This is the month of Tamil "aippasi" when the luminary "Sun" transits libra in debilation. This makes for my sombre mood in penning a few lines which I call a poem. I wish, the blog is seen. Here is my poem "Fate and Free will"
"After a disturbed sleep, I am awakened in the morning,
by the milkman with his rude call bell's "tring tring"
and finding a packet of milk from the three, missing,
the day alas starts with an involuntary cursing.
Soon there is the arrival of this regular, paperwallah,
thrilled to throw my chosen paper over the verandah.
This to my wife's dismay, almost always lands beautifully,
over and completely ruining her painstakingly done "rangoli".
I look to go over to my ablutions, amidst this calamity,
only to find that my part of the city is without electricity.
So in the midst of her ritual of daily morning chores,
hot water is destined to come from the same gas.
I just manage to reach the auto stand in nick of time,
with the fare around twenty, I expect the fellow to ask forty.
He still manages to shock me with a decent offer of sixty,
settling for a fifty, I revel in this bargain, in his auto rickety.
In the office, I settle to this ritualistically monotonous routine,
of chasing a payment, procure an order, or attend a meeting.
And just when I feel happy that I have done a good rendition,
comes the great news that I am overlooked for recognition.
I come back home, hoping to catch my favourite TV-show,
only to find that with no power, there is indeed no-show.
And as luck would have it, the menu for dinner is a no-go,
the disbelief is just overwhelmingly complete for all to know.
Is this all His dispensation for past karma, we call as fate,
or they are just a result of my own past actions in free-will.
Pray, where then is a frame of mind to act with free-will now,
when all that one perceives is his/her absence from His show.
Worship Ganesha says one, Shiva and Ambal says another,
countless other deties are named by every one or other,
till one realises for him/herself that summoning up of a will
is possible only when He decides to show the correct way.
Total saranagathy says one, Just do it says another,
there is neither a teacher nor a cue from Him or any other,
in one's struggle to find a niche for oneself in His Will,
I realise, that I am no wiser, in this debate of Fate Vs Free will."
Folks, I am dying to hear your response, and not like to relate it to fate, when I fail to get it!!!!!!!!
Love
Vichu
Waiting for Fate
ReplyDeletethat elusive Date,
Like fish's gill,
not Free will,
lets in air,
but very unfair,
for water mixed,
lays plans nixed.
Free will alone
is quite error-prone,
Man isn't fish,
needs spicy dish.
And God Therefore,
Isn't a Bore.
Fate isn't Still
Nor Free Will,
In His Scheme
is oft Hyphenated
as God's Free-Will.
(the style is my understanding of a three-word Haiku referred earlier)
Human beings assume that Fate and Free-will are both linked to them individually, which could be their own projection. All the while there might be 'other' forces at play, necessarily not open to view.
ReplyDeleteMilton's 'On his Blindness' comes to me again! I think Naresh 'hits it' aptly, and playfully!!!
The whole exercise of my/our jignyaasaa is to see/perceive/understand what you refer to as "other" forces at play.
ReplyDeleteAnd BTW how do you mean the first portion of ur comments, viz, we assume fate& free will are both linked etc and which could be our own projections?
Are they according to you, anyway related or not related at all. And is it that, any projection is solely based on the assumption that they are, and hence a purely subjectve view.
This would perhaps tantamount to saying, our exchanges are just that, viz every one's indvidual views as he/she sees, very similar to six blind men describing an elephant as in the Upanishad story? And obviously no one is anywhere near the truth?
Arre bhaiya, this is terrible, for a fellow who is already feeling hopeless, and seeking help, is told "Yes buuddy, there is little you know and all your outpourings are a result of your own projections based on incomplete data, and to add to your confusion see Milton, Eliot et al. They may or may not give you enlightenment, but probably make you ponder and be able to enjoy briefly their beauty"
Thanks for bringing me to reality my dear ammanji, and no thanks, Milton and Eliot can have their individual views, I will continue to have mine, and not get distracted from my quest.
Love
Vichu