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Written by: Vishnu Peethambaran
This is something like that, from my that part of life which I now realise might have an important role in the latter.
Boundaries.
I remember once we were asked to express our views about boundaries in a group discussion. One of them came up with the thought that without boundaries the globe would look blunt. Yeah, that's a good one. But, without boundaries can the world be better, beautiful?
The thought dragged me down to my backyard.
We have boundaries everywhere. We have walls around our house. What is it for? To mark your property, to feel safe or to enclose yourself in that room crammed with your materialistic possessions that probably would go in vain when you die?
We Indians have this funny belief that if proper boundaries are not set it is not good for the people in the house as per "Vaasthushahstra".
I mean wtf. However, the fights between neighbours are quite common.
From our households to countries neighbours don't bare well. I remember this guy who told us to love our neighbours as ourselves.
Well, this was something that I wanted to spotlight. These boundaries have a huge impact on the lives of people. Sometimes there are unseen victims to these.
From my life, I guess I had one. I've not had too many friends in my childhood. The one's that I had were some of my neighbours. Me and my sister used to play around with them when we can. For them also the same thing. I really don't remember when there was a wall was built. It totally messed up our connection with each other.
Looking back it doesn't feel good.
We were pulled back to the comfort of our own rooms. This kind of made me hate my own home. Because I was not much of an introverted person. I consider myself an ambivert. Maybe this all might have an impact. When we were together we had a feeling that we will look out for each other.
I really didn't want that feeling to go. We could have grown together. And that would have been much better. But, the story is different. I hope she is doing fine too...
One day when we grow up and realize, I hope the wall is broken. I hope then, the time is not late.
The boundaries are catastrophic to the minds too. The boundaries that separate humans from connecting together in the name of religion, caste, sex and what not!
Physical boundaries make these mental boundaries too. These invisible lines pull us away from each other.
They make us wanna hide from our past and crouch under our blankets in a fake comfort zone created by us....but under that blanket are caged minds that wanna fly away....into the sky without boundaries. (But, sadly they have set boundaries there also)
However, we can believe it doesn't exist. We want our minds to wander off to better places without any limitations. I guess that is liberation. Liberation from the things that weigh us down.
I hope one day I come to tell you the story of my liberation. I hope.
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