Love Is....

India is a land of mysteries and festivals. This framework soothes those who do not know much about this ancient country. This country has seen much bloodshed and few would be contending it for the podium finish on this march. It had been and would continue to be blessed by brave sons of the soil- ready to lay down their lives to save it. The question is from whom?

On a regular basis we flip across- newspaper or elsewhere- articles or sections or columns that may skip easily for an irregular eye; soldiers dying fighting against terrorists. Time and again, and again and again!! Now we are immune and it may not be too long before we readily overlook these sections due to its monotony, feeble entertainment factor and its failure to be called a news. Are we to be blamed or the news makers or the common denominations-  the soldiers or the perpetrators behind this ghastly an act as such killing- the terrorists.

Its never too late to rectify an age old hypocrisy- considering women's contribution behind the cohesive and egalitarian rejuvenation of society; it must be pinned as one of the pillars behind the familial stability in more cases than not. Somehow, at the turn of wheels, it is 'women' who has to be the torchbearer of sacrifice and still bear the brunt of male chauvinism. The glorification of cases where the women's peril, agony, pain and shame went for a toss gather more nefarious and brazen eyes than their unmatched, unquestionable and unflinching gift of simplicity and growth- oriented dimensions. All gets lost in the cobwebs of battles- in and out- love and affection gets trampled. Who is to be  blamed?

Of the five Pandavas, Lord Krishna chose Arjuna to deliver the holy Shrimad Bhagvad Gita discourse. The reason was Arjuna, also known as 'Riju' that in turn means simple- was a man with a clear mind and of sanguine thoughts. Arjuna was asked to abdicate the unnecessary ideas and thoughts and listen to and accept gnanam (knowledge) to attain moksh/nirvana (freedom from the cycle of birth and death).

These three narratives bear no resemblance to each other. The glittering commonality is 'simplicity'. There stands no arguable rationale behind terrorism or to a certain extent wars between countries or societies or individuals. As soon as we, the individuals are able to recognize our Krishna around us and start respecting humanity - sans any fault finding missions against other individuals, we sure would be levitating our characters a notch higher. A society where women are respected, adulated and adored for their simplistic sensibilities is sure to detoxify itself from the hemorrhagic grip of dissolution. Nations, on the other hand, engaged in armed tactics against others are at the edge of the biggest threats looming over its citizen.

The code is- Love is. It cannot be eclipsed.

Premanshu Mishra

31st May 2012...