HORIZON
Aishvarya Venkatasubramaniam
No, it’s not beyond the horizon. It’s ‘Below The Horizon’. Yes, you read it right. We all love realities, don’t we? We do love realities because we wish to live all our moments. We witness the present that makes us forget about the past and the future that’s on stock. To be honest and genuine, we are double gamers by nature. We love not to take sides. Like a cat on the wall, we all sandwich our thoughts between ‘yes and no’. In the end, we fail to make decisions. It will be apt if I replace ‘struggle to make’ in place of ‘fail to make’. Because, that’s the exact thing happening in our lives. We struggle to make decisions and that is why we fail to make decisions eventually. Right? Won’t you agree on that?
Now I say this because, we all are below the horizon. Yes, we all are. We all love realities but we date hypothetics. We are cheaters. Pretty much. Being hypothetical all time, decreases the chance of getting a work done, decreases the chance of turning our dreams into a reality. Coming to the point, in some way or the other, we feed our brains with all possible blindfolded thoughts which restrict us from being rational. Stereotypes, taboos and a lot more making our brains dumb as much as possible. Caste, creed, religion, race, nation are all for the losers. Everything is an imposition, a restriction on us from going beyond. Imagine. Think. We are born with nothing but with soul and body. We are not born with all of the above possessions. But in a minute time, we are categorized under a particular section, named under a division, which we are not even aware of.
Hey. Wake up. No, you don’t have to follow something that has been practised for years together. Just because everyone does it. Just because everyone tells you to do so. Think. Question yourself. Question everything, question the unknown. Don’t settle. And that is when we start to give space for rational minds. I’m now reminded of this famous quote:
“ If you can’t explain it simply, then you have not learned it well enough”.
Albert Einstein.
Einstein is a genius. So much of truth in this. Right? When one cannot find the answer, he blabbers, fools the world, he is not sure of anything, has only blindfolded thoughts with him inside. Remember, these people are venomous. They are as dangerous as hell. Because, they don’t know what they do and command others to follow the same. You want to be one? Definitely, no. Yes, I can feel it. Deep knowledge and deep questioning will be inevitable for those who ponder.
I love this one liner by Buddha:
“ With our thoughts, we make the world”.
-Buddha.
One can’t deny this fact. Indeed. We are defined by our own thoughts. This generation has to take a big leap by equipping themselves with more of rational thoughts. I stress this because that’s the reason for being below the horizon. Remember, anything in this world is achievable with your attitude. It is always your choice to choose what you need. But then, if something restricts you, limits you, be aware of it. Break it all. Rise up, shatter the stereotypes. And that’s how milestones are born. Because “life starts beyond your comfort zone”. I really have to quote this one:
“ Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious”.
-Lana Del Rey.
Also presenting to you one of my most personal favourite quotes:
“ We all are born atheists, until someone starts telling us lies”.
So relatable, right? Everything is a myth. Or should I say that everything is hypothetical! Because again, this prevents us from being real, rational and experiencing realities. Think now. Start thinking. ‘Better late than never’.We all are below the horizon. To go beyond the horizon, do not shuttle between reality and imaginaries. There is no charm in rantings.
Make moves. Create your own path. Break thresholds. Become a milestone. Transform. And the day you create a milestone, you will eventually rise above the horizon and go beyond it. Because, realities always are beyond the horizon. Go, chase them.
Experience them. Live life.