what is happiness?
(an old exchange with jonty)
jonathan:
...shandy speculated the difficulties of being creative when one is happy in her ilog...happy people can't write
...been mulling over this since yesterday...what is happiness...do creative folks hug and nurture miseries to be creative?...more on this shortly...as i was searching for the above quote read her latest entry...
reetika vazirani's work moved me because i relate to the terror she speaks of. i know myself, and i shock myself nowadays with the intensity of my devotion. i have learnt from experience that that will make my eventual breakdown even worse.
did any of that make sense?
***
...yes it does...makes me wonder if these lines were written with confidence, a sense of resignation, apprehension or foreboding...also wonder if i should be wondering aloud here?
digression:
...a couple of years back learned of an ex-friend who was diagnosed with bi-polar condition...upon inquiries i learned this could be very serious if not kept in check...medication (lithium and tlc in equal doses) can keep it in check...this is the short version...mind goes in overdrive...sleepless nights...checking with other friends...finally learning that the person diagnosed took it very casually and i had worried myself unnecessarily...guess we are all programmed differently...and react differently to the same news...khair back to exploring happiness...
...happiness is a state of mind...it is a built-in leveler that steadies the boat in rocky waters...life's boat runs its course and we develop our individual course corrections and mechanisms to stave off unforeseen disasters...or we try to anticipate and make provisions...but they seldom work...or they may work and we ward of the anticipated disasters and upheavals...
but
life being what it is there are all those unforeseen banks and turns...it is mostly how we deal with those that marks our mettle...and then there are afflictions...bipolar, clinical, and various other psychological scars...some of these can at best be controlled through equal doses of medication and tlc...some perhaps are overwhelming and all too consuming...
...tragedy occurs when we are overwhelmed or lose control...
...minor tragedies sometimes result in creative outburst...perception and sensitivity is a must along with a mode of expression...and of course time...creative persons face a choice not faced by others...what to do with ‘normal’ responsibilities in the face of impending expressive urge?...should babies or work or other responsibilities be put on hold or neglected...can they be?...for how long?...(perhaps more on this another time)
...major tragedies result in termination of life and other losses for the living...(plath, vazirani)...the need is to train oneself to view the glass half full...with some practice it can be achieved...just a matter of properly fixing the bearings
jonathan:
...shandy speculated the difficulties of being creative when one is happy in her ilog...happy people can't write
...been mulling over this since yesterday...what is happiness...do creative folks hug and nurture miseries to be creative?...more on this shortly...as i was searching for the above quote read her latest entry...
reetika vazirani's work moved me because i relate to the terror she speaks of. i know myself, and i shock myself nowadays with the intensity of my devotion. i have learnt from experience that that will make my eventual breakdown even worse.
did any of that make sense?
***
...yes it does...makes me wonder if these lines were written with confidence, a sense of resignation, apprehension or foreboding...also wonder if i should be wondering aloud here?
digression:
...a couple of years back learned of an ex-friend who was diagnosed with bi-polar condition...upon inquiries i learned this could be very serious if not kept in check...medication (lithium and tlc in equal doses) can keep it in check...this is the short version...mind goes in overdrive...sleepless nights...checking with other friends...finally learning that the person diagnosed took it very casually and i had worried myself unnecessarily...guess we are all programmed differently...and react differently to the same news...khair back to exploring happiness...
...happiness is a state of mind...it is a built-in leveler that steadies the boat in rocky waters...life's boat runs its course and we develop our individual course corrections and mechanisms to stave off unforeseen disasters...or we try to anticipate and make provisions...but they seldom work...or they may work and we ward of the anticipated disasters and upheavals...
but
life being what it is there are all those unforeseen banks and turns...it is mostly how we deal with those that marks our mettle...and then there are afflictions...bipolar, clinical, and various other psychological scars...some of these can at best be controlled through equal doses of medication and tlc...some perhaps are overwhelming and all too consuming...
...tragedy occurs when we are overwhelmed or lose control...
...minor tragedies sometimes result in creative outburst...perception and sensitivity is a must along with a mode of expression...and of course time...creative persons face a choice not faced by others...what to do with ‘normal’ responsibilities in the face of impending expressive urge?...should babies or work or other responsibilities be put on hold or neglected...can they be?...for how long?...(perhaps more on this another time)
...major tragedies result in termination of life and other losses for the living...(plath, vazirani)...the need is to train oneself to view the glass half full...with some practice it can be achieved...just a matter of properly fixing the bearings
posted by temporal at 2/02/2006
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