Through the Looking Glass…

This picture had been my inspiration in penning down some of the thoughts that had been in my head. It lets loose a trail of questions in my head:

• When was the last time I was awestruck?
• When was the last time I just gaped at something without my logical minding asking how is it possible by the laws of physics?
• When was the last time I laughed out aloud in public at some silly situation without thinking what people will think?
• When was the last time I stood by and watched the patterns spilled water made on the floor?

And the list goes on..

                   Recently I went to watch a 5D movie along with my 4 year old nephews. It was a simple 12 minute show where it's the journey of a miner through an old coal mine. I was deliberately trying to shut down my logical mind so that I could enjoy the show to the fullest .But in spite of my desperate attempts  I was fully aware that the snake in the screen is not going to come out or the boulder is not going to trample me.I knew the slithering sensation on my legs were not scary Bats which were flying around but the air flow.On the other hand ,my 4 year old nephews enjoyed the show to the fullest. They moved aside when the snake hissed and raised their legs when there was the sensation of water flowing. They are not yet introduced to the world where the logical mind is trained to believe that everything happens has a science associated and hence they came out mesmerized by the show. I believe it was full paisa vasool for them whereas for us adults we We're still caught in the logical conflicts at the end of the day like : “Was the water they threw at us hygienic enough?”.”Why was my seat not moving as much as my neighbors?”Did they give me a defective seat?” etc. I truly started valueing the words:                                                                                              

Ignorance is bliss

                    I was having a discussion with a friend about books that we read recently and I found that nowadays the people are less interested in reading books. Almost all good books , which have visually stunning scenes are now being made into movies. Most of my friends say that they will wait for the movie rather than investing time in the book. I still remember when I read the first Harry Potter book my imagination was running wild. My Hogwarts was very different from what Chris Columbus  drew in front of us.My Quidditch matches were much more colorful and child like than what he imagined. But after watching one of the movies I lost fun reading the books.Because whenever I start imagining the faces of Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson fill my head and I can’t go any further.

                     I truly wish we had some mechanism by which we can switch on and off the logical mind so that once more we can enjoy the beauty of life the way those 4 year old kids did. My nephews sometime keep stuff on the floor and wave a stick over it uttering “abraca tera tera(dabra..but that’s how they pronounce it) with eyes closed hoping that it would disappear. Or perhaps hoping is the wrong word,the word should be BELIEVING .At times to humor them I would silently hide the stuff and they are simply awestruck at the success of their endeavor.I wish I could go back to that age where everything was wonderful and awe inspiring,the age when seeing was believing and there was no thought process lingering with it , and where the belief was unflinching. An age where everything that happened did not have an explanation. Where every morning is a new experience and a reason to get awestruck again. Life would become magical then. Perhaps the idea is Utopian but I really wish I could live those moments again where everything needn’t be looked Through the looking Glass of logic and reasoning.

"To see a World in a Grain of Sand

And Heaven in a Wild Flower,

Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand

And eternity in an hour."

-William Blake