“TO FORGET” is one of those spices of life which can be both boon and curse for human being. At a time it makes human life easier and forward looking but there are also incident where it makes life miserable. To forget is quite common phenomenon in current life style. To sustain not to forget habit has given market space to huge number of products which enables human being to remember things on time.
I've learned that people
will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will
never forget how you made them feel. (Maya Angelou - an American author and
poet)
Let’s discuss some common incident
of day to day life which contributes to drawback factor.
1. Traveling
abroad but reached airport by giving miss to a passport/travel documents back at
home. Same with train tickets.
2. Forgot to
attend meetings due to interesting long conversation in cafeteria.
3. Homework
done but forgot to carry notebook at school.
4. Prepared
for wrong subject on following day exams.
5. Missed to
wish birthday or anniversary of closed ones of correct day, though it touched
our memory a day before.
6. Reached
home from friend’s house in late night but missed house keys at friend’s house.
7. Bought every
other item from Supermarket/shop which are in sale but forgot to buy items for
which was the purpose of visit to supermarket.
8. Many more…………….
Many other similar incidents
in our day to life bring anxiety but there are ways to tackle most of them
although not all for sure. But none of them is life threatening; it results in monetary/time
loss. One cannot ignore that such incidents has also brought life changing
experience in life. I am sure you can remember many and must be smiling by thinking
so and so happen as so and so was forgot.
I am more interested to
highlight the boon aspect of forgetting. To forget is also godsend. Yes? No?
Let me try and give some common routine happening which is not under human
control but To Forget power of Human
nature has helped to heal and to move ahead as well.
When someone loved one or family
members passed away in any unfortunate event is shocking. Death is ultimate truth;
still it shocks and surprises all human. It leaves one in utter confusion. People console each
other by sharing thoughts of similar kind and emphasis on idea of death which
is common sorrow for everyone. Death is uniform. It never distinguishes between rich & poor , Happy & sad etc. It is the forget power of human which gives them alternate
mean to sustain and advance. The loss can never be filled but slowly fading of
related memory helps the survivor to find happiness in whoever is around them. My father passed away on 2nd
December 2013. I experienced all the above mentioned. I am too trying to use
forget power to move ahead and take care of who are around me but ITS VERY-
VERY DIFFICULT MAN!!
Last year i.e. 2012, I watched
complete Mahabharata (Indian epic) in 45 days and remember one episode where Yaksha
asked several questions to Yudhishthira. Among them three questions were very
interesting which I would like to share:-
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Yaksha asked: - What is heavier
than earth, higher than
heavens, faster than the wind and more numerous than straws?
Yudhishthira answered: One's mother is heavier than the earth; one's
father is higher than the heavens; the mind is faster than
wind and our worries are more numerous than straws.
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Yaksha asked: - Who is truly happy?
Yudhishthira answered: He who has no debts is truly happy.
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Yaksha asked: - What is the
greatest wonder?
Yudhishthira answered: Day after day countless people die. Yet the living wishes to live
forever. O Lord, what can be a greater wonder?
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Thank You!
Satender Kumar Mall
Twitter: satenderiiit
