Do I Believe or Do I Be-live?

How a human thinks is often how he lives!

We grow learning about the power of thoughts. Positive thinking, optimism and our lives mould as we mould it are the most reiterated lessons in our lives. The ideas are now ingrained in our minds.

Do we often draw meaning from what someone says? Isn't it often more important to us to understand what we wanted to understand? Don't we usually believe in what we want to believe? Do we give ourselves a benefit of doubt and choose to believe in what we want to believe? What is to be questioned? Probably their ability to accept the truth! 

This is a trend I have noticed in people off late. Relations have become child's play and people get in and out of it in no time. Flirting, double-dating, being friends with benefits have become common milieu these days. But, if one of them ends up getting serious while the other continues to remain apathetic, the serious ones usually chose close their eyes and regard the other to be truthful, honest and faithful. Even if they are told what is true and what is false, even after having proofs against the wrong, they still choose to close their eyes and believe it because it keeps them happy. People have started finding happiness and facade. A beautiful mask makes them happier than a not so beautiful, real face. 

They would even know that the proofs are ending it all for them. But they deny it. They continue to believe in the flowery picture of things. They close their ears to facts. Their heart is still in pain, but they try to reduce it by the balm of masquerade rather than waiting for time to heal it. 

They don't believe, they only be-live the charade. 

"Don't think of past, it's gone. Don't think of future, it's far. Think only of now, it's the present." People seem to have taken this a little too seriously and in a deleterious manner. Thinking of now does not mean digging a grave for your future to R.I.P.

Your yesterday built your today and your today will build your tomorrow. See, analyse, think and then believe. Be-living is not the solution to our problems. We need to struggle. Like almost every creature struggles it's way to its birth, we need to accept realities and truth even if it's painful and arduous; because only then, can we emerge.