Beauty.. ( what an Eye sees Vs. what a Heart feels )

Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder…

People say one sees the beauty with his/her own perception. And it may be somehow true, as the things that appeal my eyes may not do so to you. Let say, I love to look at the sky, but you might not like to do it, maybe you might feel better seeing a valley down the hills. I wonder, what made these differences..!! I feel this world is full of diversities, and it’s with respect to people, culture, language, landscapes etc. Then what’s common that unites us together?  What makes us appreciate the beauty? I believe it’s an unseen relationship of the hearts in the beings.

If we travel back in the timeline, to the origin of humans, then probably there this diversity didn’t exist. But, yes for sure the beauty still existed. And even back then God might have had already gifted us eyes to appreciate the beauty..!! As the time flew, the lives changed on with the same pace or more to lose time and to put it behind..far back..behind.
And somehow this race started, the trend of a “Modern World”. Yes, a “Modern World”. Individuals differ in opinions about it. It has changed many orders and set many standards of living, in order to be referred as modern. We got “tall and beautiful” and built those “secure buildings for shade”, introduced varieties of foods that are rich in taste (may be in nutrition too), added huge collections of stylish and fashionable clothes. It significantly changed the appearance of the human society. And life became quite easy to get everything one desires at his/her hand, thanks to the wonders and miracles of Science and technology.

However, meanwhile many other things have also changed. Starting with the introduced discrepancies, distance and differences. New terms like, the difference between people, denoting a rich and a poor, modern and ancient, cultured and non-cultured, mature and immature, educated and uneducated, beautiful and ugly..and so on have been added. And gradually the gap increased to a great extent, which resulted in various so-called rules and regulations to fall under one or the other of these aforementioned categories.
And the aftermath we see, the basic necessities got fancier.
Animals and birds have also been taught some manner to live in a human society, forcibly displaced from their home. And sadly though, this humanist society is being converted into an animalist one. Egos and show offs have replaced the morality and self-esteem. Perception is made out of the unchanging attitude.

Significantly, some standards and rules were continued to be followed for defining beauty, where I strongly believe beauty is not restricted with some conditions, it’s liberal and felt from heart, even though it’s my view.
In the current era a man is believed to be handsome when he has quite a well-built muscular six-pack figure to match the current trend. And a lady is told to be beautiful when she gets all attractive figure, with well showing curves, a styled hair, a clean fair skin, skinny and sexy body and so on. An animal or bird is cute enough when it is all decorated with kindness or the way it’s owner wants it to be. And who fails with any of the above conditions then he/she/it is not a beauty. He or she looks down on himself or herself, gets his/her self-esteem down, and all time in a state of mind that he/she is not a beauty which makes him/her low in confidence and sometimes depressed. Yes, is not it true?

In other words, if it is not appealing to the eyes then it’s not beauty. So somehow beauty is defined by the outlook what eyes look at in the current trend.
Sometimes, I wonder how blinds define beauty? And if it’s the rule then why isn’t it defined by the nature itself. Or are we wrong to define these standards or to maintain it for years?

Yes, it’s highly important to stay healthy and fit. But to look good, it’s not always true to follow some standards defined. And as much energy, time, effort and money are being spent to decorate the outside beauty, little care is taken to improve the inside beauty. It was, it is and it will always be true that the actual beauty reflects from inside, they why are we so bothered about the outside? The eyes may be pleased with the outer look for the some first times, but when the heart doesn’t feel the inside beauty, the eyes can’t be pleased anymore, the body realizes the strain, in fact in some cases eyes are punished with uncontrolled tears. Attitude and ego without self-esteem and morality can’t be considered healthy for inner beauty. What one thinks, how one discusses, talks and the way he acts define his inner self, his character. And so the society around him gets affected.

By this, I believe everyone is responsible for the so called standards to specify the beauty, those who show off themselves as a beautiful creation only with the high profile status with some expensive clothes, jewellery and shades on them. A decorated outfit with a rotten character is of no use. And this is felt by every heart, certainly. Now, what’s worse, is the society going fully busy in appealing the eyes that every individual is measured by. Somewhere a child is not being adored for his/her purity or innocence, rather his/her outside beauty attracts some cruel eyes, an old parent is not being respected for the love, care, dedication, sacrifice he/she has done, rather is ill-treated for being old, lifelong bonding relationships, oaths are being disobeyed with some paper and a signature on it.

It is told that a person’s heart can be read through the eyes. If it’s true then how the real beauty is unseen by eyes now and why it’s only set to appreciate the physical beauty?
I believe, as long as we set these eyes to look at the outside beauty only, the heart and its identity will be lost. So why not to close the eyes and feel the real beauty.

Close your Eyes… Feel the Beauty...

Dream Vs. Reality..

It's yet another “Day”. The sun rises, I wake up on the call of my early morning friend, the “Alarm Clock”. I somehow open my eyes, thanking God for this new “Day”. Then, I try to find the “New” about this new “Day” that I am blessed with. Yes, I search earnestly to welcome the “New”, but find little new other than a unique numerical “Date”.

Oh!!! I am living a monotonous life, I forgot maybe. Next up, I get ready for the office. While I’m on my way to office, I find many people on my sides, busy and involved; some exercising, some selling and some buying, some on the way to office or school or college, and some with their young parents. All are busy doing the supposed jobs in their own way and of course most in non-intrusive manner. People just run from the very early morning, till the last blink for the day.

