Perspective
Human Limitations
Is it possible to overcome them?
by T.A. Ramesh
There is no
possibility to overcome thirst, hunger and sexual urge in the world.
Human beings are advanced and higher than other living beings. Yet there
is no difference between animals and human beings as far as perpetuation
of species by the method of mating are concerned! As far as this aspect
is concerned, human beings are evolved only from animals and everyone is
a part of Nature. From this it is concluded that Nature itself
recognizes sexual activities of all species so that perpetuation of
species is possible on the Earth. So, only by culture, civilization and
rationality, it is possible for man to restrain oneself of the natural
urge to a certain degree but not completely by nature. Because of
imperfection, incompleteness and limitations it is impossible to control
oneself of one’s natural urge unless it is satisfied by some means.
Hence all living beings live in couples to achieve fruition or destiny
of their creation in the world.
Power of Man
In spite of his natural drawbacks, handicaps and limitations, man tries
to overcome them by creativity and the inventive power of his mind. Man
is capable of doing many things by the use of his hands and feet; he is
able to walk, run, climb on the tree and over the mountain, swim like a
fish, but not fly like a bird. Animals and birds, when once they have
known how to search for their prey or food, they survive independently
without the company of their parents. But man is different in this
respect. He needs the company of everyone and is also called as a social
animal because of this nature.
It is well known that after crossing forty years and becoming blind John
Milton composed the Classical Epic, Paradise Lost and then Paradise
Regained that had made him immortal. Also, naturally deaf Beethoven
composed classical music that brought him the title, genius. Very
recently, physically crippled Stephen Hawkins, who is noted for his view
of Space Science, especially the theory of Black Holes in Space and has
become famous for his book, A Brief History of Time, is considered only
next to Albert Einstein today. Likewise man has done so many things
despite his drawbacks in the world. He has invented diving suite and
submarines to discover the secrets of the ocean beds. He has invented
aero planes and rockets to fly in the sky and also in the Space to
discover the secrets of Nature. Materialistically man has almost
mastered human body and mind but has to go a long way to know about soul
or spirit.
Limitation of Life
Childhood, youth and old age are the three phases of human life that
constitute the process naturally everyone has to undergo. Even in this,
any one of the phase of life cannot be prolonged according to one’s
wish. Also the span of life cannot be extended according to one’s
desire. This is the fate of limitation of human life in the world. Youth
is the phase of life everyone generally loves most as it is like the
spring season so colorful, beautiful, enthusiastic, sunny and romantic
that nobody forgets in life. Longevity of youth is the dream of everyone
that scientists too do a lot of researches to discover a medicine only
in vain. So, human life is also a perishable commodity like the fruits,
vegetables and flowers one can see in Nature. Hence, if the health is
good, youthful appearance can be maintained but the spring of youth
cannot be maintained. So also old age is accompanied by disease, and
finally death, which no scientific researches of man have yet found out
a medicine to stop. That is why, after trying all sorts of things, it
seems, man finally seeks spiritual satisfaction as the only good in life
to put an end to his useless efforts in the world led by his endless
desire.
Human Culture
Knowledge gives power to a person. But experience in life only gives
wisdom to one. So, for many it is safe to live according to culture as
it is based on wisdom. The aim of culture is harmonious human
perfection. But in reality total perfection is impossible to achieve in
the world and nothing is also permanent here. Culture that includes Art,
Literature, Music, Dance, Religion, Nature and Universal Spirit gives an
opportunity for humanization or refinement of man. Youth is the time
sensual pleasure is enjoyed, which is only a small pleasure that cannot
be prolonged in duration for many years together. So, this small sexual
pleasure is not a permanent feature to achieve perfection, when the
physical health, strength and vigor go away. Aesthetic pleasure or
intellectual pleasure, though difficult to achieve, can be enjoyed for a
long time depending upon the opportunities one gets if people of similar
interests in art, literature and intellectual matters or criticism of
literature and society are available for one’s company. But this kind of
pleasure is better than the first one. Finally, spiritual pleasure in
nature, whether one has or not the company of a better half or persons
of similar interests in other forms of pleasure, is available to one at
anytime in life, which is permanent and in which real perfection can be
achieved.
Defects of Modernity
Human pursuits leading towards perfection and in quest of permanence
have achieved many remarkable things in Art, Literature and Temples of
various religions. Also long before it has been well realized and
established that more than human love and love in the beauty of Art ,
Music and Dance, spiritual love alone is ever non-perishable, immortal
and permanent. But in the fast moving modern world how can man escape
from the technological shell and stand and stare at Nature to appreciate
its beauty and love or enjoy aesthetic pleasure impossible to avoid and
forget or enjoy the blessed mood in communion with the divine spirit
present everywhere in nature? Caught by the comforts of scientific
technologies in AC residence and office with TVs and Computers, man
lives a timetable life in the world dictated by Time. So, there is no
chance for one to spend sometime in the Works of Art or go under the hot
sun, where the AC Car facility is available, to see a glimpse of Nature
around in the polluted environment in which mankind is living at
present.
Nature versus Mechanical Life
In the civilized world man has forgotten Art, Culture and Nature, which
are the friends, philosophers and guides or rather the stepping stones
for his developments. Becoming a technocrat, man plans to start many
industries not bothering about the environment or the natural resources
dwindling in his ambitious pursuits in the world. In his fulfillment of
his ambition, he has forgotten everything about natural or human life.
Not bothering about his limitations or real problems man enjoys
mechanical life in the world. To overcome disillusionment at the time of
death, man goes to the extent of taking pain killers and dies peacefully
too! So, after destroying Art and Culture, man is not bothered about the
destruction of Nature either. Technological development leading to
economic development has made man not to worry about other things, not
even the other aspects of human life to such an extent that man has
completely forgotten that he is part and parcel of Nature and with the
destruction of Nature the whole of mankind too would be destroyed one
day.
Terrorism against Culture
Art, Culture and Nature have become nothing before Religious Taboos,
Technological Comforts and Money Power that are so influential that
Human Values based on Beauty, Truth, Love and Justice have become
meaningless and a thing of no importance at all. The religion that has
made compulsory growing of beard and wearing of faz for men and wearing
of purkha from head to foot for women, has encouraged Terrorism as the
instrument of its policy to dominate the minds of people so that other
religions, cultures and civilizations of the world can be replaced by it
to have the world under the control of One Religion somehow or other.
Not only that but also the terrorists had banned Cinema, Pop Music,
display and sale of Audio and Video Cassettes, beautiful Pictures of Art
and so on. But they destroyed buildings with bombs, made people hostages
by hijacking planes and killed innocent women, children and men with
sophisticated guns and grenades!
Kalidasa on Reflection of God
How is it digested by pious religious men, whose Religion preaches about
Peace with God or Submission to the Almighty? How would any person of
culture bear, when Beauty, Knowledge, Love and Justice were crushed to
Death? It is written in the history of a nation that when aestheticism,
genius and power have mingled together the nation will be peaceful,
prosperous and joyous, which is the mark of a golden age. Even the great
poet Kalidasa has said that when he happened to hear the heart moving
melodies Music or see Beauty in everyone and everything, he saw the
reflection of God. When this is so, how is it possible for the warriors
of holy war to crush to death beauty, genius, and natural human
expression in art, architecture and technological endeavors in the
world, that too in the name of God? When man is supposed to overcome and
excel his limitations in some higher order of endeavor, how can
destruction of the kind, the terrorists are blindly and heartlessly
venturing, be tolerated in the civilized world?
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