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 "What, if he were some gun-toting criminal?"  During our most recent trip, as we drove past an isolated stretch of  the freeway in the Midwest my husband noticed a figure walking along the roadside. The thought that it could be a lost teenager stranded without a cell service or phone charge was very unsettling. Or Could it be someone lost, perhaps intoxicated.. ... Whatever be their circumstances another living person was walking alone in the pitch darkness of the night.At that moment, instinct overtook caution and we turned back to confirm that it was an illusion and if indeed there was someone..Our intention was simply to confirm, and at no point were we going to stop. But to our utter disbelief, we did encounter a tall man in a denim jacket walking alone on the freeway. Instinct again overtook caution and we stopped the car!! Though clearly startled by our unexpected stop, the man appeared composed. Nervously, I smiled, while my husband inquired if he needed any help. Wit

  So, If Universe is the answer, what is the question ? How on this earth (pun intended) would I know?! Let's digress a bit. Year 1924 - George Mallory and Andrew Irving were trying to summit Mt. Everest and reporters were bugging George with questions like "Why Mount Everest?" George, who was, as irritated as he was obsessed with Everest, gave an answer which became a legend of sort. He said, "Because it's there" Now That's a very apt answer and Everest doesn't care if it exists as an answer to somebody's questions. It simply exists because two tectonic plates collided. Yet, some are drawn to it because somebody is trying to find themselves while climbing it, somebody wants to leave a legacy , somebody has spiritual pull towards it and somebody is just an adrenal junkie.  Let's go a little higher from Everest... ok, a lot higher.. in the universe now. Universe is the answer to only one question - What happened after big bang ? Massive energy

My daughter has been traveling with her school band this week and I have encountered a new feeling inside me. This is not the first time she has been away from home and a prompt from our writing blog made me think through this free style of writing.  If waiting and wanting is what I crave, what's the inquiry? Is it the pursuit of fulfillment, the drive of desire guiding me in my journey as a mother? Or perhaps it's the yearning for meaning, the longing to be present and purposeful amidst life's chaotic routine. When we feel anticipation and longing, do we not confront the mystery of our ambitions, questioning the true nature of our goals and the paths we choose? If experiencing both joy and tears simultaneously is the response, what's the inquiry? Is it the search for happiness, the endeavor to discover moments of joy amidst life's challenges? Or is it the exploration of the meaning of human emotion, the journey through sorrow and ecstasy that defines our collecti

                                        If universe is the answer, what is the question…..   I had to understand this first and was explained by Atul with nice examples but was still confused. This statement was going on in back of my mind and I kind of got an answer. Here is my interpretation: Usually, answers come before the questions. Life does not give us choice but asks us to obey its rules. We question a lot and wonder “why me” or “wow!! me” and eventually learn to deal with it. But if we look back every situation or answer has its question and we realize “oh that’s why? “. We accept our answers (of course no choice left 😊 ) and eventually realize that this was the right answer for my question. Our questions also help us to change our perceptions and we see life from different angle. I tried… 😊  

  What you seek, is seeking you...  - Rumi... The universe has its way of communicating with us. The different people we meet in our journey called life, all lead us toward what we seek..Sometimes the path is short and clear whilst more often than not it's riddled with highs and lows, twists and turns till the dark clouds dissipate and make way for the sunshine. A newborn seeks solace and maternal love and their mom becomes their universe. Likewise, t he new mom seeks life and her newly born becomes her universe.  The new bride seeks love and acceptance and her husband becomes her universe. The dogs seek a home and the house becomes their universe. A musician seeks a Mozart and the notes become their universe. A writer seeks  a Wordsworth   and the words become their universe.  A first-time marathoner seeks the finish line and those 26.2 miles become their universe.  The disciple seeks enlightenment and the guru becomes their universe.. Outside this finite universe exists infinity.