Futility

It’s strange how everything is simple once we know it. Doesn’t equilibrium, so applicable in economics and finance, also applicable in real life? Demand and supply equilibrium!! When what you want and what you get is equal, you are in equilibrium. But it does not happen very often, does it? But the closer we are to equilibrium, probably the happier we are.That, kind of, is in tune with the thoughts of Buddha, etc. The less we want, or better still with no wants, more satisfied we are.
Here comes the role of perception. We may have a lot but still think we don’t have much. Equilibrium is in mind. So we think we have what we want and hence pave way for establishment of equilibrium. Doesn’t it all sound so well connected. It probably is. Anyone’s perception is based on experiences of life. So does life mould our perception? It probably does. Pleasant experiences, so we take them to be, aren’t as pedagogical as unpleasant ones (as perceived by us). My belief is that the hardships, sacrifices, and all the acts identified with life adjectives teach us more as compared to their antonyms and the former experiences have longer shelf life in our sub conscience.
Coming again to equilibrium, it shows in everything about a person – face, mannerisms, temperament, talk, etc.
Probably everything is connected; it’s we who complicate things. Some one said “The more we understand life, the more pointless it seems to be”. It is so, probably, because we tend to separate same things and try to think that they are separate and distinct ab initio. Look at separate countries. Were they separate and distinct ab initio? Language, people, clothes and the list goes endless; were they distinct and separate ab initio? An ultra macro view of the world is sufficient enough to reveal that everything is same despite the differences created by us. It may sound oversimplification of things on an unimportant planet in cosmos but that is how I view things.
Probably someday we will realize that most of our efforts are either foolish or useless. A country you are bombing may have people whose ancestors resided in your country (i.e. have origin in your country) or what you call your country. Your country may have people whose ancestors lived in the country you are bombing (i.e. your countrymen have origin in the enemy country). So, in a way, are you not bombing your own countrymen? There can be many instances like that.
I believe that it’s very important to see what a person thinks of things around him. The right way to do things would be to think right. It is the first step. Hence, thought process guides our actions. We do as we think. To improve, improve the way you think. You are bound to notice change in everything – perceptions, actions, bearing, etc.