A Daily Dose of Love

 "रांड सांड सीढ़ी सन्यासी इनसे बचे सो आये कासी" 

(Raand, Sand, Seedi, Sanyasi - Inse Bache So Aye Kashi)

- Kabir :)

'The four' Kabir asks every thinking, sensible and rationale man to detach himself from to move towards 'Kashi'. 

Makes sense when you see them to be the forecasted encounters every man will find enroute to 'Kashi'. Those temptations that will test a man's virtue, intellect, courage and wisdom before being considered worthy of reaching 'Kashi'. Kabir reminds us to be saved from the scripts and games of these unpredictable four if one wants to be single-minded in attention, focus and concentration to reach 'Kashi'. 

But, what is there in 'Kashi' upon reaching there(?) What's in store in the literal as well as figurative Kashi(?) A bunch of lost souls who got in there, landed there, found their way there... or perhaps the enlightened lot who will not speak and would rely on everyone to find their own way - waiting to blame it on destiny if one finds and if one doesn't/cannot too. So we have a bunch of disconnected people who have walked past dangers and temptations and know that each person's journey is unique and cannot be replicated. There would be those who would have found the meaning of life in the meaningless nothingness of nirvana. So basically there is nothing. So what is the point of going to Kashi(?)

The fun I think is in the journey rather than the destination. If we focus on the journey, we miss the destination and vice versa. Isn't it(?)

Isn't human life about being there and fighting through strife(?) The identity of a human being (the answer to the basic question, 'Who are you(?)') does not lie in our our name, age, gender, position or any other silly societal given's - that would be too lame even if we agree to it with the slightest expectation. Our existence lies in our action - in what we do. In the verb and not in the noun, adjective or compliment. We are not who we say we are; rather, our actions explain who we are - even without saying a word. Words fool while the truth lies in silence.   

In our search for rest, calmness and a piece of peace within the facade of life and its briefings, we miss the beauty of chaos and the adventure of moving through it. The test of virility is not in choosing to be impotent.