Our world is a paradise
The very existence of the universe is the greatest and phenomenal miracle. And the planet Earth is the crowning glory of the universe. Even above everything human life is the greatest miracle. The cornucopia of blessings is immense. The universe has created such an abundance of fruits, vegetables, plants, herbs, nuts, and a legion of eatables. The metals, minerals, medicinal plants et al are so abundant that we are living brilliant lives. The human endowments are just marvelous. Our brains, minds, hearts, and other organs are magical. The organs are so brilliantly placed that one wonders who would have created such a wonder machine. Our minds and brains have phenomenal potential that they can do the impossible. Science and technology will eventually decode the magic. They will mimic nature which is magical. Our world is a virtual paradise but unfortunately, human beings are killing each other for frivolous reasons of religion, nation, race, gender, and ideology. Crass commercialization has rendered human beings just another commodity in the market. We need to resort to Vasudeva Kutumbak am which in brief means one world one family. The world is divided by nations that pile up weapons of mass destruction. This is nothing but squandering precious resources on destructive things. If all the resources are deployed for burgeoning humanity, then we would have created a Garden of Eden where everyone will live with great joy and serenity. All the negative vibes must be converted to positive vibes to create a healthy human society. We as human beings have humongous potential to make each one of the human being a billionaire nay even a trillionaire. For this to happen we have to treat every human being as a tiny spark of divinity.
Our human history is replete with carnages killing millions and millions of people for economic and other frivolous reasons. Adolf Hitler committed genocide for the trivial reason of race bias. Joseph Stalin decimated millions who opposed his autocracy. Idi Amin the psychopath brutally killed many who did not dance to his tunes. Korean War massacred millions. The Iran and Iraq war resulted in the killing of thousands of innocent human beings. Human history is replete with immense and needless violence. This violence is inherent in the DNA of most of us. The current war between Ukraine and Russia is unnecessary. All this was triggered by Ukraine wanting to join NATO. Russia was scared that the US would set a base in Ukraine to counter it. It's time both initiated peace talks as in wars both parties are losers. Nobody is a winner. We are not paying heed to other pressing and intractable problems of climate change, population explosion, illiteracy, and hatred. It is time we all coalesce our energies on bringing sanity to the strife-torn world. We all need to listen to our hearts rather than our heads which is the seat of ego and greed.
The concept of Vasudeva Kutumba Kam floated by peace-loving India is really encouraging and full of good sense. The whole sprawling universe is the common heritage of the entire mankind. For all these to happen we have to treat each other with utmost respect. Paradise is not some utopian idea. Paradise is a state of mind and it is not dependent on our wealth. We need to integrate with the whole of the universe. A poor man with contentment and happiness is living in paradise. Every human being has to commit himself to this purpose. All the problems have arisen as we have become self-centered and as we have become addicted to Narcissism. As Mahatma Gandhi rightly said the world has enough for everyone’s needs but not enough for greed. Let this be a clarion call for humanity to shelve all biases and promote camaraderie. We amass wealth because we are insecure and scared that we may land up in a quagmire. Those who are mature, wise, and altruistic are already living in paradise. Many dismiss this idea and live in a veritable hell. We all are capable of living in paradise though we may not be that affluent or we may be struggling to make a living. Paradise is our birthright. Let us rejoice our lives by creating a paradise on Earth.
Murli Chari
15th Sept 2023
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