Life cannot be lived fully trying to make meaning out of it!
At
one level Life is meaningless, in fact. You come with nothing. And you will go
with nothing. So, what’s the point in doing anything about a Life which is
meaningless? Undoubtedly, this argument will hold true if you bring logic into
Life. But in reality you can’t apply logic to Life. And so you can’t derive any
meaning.
A
disciple asked his Sufi Master what is the meaning of Life?
The
Master replied: “Can you tell me the meaning of a lotus flower? Or the meaning
of a raindrop falling on you? If you can, I will tell you the meaning of Life.”
The
disciple replied: “Master, a lotus flower is a lotus flower. And a raindrop is
a raindrop. What’s the point in looking for a meaning beyond what you see,
beyond what is.”
“Exactly
my son. What’s the point in understanding the meaning of Life beyond what is?
Life is what you experience, what you see, in a given moment. It keeps on
happening, moment to moment,” explained the Master.
Life’s
meaninglessness, inscrutable nature, makes it beautiful. Life has to be lived.
Not understood. A 1000-rupee note is not an object of beauty. It has a utility.
It has to be used. There’s meaning to money. But a lotus is beautiful. It is to
be seen and celebrated. It does not have a meaning the way money has. Which is
what Life is all about – it is a continuous celebration.
We
miss this opportunity to celebrate each moment because we are leading our lives
– working harder and longer than before – hoping that someday soon “everything
will be fine” and we can live a perfect Life – happily ever after. The truth is
everything’s fine with our Life, just the way it is, and a perfect Life may
never be possible. So, in postponing the celebration, we are postponing living.
Be sure, even on the day we die, our inboxes will not be empty, our to-do lists
will still be pending and we will still be worried about incomplete goals and
dreams in our lives! So, stop seeking for meaning in Life. Stop the cerebration
of Life. Start celebrating it!
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