You and me, are we connected, are we small parts of a whole? I have always believed the answer to be yes. I think all us living beings are connected through the common link of life, and humans more so, through humanity. Our lives have evolved over the past few decades to be a lot more individualistic than we were possibly ever meant to be. I remember reading many years ago, in a book Shreemad Purushaarth Grantharaaj Volume 1 - Satya Pravesh by Dr. Aniruddha Joshi, where it says that every small act impacts all of mankind. Which basically means, we don't live in isolated little bubbles, like we often think, but are part of the ocean of humanity, where each little ripple affects every other molecule. And it just made sense to me. I believe every act of love and kindness, benefits all of humanity, and not just the doer, as does every negative action. This came after I had read about the common consciousness of mankind that I went through studying about the human psychology and behaviour. And it all made perfect sense to me.
However the individualistic living, lifestyle and philosophy has become so strong in human society of the past few decades, its almost frightening. We are hurtling at the speed of light towards a humanity that is as disconnected as can be, where nothing will no longer be for the collective need or good, and finally not the good of anyone, because no matter how much we try to pretend otherwise, we remain connected and each and every act of our forms a part of the collective whole. I think the Corona Virus is doing a good job of teaching us, that it is not just you and me, but us, and what we do, impacts all of us. We are all a part of something a whole lot bigger than either of us can even comprehend, and once we let that sink in, we get out of our all about me mindset and we can be bigger than what we ever imagined possible. Because when you are part of the whole, the success of the whole is your success, and the success of the whole will always be greater than that of any individual. And do you know what happens when you fail as part of the whole, it is minuscule, and you have all of the whole covering it up for you and pulling you up. Yes, together we are stronger, we are better.
It is hard, it is tough, you and me sitting cooped up in our homes, till God knows when, and yet, we are together even in our isolation, we are together in our misery, our anxiety and our worry, but we are also together in sticking by it together, we are together in fighting this invisible enemy and we are together in our sighs of relief as the numbers drop. And in that togetherness we have our strength, we do our best and we know we are never alone. If a threat can make us realise this, imagine the potential we have together in good times, to forge a beautiful world for all of mankind, for all living beings on this beautiful earth. If we always act knowing we are acting as a part of humanity, and not just you or me. If we knew we are ambassadors of humanity, imagine, just how much better our collective efforts would be to alleviate pain and hurt from all of us.
Leaving you with two awesome songs from two of my favourite nations, India and Australia in the world, that tell us, we are all part of the big whole, and we shall heal together.
However the individualistic living, lifestyle and philosophy has become so strong in human society of the past few decades, its almost frightening. We are hurtling at the speed of light towards a humanity that is as disconnected as can be, where nothing will no longer be for the collective need or good, and finally not the good of anyone, because no matter how much we try to pretend otherwise, we remain connected and each and every act of our forms a part of the collective whole. I think the Corona Virus is doing a good job of teaching us, that it is not just you and me, but us, and what we do, impacts all of us. We are all a part of something a whole lot bigger than either of us can even comprehend, and once we let that sink in, we get out of our all about me mindset and we can be bigger than what we ever imagined possible. Because when you are part of the whole, the success of the whole is your success, and the success of the whole will always be greater than that of any individual. And do you know what happens when you fail as part of the whole, it is minuscule, and you have all of the whole covering it up for you and pulling you up. Yes, together we are stronger, we are better.
It is hard, it is tough, you and me sitting cooped up in our homes, till God knows when, and yet, we are together even in our isolation, we are together in our misery, our anxiety and our worry, but we are also together in sticking by it together, we are together in fighting this invisible enemy and we are together in our sighs of relief as the numbers drop. And in that togetherness we have our strength, we do our best and we know we are never alone. If a threat can make us realise this, imagine the potential we have together in good times, to forge a beautiful world for all of mankind, for all living beings on this beautiful earth. If we always act knowing we are acting as a part of humanity, and not just you or me. If we knew we are ambassadors of humanity, imagine, just how much better our collective efforts would be to alleviate pain and hurt from all of us.
Leaving you with two awesome songs from two of my favourite nations, India and Australia in the world, that tell us, we are all part of the big whole, and we shall heal together.
