Expedition to find the meaning of existence

Man, being a social animal, seeks company throughout his life to satiate his need for love. We form new relationships and move out of some, while sustaining the more permanent ones, making it a whirlwind of an experience. But there comes a time in life when one turns to the road of retraction or renunciation. This road we prefer to walk alone.

This is a time when one starts liberating oneself from the thoughts that bind the mind and make way for rejuvenating perspectives on life. One also begins to move out of the social circles, avoiding negative people and treading the path to self-discovery, albeit, slowly and silently. Simplification of life then becomes the aim. Even social media apps, which had emerged as the lifelines to some, appear to be thieves of time, energy and peace of mind.

“These days, technology has invaded our personal life and created much unrest in the minds of some people who fall prey to it. It has engaged people to such an unimaginable extent that I believe after reaching the acme, one has to start descending in terms of going on a solo life trip. This helps to give a fresh lease of life to many of us and we might just evolve,” says a friend.

I second the thought, and have been trying to follow this path, which has proved helpful in many ways. One has to stand the ultimate test of will power to survive this transition from being too engrossed with the world to discovering one’s own. Introspection is an integral part of my routine now. Thanks to it, what seemed to be an important activity or event earlier, now appears avoidable.

We have seen or heard of people/celebrities opting for detoxification or rehabilitation to get rid of an addiction and make their world a peaceful place. This, however, is an external factor and can be controlled, if one is willing to give it all. But how do we detox our internal being and integrate our thoughts? We may need to revitalise our energies into something more constructive for the transformation to take place.

This way we may find the happiness lying latent in the deep crusts. “True happiness lies within and not in the physical world. What matters is to nourish the relationships with our loved ones and that will lead to a sea change in our lives,” believes another friend, who has interest in human psychology.

The question is how far can we go to break this illusion called life that we are living in? Lord Buddha achieved nirvana while spending his time in this world and realising its worth. We all must try to go on an expedition to find the true meaning of our existence. The guiding light will see us through.

As author Mark Twain put it, “The two most important days in life are – the day you are born and the day you find out why.”

Let’s hope we find the latter soon.

SIMPLIFICATION OF LIFE BECOMES THE AIM. EVEN SOCIAL MEDIA APPS, WHICH HAD EMERGED AS LIFELINES TO SOME, APPEAR TO BE THIEVES OF TIME, ENERGY AND PEACE OF MIND