Prose 40 : Our Sight And Images

 Our Sight And Images

                                  - T ABRAHAM

    We come across many things in our life everyday, every time and everywhere. Sometimes we make ourselves accustomed to them deliberately or intentionally and some times just by a mere coincidence or by chance. When we get familiarised with certain things we find ourselves going through an innate transformation process and it happens naturally. So, here we are going to ponder upon this idea of the influential impact which our mere sights and images present in our immediate surroundings can have upon us.

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    It is sometimes proven that images, pictorial representations and graphics can have a greater impact upon one's self when compared with the words that are heard and spoken. Our memories flash upon us with the images and sights of our past and can have a greater impact and power over us rather than hearing the voices of the past.

    There are two aspects involved in this process of becoming that takes place by our sight and how we decipher and interpret certain things. These are namely the positive influence and the negative influence. The positive one is nothing but it involves the usage of good and productive images which would mould one into an asset. It helps one to see the better version or an advanced and more productive version of one's self. These are healthy pictorial representations of humane activities which helps in making one get sensitised towards certain aspects of life and also sows the seeds of humanity into the ever changing and exponentially growing society.

    Even a very insignificant being can be turned into an expert if he is able to hold on to the positive influence which he receives. The positive aspects makes one consistent, disciplined and more beautiful. The beauty which I mention here is with respect to the beauty of the mind and heart which are being shaped into their finest possible form which is being revealed externally by one's actions.

    On the other hand, there is also this downside of the see-saw of the sights and images which we come across in our day-to-day lives. There are certain unhealthy portrayals of the human element which gives unhealthy pleasure to certain people and certain explicit contents are known to be used against the budding minds to tamper and infest their minds with the pestilence of evil. These pictorial representations are also said to have an in-depth effect on someone more than the positive aspect as it is a universal belief that it is always hard to attain the goodness but evil is always present in the air where we live and wherever we go and it can get an easy passage into one's mind when compared with the Godly elements and factors.

    Thus, it is also note worthy to mention that we should not desire to attain everything which we come across in our everyday journey but to intake the goodness. Both good and bad are always present everywhere to maintain the equilibrium upon the earthly and a worldly life and one must be choosy enough and should be able to choose the best possible thing that matters the most for one.

Prose 39 : Breaking The Superstition

 Breaking The Superstition

                                        - T ABRAHAM

    It is a natural tendency of our mind to make connections with certain incidents that took place because of certain circumstances that would have preceded before any important occasion of our lives. Whenever anything happens good or miserable we look into the factors which had paved way for that particular incident to happen and have caused the outcome which would either be wondrous or disastrous. We label certain places, people, thoughts, visions and ideas to be a precursor to a particular event and we fall into a vicious circle of superstitious beliefs and thought process which would either construct or destruct the mutual relationships with certain individuals with whom we dwell and strive to live on this planet earth. Here, we are going to ponder upon the aspect where one's predetermination and interpretation of the events is being governed by one's worldly understanding and how it is different from the divine vision and understanding which emanates from within one's self.

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    Whenever we are travelling towards our destiny we come across a variety of checkpoints which can either help us move to the next level without any loss nor any gain but these checkpoints would consist of the human elements present in it which either becomes a crucial point that paves way either to the positive interaction or to the negative one. At certain places we either feel belonged or being rejected or at certain times we feel our skills and talents getting exploited.

    When we consider the human element present in each check points of our life they can be categorised into a variety of divisions and among these certain categories are more vivid and captures one's attention and they are at times standing at the two extremities of influence. So, let us consider the three points namely the positive influence, neutral and the negative influence.

    Firstly, lets take a look at the positive influencers present in one's life. They are either bound to us by blood or we meet them by chance or unintentionally. These elements present in one's life makes them feel valued and their skills and talents are rightly being used to get benefited at the end of the day. The quality of unconditional love found in family, friends and relatives falls into this category. The process of development in an accelerated manner gets a kick start when we are being abundantly being influenced by them. One gets showered upon by achievements, accomplishments and peace when they get bound with these elements.

    Then, when we move on to the category of neutrality. One is said to have neither gained nor lost anything. It is a monotonous element which one can come across during the journey and they are sometimes significant for us and many-a-times their presence and absence are equally ignorable to us and we do not really find anything. Our skills and talents are just kept intact and there is no progress or acceleration being felt in this short span of time.

