Assume you are faced with some unkind situation in life, something unexpected, something dangerous. How would you react to it? We are faced with such situations on a daily basis. Of course what appears to us as dangerous may seem a piece of cake to someone else. But that is not the point to be mused upon here. There are two ways to look at it, I guess.
First of all let us ask the broad question of if there is something called a divine plan or a God for that matter. We can answer it in two ways and both are unverifiable. Case one: there is a higher plan and it all occurs for some greater goal; in which case we do not have to worry. What does not break up will only leave us stronger and more suitable for the greater plan. Case two: there is no big plan and its all the play of chaos. In that case also where is the sense to fret? Relax and enjoy the chaos!
The second thing we may muse upon is how to deal with the "situation" at hand. There are two ways we can deal with it in our mind. We can deal with it using our "psychological" memory or "factual" memory. Factual memory is borne out of facts. For example, when it is too "hot" for me I go and seek a cold drink. And psychological memory is borne out of comparisons and judgements and this will make me to choose a particular brand of cold-drink from a particular shop. If we analyse the problem using our factual memory, then the problem boils down to a series of events and happenings, none of which in itself is "bad" or "good". Then we can deal with it with the best possible "real" action. And here I quote the great Jack Sparrow (!): "The only rules that really matter are these: what a man can do and what a man can't do.". There is no choice, there is no judgement, there is no remorse. But when we start dealing with it using our psychological memory, we fret, we rejoice, we tense and are faced with the menagerie of emotions. I do not say that we should not do it. Let us also enjoy the pleasure and pain of psychological memory, but all the time aware of the cause of them!
First of all let us ask the broad question of if there is something called a divine plan or a God for that matter. We can answer it in two ways and both are unverifiable. Case one: there is a higher plan and it all occurs for some greater goal; in which case we do not have to worry. What does not break up will only leave us stronger and more suitable for the greater plan. Case two: there is no big plan and its all the play of chaos. In that case also where is the sense to fret? Relax and enjoy the chaos!
The second thing we may muse upon is how to deal with the "situation" at hand. There are two ways we can deal with it in our mind. We can deal with it using our "psychological" memory or "factual" memory. Factual memory is borne out of facts. For example, when it is too "hot" for me I go and seek a cold drink. And psychological memory is borne out of comparisons and judgements and this will make me to choose a particular brand of cold-drink from a particular shop. If we analyse the problem using our factual memory, then the problem boils down to a series of events and happenings, none of which in itself is "bad" or "good". Then we can deal with it with the best possible "real" action. And here I quote the great Jack Sparrow (!): "The only rules that really matter are these: what a man can do and what a man can't do.". There is no choice, there is no judgement, there is no remorse. But when we start dealing with it using our psychological memory, we fret, we rejoice, we tense and are faced with the menagerie of emotions. I do not say that we should not do it. Let us also enjoy the pleasure and pain of psychological memory, but all the time aware of the cause of them!
