Out of an ardent desire to break the shell of stagnancy and
will to end the procrastination, I present before you, with a promise to blog
regularly, "Musings, out of context" - an intricate wordplay of seemingly random
things strung together with an abstract remote knot.
श्रवणम् [Listening]
It pays to listen, to every single syllable being uttered.
It pays to listen to the nonchalant wails of a baby whose
favorite toy has been snatched away.
It pays not to shy away, out of disgust, when the words are
such, that are at best left unspoken.
It pays to listen to the beat of a flash mob, in spite of
the grandeur of a symphony.
It pays to listen to stillness following an embarrassment,
similar, if not better than sepulchral silence.
It pays to listen to the sound of a dew drops, amidst the
overpowering chaos of a thunderbolt.
It pays to listen to the faintest of memories, of a tune
half forgotten.
It pays to listen to the bizarre rhythms of life, ignoring
the cacophony within.
It pays to listen to an endearing voice, a reminiscent
cushion for all the roughness around.
To sum it up, it pays to embrace the obscurity of thought
concealed by a whisper.
It is thus imperative to lend our ears "to listen"
rather than "to hear", for, it propagates a school of thought that
imbibes continuous learning, acceptance and channeling of - what could be
otherwise divergent - ideas, ushering in an inclusive environment of macroscopic
perspective. This, ultimately is the need of the hour in an increasingly heterogeneous
society, which strives to harness its potential to the fullest. A verse from the Rig Veda embodies the spirit:
"आ नो भद्रा: क्रतवो यन्तु विश्वतः", meaning "Let noble thoughts come to me from all
directions"
