Life in a suitcase

How would it feel living inside a box? I mean, only carrying a bare minimum to live your life... fit everything that you need in a suitcase... and walk around carrying your suitcase... take your life with you wherever you go...

I am not interested in accumulating unnecessary belongings. I sometimes think I would consider myself successful if I can fit my life in a suitcase. It really bothers me to own a lot of things and having to carry them with me when I move places. Everything a person really needs to survive is food, clothes, a place to live and a small company of good people. If I can fit food, clothes and few other things in a suitcase, I could consider myself lucky...

The caveman within me

Everyday we conform to things around us such as etiquettes, social norms and laws. These have become quite essential for functioning in a modern society. I feel the downside is, they have made our lives more complicated and artificial. It seems like we have to think twice before speaking with someone. We are called uncivilised if we do not know the table manners. There are ways to dress-up while attending job interviews and to present yourself. You have to pretend to be confident even when you are not.

I am not trying to despise all this. I wish I could but this is part of our time. We just have to accept it or at least try to lower the impact of it.

Does time exist everywhere?

Time is a measure of gradual change from the past to the present to the future. Past, present and future exist where there is someone or something to physically observe the events. Hence the existence of time truly makes sense where there is an observer.

In our physical universe, we can easily conclude that time exists. (Obviously, I am not talking about the hours, minutes and seconds that a clock represents. That is something totally different- a man-made system to measure time.) We are constantly observing the flow of events from our past to our present to our future. We analyse, become judgemental and make predictions.

Change and being "me"

Change is inevitable. You like it or not, you end up changing. You can't stay without changing. Change is simply a part of life. But you can certainly control the frequency and amount of change you want to bring. Sometimes you may need to moderate the prospective change to prevent it from interfering your being who you are.

I don't prevent changes to occur in my life. I am liberal enough to allow changes to occur but only to a certain extent. A change may help to improve our situations and lifestyles in better ways. If the changes start twisting your reality and force you to become somebody else, then you may need to think twice before accepting the changes. A change might cause you to lose your uniqueness and make you just another ordinary being who blindly follows the worldly rules.

I am

"All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else."

- Buddha

I am the earth where I stand.
I am the air that I breathe.
I am the cloud that brings rain.
I am the water that I drink.
I am the tree that shelters me.
I am you, a stranger to me.
I am everything regardless of everything.

A quick death and a sudden revival

I think I was fully awake. I was lying on my bed and had my eyes shut for a few seconds. I noticed a rapid movement of my tongue and heard a faint racheting sound just above my tongue. I saw rapid flickering of narrow horizontal black and white stripes that turned diagonal and turned off like a television screen. Then a few milliseconds of absolute darkness and no movement. I then suddenly opened my eyes without moving other parts of my body and was staring blankly in front of me wondering what had happened to me.

Did China truly celebrate 60 years of communism?

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I was watching news on television about China's grand celebration to mark 60 years of communism. They have proudly displayed their military might and they celebrated their progress in science and technology, sports, education and economy. On a sour note, most Chinese were not allowed to go out and participate in the celebrations. They had to watch the festivities on television. Even the kites were banned to prevent aerial hazards- whatever that is supposed to mean.