Isn't it amazing that the more social networking sites and apps we have to connect with friends and family, the more alone and lonely we have become. We have 700 friends on Facebook, but talk to barely 4-5 of them regularly, and those people you anyway wouldn't need to interact with over Facebook.
The more you connect, the less you connect.
It seems we have all built a bubble around ourselves. We show what we want to show, we hide what we want to hide behind that profile on the website or app. Anyway no one is looking you in the eye or hearing your voice on the phone to figure out whether your words are true and in line with your eyes and voice, whether you really are as happy as your DP or Facebook status suggests.
Its a comfortable state : we are socially connected, as men like to be, and yet our space is protected. Its funny how we yearn for a loving hug or touch or a good laugh..and yet we are so scared
and apprehensive to open up ourselves to other people...I mean REALLY open up ourselves....not just posting the well edited good stuff on Facebook, or the general superficial banter over coffee or drinks or meals. We have all become so averse to being vulnerable.
No wonder then we don't really "know" people these days. No one shows their real side.
No wonder then we don't really "know" people these days. No one shows their real side.
Sheher mein itni roshni hai ..magar phir bhi
logo ke chehre saaf saaf nazar nahi aate..
(There are so much light in the city, yet
we are unable to see the faces of people clearly)
As our society has evolved, we have got all our basic physical comforts in place,
but our
challenges have now become more mental than physical.
THE SINGLE LARGEST PROBLEM IN THE WORLD IS INSECURITY!!
We are not secure about ourselves, hence the need to put on myriad masks. We don't love and accept ourselves unconditionally. So we flaunt what we do have, material possessions, luxury homes, holidays, cars, diamonds, designer bags, gourmet experiences, designer clothes etc etc. We drag our children into this competition too, they go for more exotic classes, go to a more expensive school etc. In fact this seeps into our closest relationships too.
These are all games we play to substitute real living and real intimacy, elaborated in great detail in the book, Games People Play by Eric Berne.
The much hyped Yoga day has just passed. Sri Sri as well as all other Yoga Gurus have emphasized how Yoga brings contentment and skill in life. It is through Yoga, Pranayam and Meditation that we are able to look inwards and slowly feel contentment within ourselves, of course with regular practice. We slowly learn to love ourselves and learn to see how society is a reflection of us.
This feeling of expansion and belonging-ness will enrich our lives and make it fuller, more loving, happier and constructive. Speaking from experience!! :):)
This feeling of expansion and belonging-ness will enrich our lives and make it fuller, more loving, happier and constructive. Speaking from experience!! :):)
It all starts from authenticity - BE AUTHENTIC!! Be Yourself -Love yourself!
