In search of Marrow-of-Life

  
“SPACES... BREAKS...TO CONTEMPLATE THINGS... TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT...”  
                                                  ― Stephanie Perkins    
                                           
Challenging beliefs create a new type of ideology, which is a part of my life. It all started with the solitude of the city and the immense pressure of study. Why is our education system so poor and why are we like robots? -- That's the first question that gave birth to my rebellious thoughts. I kept asking those questions, but there was no answer. To unravel the answer, I kept following human behavior and how it works. The first thing I found is that it's not humans but the isolation of the cities and the race for false success that are the problems. Then, a long time went by, and one day, all on a sudden, I woke up from that same false race of success, and I was wondering how I ended up here. A ruthless, broken voice then replied, "Because you wanted to survive the social norms. But now that false success has stabbed you back by showing you that you are just a robot who brings good results, who can't think freely anymore; without the good outcomes, you are nothing." This threw me into a totally shocked and numb state of mind and that voice kept talking in the faint surroundings. All of a sudden, I woke up again in a mysterious place, a place fully vacant, with no light and nothing, and I was sinking into this mysterious thing. To survive, I kept swimming. But eventually, I drowned myself, to only see the depth of my own iceberg and the power of the human soul. It's that magical moment when my soul accepted me, and suddenly this whole mysterious thing became my world, my own universe. Now I'm me, and I'm slowly becoming more of myself and discovering the magic that God has gifted me. Now I'm back to that form of me that's not destroyed by social norms. Just like in old times now I write stories, lose myself in wonder at the beauty, savor my words, and let my mind roam freely into the wild. I try to look at the world from a very different perspective, as John Keating said, " Just when you think you know something, you have to look at it in another way. Even though it may seem silly or wrong, you must try." Also, I strive to find my own voice. Because the longer I wait, the less likely it is that I'll find it at all. I'm dedicated to sucking the marrow out of life.


Quote from Whiteman-

"Oh me! Oh life! of the questions of these recurring,

Of the endless trains of the faithless,

of cities fill’d with the foolish, The question,

O me! so sad, recurring—What good amid these, O me, O life?

Answer -

That you are here—that life exists and identity, That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse."


Mr. John Keating asked -" That the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. What your verse would be?"


My answer,

"I'm an alchemist,

On a voyage of curiosity,

Let the magical waves and light of my heart,

Take me where I mean to be.”



Written By: Alamgir Hasan Tanzid

Comments

  1. SyedaDecember 20, 2022 at 8:18 AM

    Could really relate the change of one's view. I could really feel a part of my story in it. Maybe the norms that i was setting for was not the norms i follow. Nicely written❤️

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