Thursday, August 03, 2006

Observations from the deck : Immortal ideas


I look on the brighter side of life, its much better there honestly, though pessimists may disagree. Because I am in the dark, I look for the light, like a moth in the night. We will always be in the dark, no matter how much light we find or light up, because to see light, we need darkness.

Unfortnately, while looking for the light, like a moth, we can fly smack into a bug zapper as well and perish before our search is over. But there will always be others following the trail we've blazed.

I feel that we must and we should at least leave out a sign
"Danger, Detour this way --->"
Even when we cannot finish what we started, we must ensure that others would carry it on. Only then can an idea be immortal, and the light shines bright in the end, though we may not live to see it.

However, as the idea lives on, the progress on it continues, and the load that one carries of the idea, grows heavier and heavier by each generation. Eventually, several generations down the road, the idea becomes too heavy for one to fathom and one decides "Enough is enough, this is a pain to do" and leaves the idea.

The idea then goes into darkness, hiding and waiting for someone else to chance upon it and the cycle to begin once more.

Indeed people will come and go, but ideas are forever. Like a ripple in a pool which will never end until there is a barrier. Ideas are immortal.

But people are not. One cannot be forced to carry the idea but must take it willingly, no matter how hard it may be, unless it can be simplified.

Such the ideas that came from darkness into light, buring bright, when they remain simple, everyone can understand them, but those who clearly see the source of the light and not the light itself, understands them thoroughly and surely, will understand their meaning and worth and hold them close.

Such is the gift of wisdom and knowledge

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