Probability of Being

“Probably we were seeds scattered in space and we were fortunate enough to have found a fertile land where we can spread our roots and enjoy our existence". I want to recall the famous speech by Carl Sagan in 1994 about the image of the earth that he called as “the pale blue dot”...the simple reason behind this share is to remind to not only preserve but celebrate all the beautiful things in life the most important of them all is our existence on the Planet. The Pale Blue Dot This image of Earth is one of 60 frames taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft on February 14, 1990 from a distance of more than 6 billion kilometers (4 billion miles) and about 32 degrees above the ecliptic plane. In the image the Earth is a mere point of light, a crescent only 0.12 pixel in size. Our planet was caught in the center of one of the scattered light rays resulting from taking the image so close to the Sun. This image is part of Voyager 1's final photographic assignment which capture...

“Out beyond the ideas of right doing and wrong- doing, there’s a field…I’ll meet you there.” -         Rumi This popular quote of Rumi makes me think about this ‘field’. If I search for a person in the world who is already experiencing this “field” I would possibly pick up an infant or a toddler. A child- a very small child can possibly be an inhabitant of this area where one does not have any worldly ideas about right and wrong and probably that is why it is said in spiritual wisdom that a child is a reflection of God. A child remains in a state of wonderment and displays fearlessness and confidence in himself as well as others. One can say that the worldly ideas of right and wrong are still beyond his understanding and he is pure form of innocence. This innocence might be the answer to many questions human civilization is facing in these times. But the question remains the same, how can one achieve this state of purity after one is grown ...

I t was a day in the beginning of summer of the year 2001. Yellow bloom on the Tabebuia trees could be seen everywhere. My friend wakes me up at 5 am to join her for morning walk. Our favorite place for walk was an earthen dam nearby. The morning sky, the pleasant breeze the freshness and all of a sudden, I see the yellow bloom and my gaze is stuck on them…I remain in wonderment for a few moments and I spoke to myself-“I want to be an artist...”. A year before I had finished my degree in engineering and now, I was preparing for my competitive exams...it all was so clear and I was so sure about what I wanted to do in my life that this momentary desire was gone as fast as it came after it paused for a few moments in my heart. Now I have my own reasons to believe that I am a blessed soul, being a pedestrian on the path of self -expression with visual art as a medium is one of them. Defeating all the occupation that material illusions had offered, I am being chosen to fulfi...