It has been 4 months and change
in the United States. Christmas came with some showers this year, and this was
the time I wanted to escape the crowded city of Dallas to the serene suburbs of
Houston, which I did within 2 days of the beginning of the winter break. It was
my first trip outside Dallas in the States, and overwhelmed by the Wi-Fi and
the power outlets the bus had to offer, I sat on the top deck and enjoyed the
scenic view on the way to Houston. Yes, it was dark, and one cannot expect
anything other than broad highways and small towns at the periphery. But the
best part about it was that I could see the naked sky and the moon. Sleepless
nights at the university and the apartment had robbed me of this small thing
that I liked the most back at home. This brought into me a new hope for a new
beginning the New Year had to bring for me.
I reached St Travis Street, the
heart of Houston where my aunt and uncle and cousin welcomed me, and drove me
to their home. A grand bungalow to live in, I was astonished to see just 3
people live in it. Although, such is life in the United States, and there is no
harm in wanting for more. It does have a feel of home. The jokes on significant
others, the pictures on the wall, the mischief of the tiny tot all brings back
some memories from home.
This line just popped up in my
browser’s motivational plug-in one day – a man in search of happiness will
wander out in to the world, but at the end, shall return home to find the same.
I feel awe at how can a wise man so accurately say what truly will happen for
an action taken in life. At home, I felt I will find that grandeur and success
that I wished for all my life in the States, but now the mind just wishes for
the peace, calm and love that I had back there at home. The thing the wise man
did not put in to this line was “money”. People go out in a hunt for money and
end up wanting nothing more than what a person needs more than money. Is it the
fickle nature of the human mind that makes you change your requirements in
life? Or is it the battering that life gives you that makes you move back to
your comfort zone?
I still admit that I am very young
and cannot answer my own questions and they shall soon be answered as the time
passes. The curiosity does turn into impatience, and I try to find answers to
those in the Hindu scriptures, that still influences me. The Gita does teach me
to continue on the path of Karma without any expectation, but does that always
apply in today’s modern era? I still long for grandeur, fame, wealth and power,
and feel impatient when I will get it. But, sitting in this room at this
wonderful place of my aunt’s, I still miss the warmth of home. It is not that
you choose any one of them. You need both. Life is a success if you look for
the correct proportion of things, which I am still to discover by building up
my patience.
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