I was staring at the sky watching the moon, trying to count a few stars and also guessing the constellation. The cold weather started to make me shiver but I didn't want to shift my attention from my interesting game. But, I was interrupted by my mother's scolding for standing on the terrace in a cold lonely night. I ignored the call and awestruck by the beauty of the moon as I was, continued my counting. But I was suddenly struck by a thought that the moon doesn't have any light of it's own but still manages to show off an image of providing light.
For the past few months, I had been working on a college research work and concluded with the understanding that actors who have political agendas create a particular kind of image in the society to gain votes in elections. In the same way, I feel many people in the society try to create an image in other's eyes. An image of a saint, cool person, sophisticated, intellectual image and many more. I'm not saying all these images are fake it's quite possible all these images are part of their personality but the problem arises when they are ready to do anything to remain in that image.
I feel whenever I write a post I try to create an image that I'm perfect and everyone else is going to hell. I started realizing it recently. It is so easy to point finger on another person but what if I get prosecuted for the same crime? I looked inside, recollected all those times when I pin pointed another person's fault when I myself was suffering from the same disease. I used to hate whenever my mother tried to gossip with anyone on the phone. But, now I realize I do the same thing whenever I get offended or want to vent out.
I remember using this phrase whenever I fought with any of my friend's' Tum apni ungli meri taraf uthate waqt yeh toh dekh lo baki saari ungliya tumhari taraf ishara kar rahi hai' (before pointing out my mistake look at the other four fingers which are pointing at you) now I realize the real meaning of it. It is so easy to laugh off another person's life or to exaggerate someone else's behavior and create humor out of it. But what if you are the worse than the one you are blaming?
In the end I would like to quote these verses from the Bible:
3 `Why do you look at the spot of dust in your brother's eye? But you do not see a big stick in your own eye!
4 Why do you say to your brother, "Let me take the dust out of your eye"? And all the time you have that stick in your own eye!
5 You are not true to yourselves! First take the stick out of your own eye. Then you will be able to see to take the dust out of your brother's eye.
For the past few months, I had been working on a college research work and concluded with the understanding that actors who have political agendas create a particular kind of image in the society to gain votes in elections. In the same way, I feel many people in the society try to create an image in other's eyes. An image of a saint, cool person, sophisticated, intellectual image and many more. I'm not saying all these images are fake it's quite possible all these images are part of their personality but the problem arises when they are ready to do anything to remain in that image.
I feel whenever I write a post I try to create an image that I'm perfect and everyone else is going to hell. I started realizing it recently. It is so easy to point finger on another person but what if I get prosecuted for the same crime? I looked inside, recollected all those times when I pin pointed another person's fault when I myself was suffering from the same disease. I used to hate whenever my mother tried to gossip with anyone on the phone. But, now I realize I do the same thing whenever I get offended or want to vent out.
I remember using this phrase whenever I fought with any of my friend's' Tum apni ungli meri taraf uthate waqt yeh toh dekh lo baki saari ungliya tumhari taraf ishara kar rahi hai' (before pointing out my mistake look at the other four fingers which are pointing at you) now I realize the real meaning of it. It is so easy to laugh off another person's life or to exaggerate someone else's behavior and create humor out of it. But what if you are the worse than the one you are blaming?
In the end I would like to quote these verses from the Bible:
3 `Why do you look at the spot of dust in your brother's eye? But you do not see a big stick in your own eye!
4 Why do you say to your brother, "Let me take the dust out of your eye"? And all the time you have that stick in your own eye!
5 You are not true to yourselves! First take the stick out of your own eye. Then you will be able to see to take the dust out of your brother's eye.
