Life is full of things that are totally uncalled for, unexpected, unfortunate. Your loved ones leave you, some by their own wish, some by the wish of god. But how does it really help the life of some folks on this very earth? Yes it does.... just coming today on my way back in the van ("swarg yaan") after bidding the farewell to my grandpa at the crematory, my thoughts wandered off to the little details of the day-to-day life of those people out there(crematory) who earn from the death of people! By the way my grandpa, a respectable man, i wish god blesses his soul and he gets the moksha ! Coming back to my thoughts..The workers out there..The pandit guy who manages his responsibility just fine among the hue and cry of all the depressed weeping crowd, the guy who carries the firewood upto the cremation place, the sweeper guy that sweeps off the remains at the place, the van("swarg yaan") driver who books numerous bodies to their final destination. Well, this was my only experience of that place.and what amazed me was, that at the place where even the numbest of robots may break down into sobs, those folks were really calm. Normally, in the society that we live, its not that fortunate to have someone lifeless around. But what about the guy who is around so many lifeless corpses the whole day, for years? does he really believe in this game of fortune and misfortune, what does he really talk about his day to his wife by the way?(hey i saw a body today, and i tell you what......) . How focused the pandit guy is, who just doesn't have to console the crying people, who is not expected to really join them, but to make them do what is needed at the moment. Have these folks made themselves immune to the sufferings, to see each day several lifeless faces very closely?What is the definition of propitiousness to them? And finally, what leaves one clueless is, when those guys ask for a bribe openly. The guy just said "sahab! hum koi shaadi ya khushi k kaam kar ke nahi kamate, kriya-karam kar k hi yahin kamate hain!" At that emotional moment, i really felt like punching him in face, but after coming to think of it again, i felt sad for him. I mean, his "work life" is really not that superb, he is doing it only and only for money, and that's what he was asking for!
Well, my thoughts really wander off to unbelievably strange dimensions at times, and this was one of those moments.Robots are strange..
Those are some interesting thoughts. Trying to realize what it feels to in others place, walk their life in their shoes; this will help you a lot in your self-realization. Hopefully. May your Grandpa's soul be at peace.
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