The real pretenders.

Have you come across the real pretenders? Well, actually you live with them everyday. You might think that only humans can pretend, but that’s not true. Do you believe that almost everything which is meant to provide joy and fun for you does so? Well if it does, do you think you are enjoying that fun? Or is that fun enjoying you?

What exactly is fun? Fun is the peace of the body, mind and spirit with the environment. Yes, the ENVIRONMENT. I’ll tell you what happened today with me, just before writing this article. I have a great love for music. Usually I record my voice in my favourite songs, listen to music and try to sing out the vocals. I woke up at 9, and immediately logged on to my favourite websites. I was so keen that I couldn’t hold myself from practicing till the next few 2-3 hours,   and I didn’t even realize that! After those long hours of music, I felt so busted, cranky and heavy inside.  Then I walked to the balcony of my house. It was raining like cats and dogs. The weather was so cool, the moment I stepped outside, I felt I was entering heaven. The gentle flow of wind felt like the touch of rose petals all through my arms. The natural smell of earth was too good to be compared with any other fragrance. What I loved the most was the splashy sound of tiny droplets jumping down as if in excitement and the dancing of the trees. I must say- I had never seen the world more beautiful before.

The youth enjoys many cool gadgets, latest fashions, discos and all other forms of un-natural pleasures. Myself as a teen, I accept these factors. But, as you broaden your mind and think beyond this, you’ll discover that the beautiful rays of the sunlight, are more pleasant than the spotlight of a performance stage. The birds singing, the echo of fishes swimming is much more peaceful than the banging of musical drums. The happy dance of a peacock is more joyful than the discos. The human-made, un-natural devices invade your senses and keep peace at a bay. Most of you believe that this inspires the development of the country, but the word ‘inspire’ itself says ‘in-spirit’, and if your spirit isn’t in peace and your senses get invaded, then the humans, who are the most important resource for development will get ruined. So all the un-natural stuff that people believe to be fun, especially the youth, are illusions or I can say the real pretenders. They PRETEND to be fun, when they’re actually not. It’s a way of survival for so many people, that’s why, this fun attracts you and enjoys you! I hope that after reading this article, you will know the real meaning of inspire and you’ll believe in nature. I send love and joy and wish you luck for your future.

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