Generally , I am not
one to promote television series – especially the Star world ones . I know by
experience how little it takes to get one addicted to something , and how
difficult it is to come out of it .
Of course , knowing
that you can always catch up with a TV series is like a constant companion –
kind of like a modern day “Betala” , that you can turn on at will to listen to
a new story . A constant companion who sits on your back , and more often than
not , tempts you away from activities that may actually benefit you .
Even when I write
this article on promoting “Grey’s Anatomy” , I do not claim that it does
not get one addicted , or that it is worth getting addicted to !
My sympathies and
addictions towards Greys Anatomy lie purely from the fact that watching it
opened up a new perspective for me .
For those who do not
know the series , it revolves around the lead character Meridith Grey , and her
peers who are doctors at a leading hospital in Seattle . The episodes showcase
the complicated lifestyle and relationships of surgeons against the backdrop of
death and suffering of numerous medical cases.
The series had a
annoyingly catchy promotional track “Meet Meridith Grey – she is just like you
, dealing with Life’s toughest questions” .
Within the first few
episodes I realized how lucky I was NOT to be Meridith Grey ! I felt blessed
that I wasn’t a surgeon. I am so incapable of taking responsibility for
my life , the thought of holding the responsibility of someone’s life in my hands
is extremely unnerving ! In a way , one’s seemingly huge pain is minimized when
it is placed next to pain of higher magnitude . But this reduction in pain by
comparison is not all that the series has to offer.
The value of what we
have is understood only when we lose it . When you apply it to relationships ,
one still stands a chance of rebuilding those relationships . But – what about
LIFE ??
Once you are about
to lose it , there is no use of the realization that hits you !
We go about our
daily lives , treating the body like a slave – giving it far too much stress ,
giving it far too little rest , not caring to nourish it .. in short taking it
for granted that when we wake up the next day , our slave will show up
and complete the work at our bidding . And that too , with the same efficiency
as yesterday . Its only when the body gives away ,when the slave throws up her
hands in the air and quits her job , that we realize that no other
replacement will work .
Life is short ,
beautiful and Precious ! We are lucky – we are so lucky that we don’t even know
it . We are lucky to have a heart which keeps ticking like a clock . We are
lucky to have healthy organs . You are lucky if you have functional eyes that
are enabling you to read this . I am lucky that I have two perfectly functional
hands to type this out !
The realization of
how precious life is … It is totally wasted on those who are on the verge of
losing It .
It is upto the ones
alive and kicking , to have take this realization when we can – and more
importantly – act like we value it .
There are a million
things we can do to improve our lifestyle – and all of them start with the mind
.
I cannot hand out
advice that I don’t follow :) . But personally , I have being trying this very
difficult exercise – Whenever a bad situation slaps me in the face , I try to
take a deep breath – and be grateful that I can breathe .
This gratitude alone
can kill half the bitterness .
The Art of Living
courses that I took taught me a very important thing –
“No breath , no life
. Know Breath , Know Life “
In a way , it talks
about how Pranayam can benefit you . But in a different perspective , Maybe the
very “knowing” that we are ABLE to breathe , helps us know life better .
-Deepika
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