    Lastly, the negative influence is something that one should always watch out for. This category is something that is highly fatal and venomous and results in a great downfall in one's journey. When one is progressing in the journey there is a point where there are evil elements trying to infringe and ruin our accomplishments and achievements. These elements are composed of jealousy, envy, and toxic words. These elements are present as a predator waiting for it's prey in an ambush. One has to battle with these elements and once the victory is won it is the most joyous moment in one's life.

    When we consider all these three elements we determine or analyse any human element with the help of our memories and past experiences. But at certain places these memories and the past are bound with the worldly understanding and interpretation and gives birth to rituals and superstitious belief systems which might let doubts and confusions to arise in one's mind. When this happens one misplaces the elements at the wrong division and this in turn causes a great deal of complication in our journey.

    Here, comes the divine vision and the innate knowledge that is provided from the creator. When we come across someone we may want to know under which division they belong to and a certain disturbance or a harmony comes into our heart and mind which indicates the division. This vision is something that one acquires by the experiences one gains from the past but not becoming biased in thoughts.

    So, the superstition and rituals are something that cannot change something but everything depends on our thoughts and actions. Hence, an unbiased vision can always be a good indicator to have a progression rather than falling down and moving into the path of regression and destruction.

Prose 38 : Regression Factor

 Regression Factor

                                 - T ABRAHAM

    In this ever moving world with it's evolving lifestyle patterns we get carried away by many things. The most common things which usually grabs our attention and also deteriorates our physical vision and makes us move away from the natural human relationships are these electronic gadgets which act both as an angel and also as a devil. When we look into their purpose it is basically to make our lives easier and to communicate at a faster rate which is equivalent to the light's speed but we either overuse it or misuse it and we are making them as an object which appears as an angel that contains within itself the nature of a devil. So, here we are going to ponder upon the addiction which most of us acquire due to the usage of mobile phone and other electronic gadgets and how they cause both progression and also regression in one's life.

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    When we want to convey any information to our family and friends we did not have this superfast gadget called as the mobile phone during the days of our grandparents and one cannot convey something in a fraction of seconds to minutes but it takes days to several months for the information to reach them based on whether we are trying to contact them within the country or across the world. These devices are helping us to stay connected even though we are separated by the physical boundaries but emotionally we can connect with them these days.

    It is seen that the functionality of these devices are getting broader upon each passing day to improve upon the standards to give us comforts. These improvements are nothing but the applications which are being developed to connect with the world which is a large ocean in which we all are present as tiny droplets. So, when we open our mobile phones nowadays it is seen that many-a-times we are totally engrossed with these social media sites and apps which are becoming time wasters once when it starts to hinder with our responsibilities and duties to which we are being bound to.

    The electronic devices when used for a productive cause or for organizational purposes and to improve our knowledge and to hone our skills it is an angel which is showering us with the gifts of productive nature and making us into a good individual. But once when we start overusing the entertainment essence of these devices it starts to disturb our daily routine and also it makes us walk away from our responsibilities. The students who are in their schooling days are usually known to fail in their subjects and also to get introduced to inappropriate content because of the overuse of the internet which makes them see the worst part which was lying deep inside themselves and this is the same case amongst the college going teenagers as well.

    When we talk about the regression which is caused due to the overuse or misuse of these devices it mainly makes one feel weary and depressed all the time as it hinders with one's sleep cycle and causes many bodily ailments and also causes one to become unproductive and to fall ill frequently both physically and mentally.

    I would like to mention one of my personal experience or an experiment to test why I feel tired during somedays and feel energetic the other days. I have observed that during the days when I use my mobile phone and computer for a longer duration of time I have seen that my body and mind becomes weary and I sleep for a longer duration of time than usual. When I have checked the other way around I have observed that I had my usual level of energy and enthusiasm and was able to complete many tasks and my sleep cycle was uniform during these days.

    It is an undeniable fact that nowadays everything is becoming electronic and are electronic. So, it is always better to use them only for our productive activities and it is always good to take a break from these screens if you are held up with responsibilities that requires the usage of these screens.

    Hence, it is always good to reduce the screen time to protect ourselves from the avoidable illnesses and we should also be conscious about our sleep cycle which gets affected by the developments of the world. So, it is better to use these objects to become more productive rather than turning them into a regression factor for us and to avoid walking in the path of self-destruction.

Prose 37 : The Time Killer

 The Time Killer

                                    - T ABRAHAM

    It is an inevitable fact that one can work with his full potential only when one has a normal functioning of his body and mind. When one is unable to give his maximum possible input to make a wondrous outcome it is because of the problems faced by him. The problem is nothing but an inevitable one or rather at times one can keep oneself away from it as well, it is none other than a 'disease' which causes either a minor or a major discomfort either to the body or mind or sometimes to both. Here, we are going to ponder upon how illness is consuming our potential and our precious jewel of time in making our progress to retard for quite some duration of time.