I keep moving, watching these busy people, I get busy too! Then, I look at the beauty of nature, the bright sun rays; trees shining with green leaves and colorful flowers; birds flying on the wide blue sky. Yes, birds……., they too might have started their day as I had done, doing nothing but the routine job. So everyone is doing the same, wake up and run, but they do remember the “My way to Skyway..."

I am no exception; after all I am just another “Being”. I also do the same.
After I reach the office, I start my work in the cubicle, I am assigned with. It's a new day with new hopes and beliefs, I just hope for no serious bugs, no critical defects and no code failure. And quite like mine, many others in my vicinity must have induced their thoughts and hopes in this new “Day”.

The whole “Day”, my eyes meet with many faces in and around the office and I barely interact. Does it happen with just me? Or it happens with almost everyone!!!

I start the day by checking mails following it up with the breakfast and then get to work again. Within no time, lunch time arrives. I do have the cool lunch and back to my cubicle. I put a full stop to the food court after my evening tea and somewhere when the “Clock” again ticks 6, I leave for the day.

Then I wonder something!!! I ask myself…!!! Did I miss something??? Oh yes…., I could not witness the beauty of the Sunset. While returning on my way from office, I find the same scene again as I did in the morning. Everyone is following the same track but in an opposite direction. Yes….., it includes the sweet birds too.

As soon as I reach my room, I hurry for making something for my dinner and buy some time get virtually socially connected. I pay attention to others' whereabouts on FB, WhatsApp, Instagram or Twitter. I read headlines to get a grip on my state, my country and the world. OMG!!!..... lot of things are happening as everyone is on a run.

Finally it’s bed time. Lying on the bed when I try to get some sleep closing my eyes, some inner voice wakes me up and talks to my brain and heart reminding them, that something important is  being missed, something big was supposed to be done but is left behind. As a result my heart doesn't feel good and gets upset and my brain starts thinking and finding the lost "Me" within me. Meanwhile I warn both to stop of whatever crap they are doing and force myself to sleep so that I can wake up for my routine tomorrow.

And thus a day has passed and the date has again changed on the calendar.

Yes….. I get weekends. I use one day to nullify all the weekdays' pain, tension and worries and spend another day preparing myself for the coming weekdays’ suffering.

That's it. This is Life. Days, weeks, months, years pass on this same way; the monotonous way and in a lifeless manner.

For sure it’s not only my story: any IT professionals’ story, it’s the story of everyone whoever is a part of this marathon. Whoever has selected or has been destined to be a horse on this track.                                                                                  
Now the question arises, had I dreamt of this life to live, from my childhood?  Seriously, is this the life, which I struggled so hard for, for last 21-22 years? Is this the life that I deserve to live?

When I'll be in my 60's, shall I find something some so called ‘lifetime experience and memory’ about any single day I would have already lived, I would have already spent just with the flow of time? In fact, even today, when I try to remember some moments of my past, I find nothing except blank pages. Of course it was not wasted but yes it wasn’t lived either. I don’t find any memory that I would cherish with.

I haven't lived my days…… neither am I living them now. I am just spending it.
But I still believe, I am not born to just spend the time I am allotted, for sure. There must be some purpose behind my birth.

Many a time I have found my inner voice ask me about my dream and my dream life. My brain thinks about the passion I used to have. My heart talks about the love, happiness, attention, affection and peace I deserve.

Of course work is important in life. Work is God and it's true. God is Lovable. Likewise work should involve passion. It's hard to find people who live their dream and who do what they are passionate about, what they actually love to do. And luckiest are the ones who really achieve it.

In the race of life, while I run hard and fast to achieve the so called success, I forget my dream of being happy, being satisfied being complete and live in peace.

I do know people's whereabouts but never ask myself what and why I am doing whatever I am doing. I don't care for myself but shows bunch of love and respect to others. I don't pay attention to my needs, my dreams, my soul but I like being affectionate to one and all.

I have friends socially but I am lonely from within……. I am not a good friend of mine…. I don't adore myself. I see the world moving at its pace, but never dared to ask my soul about it.

When God has made me different from birds and animals, why don't I do anything different?  I live the same way as they do…… in fact often without a Life.


The bitter truth is:
People are ready for a revolution to change the world, change the society to make it a better place to live in but they seldom start it from them.
Education is high but introspection is absent. External beauty is all expensive and rich, but inner soul not chaste at all.

It's the trend that's going on and it lets time and life to control over us, rule our hearts n brains and forces us just to spend the moments we are blessed with.


Changes in designations or high recognition aren’t at all the parameters to measure success. When at the day end, I can preserve the moments as a memory and close my eyes in peace to have a good night's sleep, then that’s success and the next morning will excite me with new hopes and beliefs to shine brighter than the Sun rays.

When camera, being an inanimate object can capture the moments with a limited space then why can't we capture all our time by the eyes and save to cherish in the unlimited memory we have, living all days as memorable moments, happily with a pure heart smile like that of a baby’s and treasuring all the small pleasures that life gives, enjoying every beauty, satisfying the soul, achieving the dream and living the life we are born for.


And then The Dream Life will be a Reality..!!

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