Friday, April 11, 2008

The Candle flame's choice

Ever wondered why one wakes up feeling blessed one day or Sinned as the feeling may be. Sometimes the heart feels and the mind ponders on the questions why-Who am I, why am I here, what about my true calling in life, is this what I am supposed to do....?
Questions course through either like the sudden gush of restless water, breaking out from the dam, or like the slow, sensual yet deadly un-coiling of the serpent lying peacefully in the sun. Both are forces of nature. Both individualistic. Totally overwhelm or in an instant pass you passively by. And you dont even realize why...
Ever watched the naked singularity of a candle flame, undisturbed by any wind in a closed room. Controlled heat, rooted to the wick. A dry cotton ball near it and the flame stretches, leans towards it, almost touching and yet not.But suddenly the cotton is alight. A few seconds hence and all that remains is nothing but a few floating strands of Black. The same flame in the same room.But now the room has only pure oxygen replacing the closed air. Does the flame burn?
The wick is not essential any more. The force is explosively combustible... more light than a naked eye could see.
The heat Searing , white or maybe blue
Blinding to most but dazzling to the fortunate few.
Wick= limited consciousness
Candle flame= You and I
Cotton ball= conservative consiousness
Oxygen- Unlimited consious potential/Awakening of the Self/ The Inner Eye

The cotton ball or O2?
What will you do?

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