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    Many often we get exposed to many entities of nature and also of artificial origin which has got within itself an ability to cause infections, diseases and disorders. It is known that one get's affected or infected by these evil entities only when it is able to intervene with our immune system which serves as a protective shield for all human beings. The level of intervention differs based on many factors upon which both interact with each other. Sometimes, the man is less immune and is bodily weak and is more succumb to the evil entity, even though the entity is weaker the evilness of it has a higher potential to rule over the man's body and mind. There are certain instances where both of them are equally a stronger opponent to one another and the result tends to zero and none is affected and both ignores each other's presence.

    There is a famous saying which describes about the value of one's health and character which make up a man into a wholesome human being. It is said that, 'When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost', which describes about the essential elements that make up the mankind. This quote by Billy Graham makes one realise that there is an innateness present in both health and character and the idea of 'something' and 'everything' is describing the value of each.

    Whenever we fall ill our body and mind retards and pauses us from our daily routine and makes us look tired, weary and lost. It is like a pest that keeps consuming our nutrition and energy in a slow and steady mechanism which makes one's potential to remain dormant or go into the state of hibernation until one gets fully recovered from it. The time lost during an illness seems like many ages being passed and our potential is being made to remain in the state of rest. The battle between our body and the evil is something that drains out our energy to the maximum and it seems to be prolonged sometimes. During this battle we are falling behind many people who were at a slow pace in their life's progress and we have to rush to come back to our own position when we are back into our routine after this battle.

    The battle during our initial days of our lives seems to be quite hard to combat but we always win irrespective of the abundant loss of time which we have to undergo. The later part of our life or especially during our early stages of adulthood we are quite familiarised with these battles because of the earlier battles fought in which we have tasted the victory and it's fruits. When we are moving forward in time and we reach our later part of the adulthood we find the warfare to be a quite tiresome one because our energetic self is slowly ebbing away with time.

    It is seen that most of the times our tastes becomes bitter due to the bitterness of the strict and stringent medicines ruling over our body to heal us from our illness. One has to sacrifice the sweetness and coolness of delicacies and foods to win the battle. A great amount of sacrifice is needed to win the battle in a few days and if one is ready only for a little amount of sacrifice the war is prolonged.

    Hence, it becomes one's choice either to give way for the battle and prolong it for a longer duration of time or to end it up in a few days. The disease and illness as a time killer is something that should be taken seriously as we are losing a lot of opportunities and experiences of life which is made possible to cherish and witness only in the presence of a sound body and mind.

Prose 36 : A Visit to an Ancient Architecture - 27/05/2023

A Visit to an Ancient Architecture - 27/05/2023

                                                               - T ABRAHAM 

    These days when we look around us we usually witness a sight which usually has buildings of fancy designs and architecture. It's really very rare to see houses, especially independent houses as many areas are getting converted into an apartment complex.

     So, getting a sight of an individual house is really very rare and that too if it has to be an older one it is something impossible. Many of us either go for the new and developed architectural designs and demolish the old structure completely or else we renovate our houses. But, when we think of the age old adage which says, 'Old is Gold', it's true in almost all cases except for a few instances. This adage stands good especially for the buildings and houses constructed these days.

    The ancient building about which we are going to compare our modern architecture is the great palace named 'The Padmanabhapuram Palace' which is located at Kanyakumari near Thuckalay.

Entrance of the Padmanabhapuram Palace 

    The Padmanabhapuram Palace is a great example for the ancient architecture which was in the Kingdom of Travancore (the present day Kerala and the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu). This palace even though present in Tamil Nadu is being maintained by the Government of Kerala.

    So, to talk about my visit to this palace and it's beauty, it's actually a place where you need to pay for taking photographs and videos. There is a place where we have to leave our footwear outside and we are supposed to walk inside the palace barefooted. Since, it was May month at the time of my visit this place was quite hot and it was quite challenging to walk on the sand barefooted. To describe about the beauty of this palace it was purely a building which did not undergo any change and is being preserved to witness an ancient architecture. The rooms of this palace are being beautifully ventilated enough for us to have a good air-circulation inside the building, so there is no need for us to have ceiling fans and air-conditioners to keep us cool during the summers. The roof is made up of clay tiles which has a specialty of keeping the palace cool. There are very few furnitures in each room and these are usually made up of natural materials such as wood, stones or medicinal plants. Since there are very few furniture kept in each room there is more space for moving around freely. The stairs which are present inside the palace is a classic example for the ancient architecture. The stairs inside the palace are very much distant from each other and one has to be careful while climbing them. The palace has many plants and are well maintained by the ones who takes care of them.

