Floating
in the vacuum with no purpose, not a one.
~
Fleet Foxes - Blue Spotted Tail
The
same is true with the life. The journey starts with a belief. If you believe
you can, you can. Then you need a dose of oxygen, positive energy. An
oxygenated mind is like fertile soil. The ideas germinate and find a purpose in
the lights put on in the night sky, a purpose in every single breath that you
inhale and exhale.
Buoyancy
is a principle of Physics. It is just an upward force exerted by a fluid that
opposes the weight of an immersed object, or in other words, anything with
higher density than water, will sink in water. The human body is naturally
buoyant like all other animals, but they need to learn swimming. Most of other
animals have a natural instinct to swim by keeping their nose above water.
Mammalian Diving Reflexes, Vertical Anatomy of Ape, Guerrilla and Homo sapiens
and Theory of Evolution are interesting attempts to understand this unresolved
issue.
In
the ocean of life, mind is under a weight of memories and past deeds, hope is the
upward thrust required for buoyancy. Righteous deeds carry the consent of
conscience and are light in gravity. Wrong deeds are conducted under temptation
against the conscience, become heavy in gravity and cause a downward thrust.
Every human being is a mix of these two streams. Wrong deeds or bad conduct creates hurdles in achieving the object of completeness . Complex situations are
gifts of nature to advance evolution. Temptations have tendency to camouflage. Most
of them elope when identified. Repentance is the hope of being forgiven.
"The
highest type of man is he who effectively unites in himself the widest variety,
complexity, and completeness of life."~ Spencer
Our
Central Nervous System and Skeletal System are obsessed with specific gravity
of the body. Salty water gives a buoyancy that makes our mind free to
concentrate on other issues like elevation. Secretion of chemicals also
determines the nature of our response. Adrenaline causes fear and extra glucose
help to run or retort aggressively. However, by meditation the secretion of
chemicals can also be controlled.
The
human mind is said to be superior in the whole animal kingdom. Prenatal
memories or memories of past incarnations are also possible. Man chases the
secured buoyant life he had in the uterus. Right brain, which governs
creativity and imagination is more active in a buoyant state. The homeostasis
is ideal in a floating position, since external stimuli are at a minimum.
Buoyancy
is bliss. We have arbitrary notions of progress that creates conflict in the
mind. The Unknowable sets up a vacuum. Though acceptance of unknowable also
implies that we have certain knowledge of the thing (Spencer). In the great sea
of existence, we are a transient wave. The wave is an effort to restore the
force of gravity.
Next
time, when you are in water, seek buoyancy and float. Christ could walk on
water. Many Buddhist monks walk on water, even today. Learn Buoyancy.
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© Vipin Behari Goyal
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