Deriving Inspiration - II

A Collective of write-ups on some of the inspirations that we can derive from events & people

By

Murali Murthy

The King and the Judgement

Adapting a short story on a King's wisdom and his judgement.

Three Men were found guilty for an act of terrorism.

The judge after reviewing and studying the case and their involvement, judged the first criminal who was an uneducated labour, to be put on 6 months of community service to clean Roads for 8 hours a day.

The second guy who was an ex-army man, pronounced 5 years rigorous imprisonment.

The third culprit who was an Engineer, was sentenced to death.

When the Lawer asked the judge why the difference in punishment for the same crime, the judge said "the uneducated labour and the soldier only needed to be reminded of discipline and responsible citizenship.

But the Engineer who is the brains behind this, had clear intentions to cause hurt and lured the other two with money and negativity."

Mind is the key to create a positive world and a key conspirer too...if it is the reason for progress of humans, it is also the reason for atrocities and Mind must be punished the most.

Kantara

We humans have eternally been in search of God. In this quest, we have only achieved to come up with religions. Looks like more or less we have settled defining god through religion and religious texts.

We all have identified and defined God based on our religious head's/founder's perception and interpretation of God.

And probably the reason there is no universal consensus, as it's a personal experience.

How do you see the divine?

I am very sure, we all see and feel God based on our life experiences.

I surely feel him around, he is there to help when I need him the most, he is there to punish me when I err. He shows up himself in unexpected forms and means.

Those who don't experience him take the safe path and identify themselves as non-believers.

With all the shine, glory and lit, as we dig deeper, the divinity seems darker, scary and complex.

Divinity is powerful, magical, mystical and and it's another form of lust wanting to see him and know him up close.

All practices, rituals have very deep meaning and importance, directly connected to the divine. It is in our best interest to just stay away if we don't believe, rather than disrespecting or making fun.

Ravana

Ravana was a learned scholar, well versed with vedas & shastras, and an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. His scientific achievements includes building and flying pushpaka vimana (aeroplane).

Ravana was a great king, expert warrior, politician, an astrologer and had prowess in ayurveda. He was an exceptional Poet, musician and a very romantic person.

His 10 heads of knowledge, symbolizing all 10 perfect qualities.

With almost everything what a powerful and a perfect man could have, he went astray with lust for more power, pleasure and happiness.

The difference between Ravana and Rama, is that the former failed to control his senses, intelligence, but the latter did!

Apart from lust, arrogance, humility, was Ravana well accomplished and an ocean of knowledge, was knocked down by the representation of truth, morality and dharma?

When both had Nuclear power (Bramhasthra), Rama used it as last resort, but Ravana didn't, because he knew clash of two Nuclear bombs would erase humanity and ecology.

The alternate realities, hidden gems usually get suppressed in a bid to make one man a Hero and perceptions built around one man.

An eternal Quest

An eternal quest by every woman, at every home - What to prepare for breakfast tomorrow? What to prepare for lunch today?

I have seen my mom, my sister and my wife literally sitting for a moment everyday and wondering what to prepare!

Am sure, all you men have seen this at your homes.

I wasn't noticing this much, until I saw my wife everyday sincerely think of what to prepare for breakfast and lunch every single day.

I realized it's indeed a genuine issue to come up with different menu every single day.

I wanted to help my wife and started planning to build a Software that would pop up the menu suggestions each day on her phone, based on the preferences and pre-fed list, and based on the day of the week.

But she came up with a practical problem, that the ingredients and veggies required to prepare a randomly suggested food item, might not be available at home, most of the times.

Wow, it's indeed a larger problem to solve!

Another example to show Human intelligence cannot always be automated!