Beyond this Mortal Life ...

Have you ever been through situations where you happen to wonder "Finally ! what could my purpose on this little planet Earth be ? ", when life seems seemingly little and when all the grandeur achievements of yours just melt away into nothingness ....

If you haven't been through an experience as such, let me surprise you by saying that there is a way for that too ", well, the fact is everything in life is systematic, life has a pattern , whether you understand it or not, whether you accept it or not. There is a small story (something my Mom call my పిట్ట కథs) that I shall fondly narrate to you.

Well it so begins like this. Once upon a time, there lived a Big Mighty Ocean, who supported a rich variety of forms of life. There were the fish who played in it, the bright green plankton that covered his body, the colorful corals and the pearls that decorated him. He was the shelter of all kinds of life forms, from the big blue whales to the tiny plankton. "He" was the mighty huge ocean , the all loving, all caring father, the almighty himself. Let me introduce you to a special person now ....

On the other hand there was our "Ms. Tiny Drop ". Well now, the tiny drop didn't have an idenity, because she was but, one with the ocean. Despite the fact that she was one with her beloved ocean and the fact that he embraced her with all his love, somewhere deep down in her heart she had a feeling that "She was nothing before him" and then started her yearning for an identity. And now, this feeling strengthened in her, until one day, when she complained to the mighty ocean, that "She didn't have an identity and that she wanted to part from him and establish an identity of her own". Oh ! how heartbreaking could it have been for the mighty ocean for, She was a very dear part of him, that he had to be seperated from. But this was nothing before the love he had for the tiny drop. And now the preparations had to be made for the tiny drop's journey. So the next day, the mighty ocean called upon his friend Mr.Sun for help. And with the help of Sun's rays , the tiny drop was transformed in to vapour and Lo ! she rised and then began her story, her journey. Thus, "She was BORN ".

It was the first time ever she parted from him, him who meant everything to her, he who was her very own identity. It was the first time ever she probably understood, how much she loved him and when she realized this, tears just rolled down her eyes and thus began her journey. Slowly and slowly as she moved higher and higher , she saw many new things, both good and bad, beautiful and the not-so-beautiful, happiness and sorrow. A life that had a plethora of experiences, something that she enjoyed for quite sometime but was tired of all it now. As she rose higher , she now got condensed and weary of life and its trials. She now lost her charm of settling down as mist on the tender petals of roses and lost her mobility and vigour with which she wandered just about wherever she wanted.

And one fine day she decided and called out to her beloved Ocean. And the mighty ocean was all ears for his love. No sooner did his sweet heart call out to him than did he respond . For he missed her more than anything else, for she took away from him a part of himself , infact a quintessential part - his very heart. For one moment, all those lonely days flashed in front of his eyes and tears filled his eyes when a mixed bunch of feelings dawned upon him, for now his departed soul was coming back to him. A warm hearty "welcome home" was arranged for the tiny drop to join the mighty ocean. And she was risen higher and higher until she condensed back to herself - the same old herself . No sooner did she form herself than did she run back to the arms of her beloved. And down she came falling back, all the way thru' the skies, for the ocean was there waiting to recieve her. And when they met after the long seperation, it was the most beautiful thing that ever happened ....


A ripple was sent across the ocean and that tiny drop could generate this vibration across in her mighty ocean. And after all that has happened, her journey, her experiences, and all that life had to offer to the tiny drop, she still chose the love the ocean and nothing else mattered to her, for she realized that at the core of nothingness, was her identity, waiting for her in the arms of her beloved ocean, for she was the Mighty ocean's soul in fulness ; she was his mistress. After realizing about her own self, the tiny drop never wanted to depart. And there goes the story of the Mighty Ocean and the tiny drop who lived happily ever after.

Now let me take this moment, to tell you that this story is not just of the tiny drop alone. But for a fact, its yours (YES You !) and mine too. All of us fight with him and come here to stay on this planet, in our quest for identity. And then begins this magnificently beautiful journey of LIFE ! . Well, I shall now conclude by stating that "All of us have come here with a purpose and all you have to do is - FIND YOURS ! "

Yours Lovingly,
Sneha Raj.