Learning principles...

Watching a new born baby is one of the most pleasurable sights you can ever see. There is awe and surprise in his eyes, a curiosity about everything around him, and a thirst to learn. Right from day one, he starts by watching, listening, feeling, hearing. He is getting adapted to the world into which he has just stepped. 

          As the baby grows steadily into a child, his curiosity only strengthens further, enabling him to learn even better. The child is now shaping into a human being, by imbibing certain aspects that will define him for the rest of his life. Principles. Qualities that are hard coded into the very conscience of every individual, they decide how he will step ahead in life. Every one of us is born with a purpose. A unique purpose, for which we exist in this world. For if this purpose was not unique, if it could have been achieved by any other individual other than us, then why did we exist in the first place? Why were we born to our parents? Who has a choice over our gender or our place of birth? These are questions which have no answer. But we all know one fundamental truth, whether or not we accept it – we are unique. All of us. And we have a definite goal to achieve. 

          What then, is the purpose of our life? And how many of us actually manage to achieve our goals? How do we realize them? Again, these are some questions we cannot answer with certainty. It really doesn’t matter. What matters is knowledge of certain facts. That everyone of us is born with a set of talents. It’s like a built-in functionality. Though they are unlimited, each one of us has some of them. No wonder you will find many individuals with similar talents in this world. A. R. Rehman is a fantastic musician, but so are the Shankar-Ehsaan Loy brothers. Rajendra Janglay is a great photographer, but Atmaram Parab can give him tough competition. Sonu Nigam is a fabulous singer, but Abhijeet Sawant can give him a run for his career. The examples are just endless. 

          So, what are we trying to get at? If so many people in the world exist with similar talents, what makes us unique? Just the fact that we are different individuals, born to different parents? No, not really. It’s rather the path that we chose to walk on. And that path is very much chosen by you. It’s the freeway that you ride on, guided by only one compass - your principles. This is the fitting piece in the puzzle. The track that you eventually align yourself on, to reach your destination. This combination of principles and talents is what defines our inimitableness. They eventually decide your behavior, your nature, your attitude of looking at life. Every moment in our lives, is a choice between what is right, and easy. Life then, is simply a collection of one’s choices. Think about it.