Thoughts ... as sources of livelihood.

I'll come straight to the point. Everything arises out of thoughts, isnt it? Again I may be stating the obvious, but every peice of literary attempt is obvious to some or the other mind. Maybe this is just me wondering on the power of thoughts. But the wonder was powerful enough to get me up at 2:35 A.M. and start writing....(rather typing)

I was listening to this lovely instrumental of “requiem of a dream”. Music - it is first a thought in the mind of the musician, and then he, according to what his mind comprehends as “melodious” or “hearable”, makes the song or the music. Isn't it? Wow! And when it reaches people, they enjoy it (or don't) when it provokes some thoughts in the mind of the listener. Isn't this some kind of thought-to-thought communication going on here? With music being just the medium? Well it's a beautiful medium, I agree.

For that matter, take art, poetry, literature, theatre, movies ( I mean GOOD movies), etc. I was watching “New York, I Love You” few hours ago (for the 3^rd time), and it's just a marvelous thought-provoking movie (and very soothing thoughts, instead of revolutionary ones, for a change...LOL). Chains of thoughts arise when one comes across anything made with lots of thoughts (and deep ones). Its like as if thoughts get packed in the physical form inside the Painting, the Poem, the Novel, the Play, or the Movie; to be distributed at each and every reception by any of the human senses (including the sixth one). And thats how these painters, authors, movie-makers earn their living! They rely on their thoughts big-time, to come up with something new every-time!

Getting down to the common man, how do we earn a living? We do some service for the society, or actually manufacture some or the other product for the society, and the various systems like economy, market, agriculture, government etc, pay us back in money or kind (And mind you, this 'kind' is the actual need. One cannot eat or wear or live inside 1000 rupee notes.)

My point here is that even one is not a poet, an author, or maybe a film-maker, he/she is actually tapping the power of thoughts to earn his/her livelihood. The work or the Job that one does requires different levels of thinking. Lets get into the details.

The one who thinks more, studies or applies more. The one who applies more, knows more, and again reinvests this knowledge in order to apply more. And hence, becomes the better person for a better job. Therefore, he earns more.

All in all, every person tries his/her best to be better poised in his/her life than the previous day (yes, everyone! It maybe unintentional...). But its the limit of one's thoughts that decide the height of a person in his/her life. A poor man may not ever think beyond having a house of his own, while some rich guy may think of owning a jet some day! And hence, thoughts shape our lives. Again, I maybe embarking on something said millions of times throughout the history of modern civilization, but maybe it just a 20 year old guy coming face to face with some facts. :p

So, now what does one do, after knowing that its the thoughts that are making one's lives? Just gaze at the statement? Or continue to enjoy other people's thoughts? Ya, do that! I mean do enjoy other people's work; the music, the arts, the movies, even watching the FIFA World Cup!

But being an engineer, I always look for practical application of every knowledge too. So, for those who are looking for some ways to improve their lives, this knowledge may prove worth while! The thoughts are the place where you can start working, and everything else falls into place!

I have a opinion that thoughts we have everyday are the result of the entire lives we have lived upto this minute: the place where we were born, the language, the family, the lifestyle, the country, the climate, the education, the culture, the food, the availabilty of basic needs (or rather the absence of it), the friends, just about anything one can think of (see, I said 'think' of, so...).

It just so wonderful thinking about thoughts. Soothing thoughts, provoking thoughts, positive thoughts, negative thoughts, wide-ranged thoughts, open thoughts, closed thoughts, organized thoughts, random thoughts. Oh! Sounds Familiar?

I don't know why I always leave a kind of suggestion or advice at the end of every post. So, no messages this time. Not even the formal conclusions like “Take Care” or “Enjoy ur lives!” thats a disguied advice, isnt it? What if some has chosen not to enjoy his/her life? Food for thought.

Bah! I did it again!