Is Our Life Really Monotonous?

Unpredictability, too, can become monotonous - Eric Hoffer

Well. We often keep complaining that our life is monotonous and hence drowsy. There are several reasons why we feel that our life is monotonous. For example – we start from our home to office everyday almost at the same time, same route, same traffic, similar stress and other factors that claim to be repetitive in our day to day life.

But, in contrary I strongly believe there is nothing repetitive or monotonous in our life. Though we come across many unique examples in our routine life, there will certainly be a difference that shall be minor or major…

The fact is that we often ignore the unique moments by being inactive on most instances in our day to day life. We might miss some wonderful scenery of birds flying on the sky when we stuck up in a traffic signal. Our focus might be only on the RED turning GREEN & if at all possible, is there a way to start moving ahead before GREEN appears… If there are 40 or 50 seconds remaining for the RED signal to change as GREEN, we can start looking around for at least 35 or 45 seconds.

You may notice your neighbor in a nearby vehicle, or you might watch a small cute kid starring at you, may be you notice a traffic police struggling to clear the traffic, someone may be assisting a blind to cross the road, etc.,

Are these cases – a monotony one? Certainly you will not agree to that.

It is true that we often miss all such ‘happenings’ around us by simply thinking about something else or in other words, without focusing on the PRESENT MOMENT…

Our thoughts go either to PAST or starts thinking about FUTURE when we are in PRESENT. Whether someone agrees or not – this life is completely unpredictable. Life’s enjoyment or happiness lies with accepting the unpredictability and being very active on every moments of life… If we do so, the word ‘monotonous’ disappears from us and there will be no drowsiness at all. 

Are Thoughts Really Controllable?

Are Thoughts Really Controllable...?


“We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out”. - Winston Churchill

How true it is... We must be more cautious before saying something - is it not?

If your words hurt someone - then the only option available to you if you wish to maintain relationship with that person is to ask for an excuse for the words which you have used which made them hurt !!

At this moment, we become no other than a 'slave' to the word which we use... Churchill said that rightly! 

But, can we always take control over the words which we use? It is tricky since all our words are primary representation of our thoughts. Whatever we think 'inside' comes 'outside' as words... There always exists a logical connect. In Tamil, there is a famous saying "எண்ணங்களே செயல்களை உருவாக்குகின்றன".

In real life, our thoughts are uncontrollable (of course, I am not here to speak on the Meditation Mechanism where thoughts are brought under control).

A very simple example - When we drive a car or ride a motorcycle on the road, it is not that our minds / thoughts are idle or keeps thinking only on driving safely... Our thoughts goes all over the world... we may think of our childhood memories, trips to a picnic spot with friends, arguments had with your loved ones, favorite foods, economy, price hike, inflation etc., etc., While driving itself, someone focuses on scolding the one who drives rashly or disturbs him/her.

Though controlled thoughts are recognized as "good" by many, I question myself - Why to struggle with something which is actually interesting when allowed to go on its own way.

Instead of playing a set of songs in MP3 player with 'SHUFFLE OFF' if you listen it with 'SHUFFLE ON' - I bet you will enjoy more. Because, you are not aware of the next outcome! This is applicable in life too. Can we judge what is going to happen next? Certainly -'No'!

Similarly, we must be ready to accept the Life on a 'as is' situation...

I am sure it gives peach of mind.