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Looking within…


I chanced upon this yesterday:



“Sometimes I wonder about my life. I lead a small life. Well, not small, but circumscribed. And sometimes I wonder, do I do it because I like it, or because I haven't been brave?” Kathleen, the protagonist of the film ‘You've Got Mail’ says.



My mind has been in a state of overdrive since then. I have been seriously examining nearly everything in my life. And I have been cross-examining myself. I’m trying to see each event in its complete frame of reference, instead of disconnected events picked out of context. Yet, some questions I’m asking and some answers I’m giving are quite difficult.



It is a very tough exercise I am carrying out…and quite involuntarily, if I may add. Presently, while it is still on, I have no clue what might come of this exercise. I only hope some good does…some wisdom !


Comments

KB said…
Hard and deep introspection is the first step to self discovery and can lead to self development and enrichment! Keep it up.

When during the process one feel lost or uncertain or insecure, the message is you are aking too much on and aregetting overloaded. Stop for a while, unwind and then restart the self scrutiny!
You will make progress.
Seema Smile said…
Wisdom is overrated. The wise are no better than fools except less pompous about it.

I don't know about circumscribed, if I were male and belonging to certain religious orders I would have been circumcised. Thank God I am neither.
Swapnali said…
Interesting endeavor indeed! :)
Not many of us have the courage to move from their existing comfort zones.

I find myself coying away from certain situations, even when I know I can make a difference.

I have been trying to remind myself lately: courage is not the absence of fear, it is doing what it takes despite it.

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