Frog in the well

Love for a city, or a country or religion or for that matter for any damn thing is made up of the same stuff as selfishness. If I say that I want all wealth and power, and I praise myself as the best guy in the world then I will be perceived as a selfish person, and people will have qualm in judging me negatively. But if I want the same thing for my country then I will seen as patriotic. If I want the same thing for my religion then I will be admired and labeled as a true devotee.

Look carefully, whether I want something for myself, or my country or my religion or my caste, what unifies all these proclamation is ‘MY’. I am totally preoccupied with myself only. Once I create or attach myself to a tiny part of the universe, I become a divisive element. ‘That is the root cause of all conflicts and violence’ says J.Krishnamurthy. Within us we create the division; ‘MY’ versus ‘Others’. What is inside gets realized in the outside. And unless we unify the world within oneself, we cannot even think of peace and harmony.

Why do I want to hang around with some artificial group called religion or country or city or caste etc..? I think it is fear. Fear of being alone, fear of being sensible, and fear of being normal. We love madness, misery, and muddying oneself. Human mind is so great and its power is beyond measure that it can contain the whole universe, but invariably we limit our self to a tiny, insignificant part or aspect of the mind created superficiality.

Short sightedness, narrow mindedness, and lack of openness limit our horizon and all possibilities. As a result we live life like a frog in the well. What is amazing is that the well is filled with dirt. Erick Berne is accurate in his observation of human condition; We live like a person in the cess-pool, dirty water is up to his lips yet shouting ‘I am comfortable, just do not make waves’.