Confronting Negative Wavelengths…

Finally I finished reading the book “The Monk who sold the Ferrari”. Though pretty much lucid and concise in format it’s nothing sort of an epic. An epic of battle between mind and peripheral ambience which tends to sink a person into distress and oblivion. Its struggle about keeping oneself happy in face of adversity. It’s seeking opportunity even in time of distress and most of all its trying to understand any bitter experience not as mistake but a lesson in evolving a personality.

Through the pages I could distinctly identify the protagonist Julian and John with myself, with people associated with me in present and ones with whom I interacted in past. I have often believed that human mind is full of mixed emotions and it’s very difficult to chuck out negative thoughts straight away. It takes years for few people to practice this virtue, for some it even take entire life time. Few of us like me try to find peace in the words of writers who had experienced such conflict in their lifetime and showed the grit to imbibe such rare virtue.

But for rarest of rare it comes as an inherent quality. Negative thoughts never seem to cripple their life. No matter whatever the situation is, they face it with a broad smile and perhaps use it as a repelling force to push away all the unsynchronized wavelengths that disturbs the harmony of the mind. Sweet are the uses of adversity seems to be their mantra and I presume the tranquility that they possess has calming effect in and around their entity.

One of my really good mates Karthik Sampath is one such kind of a person. Smile seems to be glued to his face permanently and I presume it’s more to do with the tranquility factor of his mind that it never ceases to beam in full glow. Smile is much like a positive “virus”, its infectious and best cure for all the aliments. Unfortunately most of us somehow forget this basic art amidst the conundrum of modern times. Inadvertently once I asked Karthik “When did you last cry?” After long thought he said “I don’t remember”. I further poked him “When did u loose control over your anger?” Again after thinking really hard he couldn’t figure out when he exactly came across such situation.

Few people pretend to be emotionally strong. Many appear to be one. But the one who actually are need not require a designation. From the aura that surrounds them it becomes apparent about the charm and exuberance that they effuse. Karthik might have rift with many people, he might have engaged in brawl with lot more but it’s nearly impossible to etch out a bad word about anyone. Sometimes he may sound politically too correct but I guess this is his very nature and the way we have grown up in a cynical environment it’s difficult to imagine such kind of human existence.

It’s said “Perfection can’t be Bettered”. But I was blessed to live in august company of another such perfectionist Barat, one of the closest pals of mine. Normally we associate perfectionist with the profession and output we dole out. However after reading “The Monk…” I have started believing perfectionists are the ones who keep their virtues intact even when in strife. Like most Scorpions seeking pleasure in happiness of others seems to be the basic essence of his life and invariably he is right there next to you when you need a support. It’s almost impossible to quantify the worth of such a person unless they are separated by geographical constraints that you realize their real worth.

It requires tremendous discretion to view only the affirmative and affable side of a person to present your helping hand whenever the other is in dire straits. May be again the repelling phenomenon is quite high in his Emotional Quotient. The ability to present a strong persona nonetheless is portrayed in incognito by most of us for none of us want to be clubbed weak. But deep within we know there is a sense of insecurity of negative wave taking charge of our mindset. I guess people like Barat and Karthik personify one of the various facets that the author wanted to be transmitted into each and every individual. Their very presence at times becomes critical to surmount the unflinching challenges that confront us.

May be the tribe of their kind grow further.Ahem!!