On Effort and Ease. Lately, I have had the privilege of taking some time out to witness my thought patterns. The latest thought which got me stuck rather awestruck, was in the discovery of an active relationship between effort and ease. Effort is the effect of internal willingness to make a change; perform an act, decide, think or act in a way that shifts something within oneself and eventually, outside. Ease, as I understand; is a state of being. Where one’s own beliefs and actions; align with one’s pre decided intentions. It appeared to me that more effort does not necessarily produce more ease. But there seemed to be a link between the two, in some form or the other. Maybe the amount of effort put in the right direction; at the right time, delivers ease? I was not sure, so I decided to pen down my thoughts related to efforts and ease. I understand, there are many levels of obstacles and certificates for facing a challenge in crossing a hurdle, much like a horse r...
Today, as I was watching the sky, standing atop my terrace, of my rented apartment, I saw two Kabootars (Pigeons). One appeared to be tinier in size and built, than the other. The other one looked robust and bigger in comparison. The little one kept flying off, while the robust one kept following it around. This went on for a while. The little one would perch from one wall to the other and the big one would walk, twirl, as if it were on a ramp, at a mid-turn, and then continue to make way, towards the little one. It took me a while to figure, that I was a witness to an active chase in process, and then, it all clicked and I immediately knew, the genders of both pigeons. After that, it was like watching a little game, where the tiny one was the Girl, and the big one was the Guy, and the plot was the helpless and the bully. This, I assumed. I was wrong! At first, it looked as if she was intimidated by his presence and incessant cha...