I think I made you up inside my head “
The romantic Words of Sylvia Plath appeals us but there is something more philosophic than romantic.
Just closing your eyes and it seems like everything around is shut up, you give life to your surrounding. It is all inside you.
There are variety of humans with varying psychology. For one this world is nothing more than sport;
“As flies to wanton boys, are we to Gods; they kill us for their sport”, words of Shakespeare recalled by Thomas Hardy.
For some people it’s mere an illusion, words of one of the renowned philosopher; “ I think therefore I am” ( Descartes )
Some calls it as stage play, the world famous words of Shakespeare;
“Life is but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.”
As many minds as many interpretations. Approach explained by post-moderanist simply in quoted words of Nietzsche we can say that “there are no facts, only interpretations”.
Only humans give meaning to their life.
Broadly there are three kind of people based on their lens towards life:
Optimistic
Pessimistic
Realistic
Optimistic feels like in the words of Emily Dickinson:
“Hope” is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all..
While Pessimism is silent killer, termite that eats your positive picture of Life, as well known pessimistic poets in English literature named John Keats once wrote;
“My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains
My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk,”
His poetry starts with pessimism and ends with pessimism and ultimately he himself ends within 25 years.
Third kind of people are Realistic, who are more practical in approach. They got the balanced view of the world. Realistic people are better quoted in words of Bertrand Russell than poetry;
“A man is rational in proportion as his intelligence informs and controls his desires.”
Mind better creates life, it’s upon person to choose the best approach to tackle this small little life.
As “An empty mind is the devil’s workshop”. Better to serve your intellect in more healthy activities than wasting your energy on useless things. Add at least one chapter Read in daily rotein, write random thoughts, ask critical questions, listen to great minds, get involve in fruitful discussions and conversation and create your own beautiful mini world that inspire others as well.
Shut your Eyes, brain storm and create your own beautiful reality, when you will reopen it the whole world will be transformed according to your own created reality.
In words of Rumi:
“The world exists as you perceive it. It is not what you see, it is how you see it. It is not what you hear, but how you hear it. It is not what you feel, but how you feel it”
