The slogan on his t-shirt caught my attention the same time he did :)
“You can’t beat death but you can beat death in life, sometimes. And the more often you learn to do it, the more light there will be. Your life is your life. Know it while you have it.” ― Charles Bukowski
I have been reading the quote again and again and again since morning. And every time I read, I wonder how it would be if we humans can actually learn to really beat “death”…
Don’t worry I am not talking about the death that separates us from life, the one that is inevitable. We can’t control that and I am not even interested in having any control over it. What I am talking about and really interested in is the one that renders “deadness” to our lives… something worse than death itself.
And all of a sudden there was a blank that hit me -- complete bankruptcy, devoid of any thought, action, and for sometimes even any emotion – “deadness” maybe.
But thankfully, everything gushed back after few minutes with a full force. And along came the shocking realization that there are STILL so many areas in life which are “dead”. Even more shocking was the fact that I have not done anything about bringing “life” to these areas.
I asked myself, “Are they not important?” The instant response was, “Of course they are.”
“Then why this silent acceptance... What are you waiting for… Some MIRACLE to happen?”
Maybe I am… we are talking of some MIRACULOUS stuff here… Right? Maybe it does require some divine intervention… something that is “beyond” us…
And here it was… the divine intervention I believe :) My enquiry, like always, brought a response along with it – the access is “beyond” us… “beyond” me!!!
I am not sure about you, but time and again my belief grows strong that the only access I have of beating the “deadness” in my life is to focus “beyond” me…
‘WOW’... ‘What a way to put it’… ‘Catchy huh?’… Different expressions from people reading it… but they all must have been struck with something common -- profoundness of the message.
We read it… we appreciated it… we even laughed about it for long. But what I did not realize was that the phrase would keep running in my mind even the next day.
Few minutes into the day, I receive an email from him with the source quote, from where the slogan may have been picked… interesting indeed… and so thoughtful of him :)
We read it… we appreciated it… we even laughed about it for long. But what I did not realize was that the phrase would keep running in my mind even the next day.
Few minutes into the day, I receive an email from him with the source quote, from where the slogan may have been picked… interesting indeed… and so thoughtful of him :)
“You can’t beat death but you can beat death in life, sometimes. And the more often you learn to do it, the more light there will be. Your life is your life. Know it while you have it.” ― Charles Bukowski
I have been reading the quote again and again and again since morning. And every time I read, I wonder how it would be if we humans can actually learn to really beat “death”…
Don’t worry I am not talking about the death that separates us from life, the one that is inevitable. We can’t control that and I am not even interested in having any control over it. What I am talking about and really interested in is the one that renders “deadness” to our lives… something worse than death itself.
And all of a sudden there was a blank that hit me -- complete bankruptcy, devoid of any thought, action, and for sometimes even any emotion – “deadness” maybe.
But thankfully, everything gushed back after few minutes with a full force. And along came the shocking realization that there are STILL so many areas in life which are “dead”. Even more shocking was the fact that I have not done anything about bringing “life” to these areas.
I asked myself, “Are they not important?” The instant response was, “Of course they are.”
“Then why this silent acceptance... What are you waiting for… Some MIRACLE to happen?”
Maybe I am… we are talking of some MIRACULOUS stuff here… Right? Maybe it does require some divine intervention… something that is “beyond” us…
And here it was… the divine intervention I believe :) My enquiry, like always, brought a response along with it – the access is “beyond” us… “beyond” me!!!
I am not sure about you, but time and again my belief grows strong that the only access I have of beating the “deadness” in my life is to focus “beyond” me…
Beyond “me” is a space to connect and create
Beyond “me” is a space to stand and contribute
Beyond “me” is a chance to beat the “death” in life
With the souls who are ready to conquer their strife
When I put aside my life, I can easily go beyond “me”
I remove many barriers and set the flow of “life” free
My efforts to breathe life into other human beings
Will surely beat the “deadness” and all that it brings
Beyond “me” is a space to stand and contribute
Beyond “me” is a chance to beat the “death” in life
With the souls who are ready to conquer their strife
When I put aside my life, I can easily go beyond “me”
I remove many barriers and set the flow of “life” free
My efforts to breathe life into other human beings
Will surely beat the “deadness” and all that it brings
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