Plants at the Padmanabhapuram Palace

    But, nowadays when we see there are houses which have large rooms but are congested with furniture and things which we do not really need and there is not much of space for a free movement. The roofs of the houses being built these days are done either by using the fancy ceiling or is being built using the cement and we need a ceiling fan to keep us cool and especially during the summers we need an air-conditioner. Then, it is also very rare to see people having a garden at their house these days and we are either cutting down all the trees to increase the size of our house, else we cover all the ground area with cement and we do not even make an attempt to have potted plants at our houses.

    Due to the lack of plants and trees in the houses being built these days it can be seen that there are certain disorderliness becoming prevalent on our healthy natural spaces. It is clearly visible that our locale is moving away from nature when we are unable to witness the nature with it's elements. When we say the elements of nature it is not just the plants, soil, water and air but also the insects that dwell in the nature. Nowadays it is seen that there are no butterflies, dragonflies and birds seen in the locale where our house is being built due to the lack or due to the absence of plants. The potted plants and a small garden might bring a few insects inside our locale but having a few trees would bring them in abundance.

    When the growth in nature is being suppressed by terminating the goodness it is providing us with, it is seen that the process of regression is on it's way. When these insects of pleasant nature are not allowed to thrive among us we can see that there is an increase in the number of pests that causes diseases and harm to the human race. Once the progression is being rejected the process of regression starts rapidly with these insects such as mosquitoes and spiders that can thrive in polluted spaces. When we get into this situation it is quite hard to bring back the nature and make it prosper on it's own because a natural process is more effective than a man-made one or an artificial one.

    It can be seen that our ancestors have lived in buildings which kept them close with the nature and all the things they got were directly from nature and were not man-made. We usually know that the things which we get from the nature gives us more benefits and helps anything to sustain for a longer duration of time when compared to the artificial ones or the man-made things.

    Thus, this palace not only stands as an example for an ancient architecture but also as an example for how our ancestors utilised the natural resources and lived a healthy and a happy life. It is seen that progress and development is making us move away from the environment but when one realises the comfort that nature showers upon us we would turn away from all the artificiality surrounding us and would never return from our mother nature's place.

Prose 35 : A Slow Intoxication

 A Slow Intoxication

                             -  T ABRAHAM

    One can use his potential to spend his time productively everyday and it is good for every human being to keep functioning to produce a productive outcome. Sometimes we may feel like coming out of our daily routine and keep our mind empty. An empty mind is always in a threat, and might also become a place for toxic thoughts to dwell in. Here, we are going to ponder upon how idleness can act as a slow poison inside one's mind to intoxicate him.

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    When we are busy and are being packed up with a lot of productive activities our mind keeps functioning and it is active and energetic. Sometimes we may feel we are draining out all our potential and energy to achieve the best but it might escalate as well. It is always good to have some small breaks during reading, writing, learning and work as it would help us get recharged with the required power to complete our tasks with a cheerful and positive attitude.

    It is also common that people do not feel stressed out, anxious nor nervous except when there is a crisis and some pressure driving them. These usually happen when one follows an improper time management, overuse of the electronic gadgets such as mobile phones, television, etc., which causes a lots of trouble during the time when one has to complete his work under a stipulated time period. When one is unable to relieve himself from these addictions and distractions it results in many losses happening and also one becomes more vulnerable towards the evil forces present in his surroundings.

    When one is at a time of crisis the evil forces may easily get in contact with the individual and may make way for a regression. There are more chances for one to get deceived easily and to break apart from one's daily routine and also loosing a lots of gifts that were rewarded by the Almighty. During this period of crisis caused due to one's own actions and habits, it is also common that goodness might seem stale and we might ignore it. Finally, one stops all his work and remains idle and stops using his potential.

    The period during which one remains idle is a stage of slow intoxication. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop' as it is rightly said, comes into action. The mind is slowly intoxicated with evil thoughts which triggers ill actions and foul attitude to grow inside one. One becomes pale and also very weary about the worldly life in their idleness. There comes a point when one does not even think about his needs and rather than having a temporary pause might break apart from everything in his life and becomes a victim of nothingness filling his life.

    But there is always a light amidst the darkness and one can be saved from these damnable situation only by the grace and mercy of our loving heavenly father who watches over all these miseries. These happens only due to the intoxication by idleness and one can avoid it beforehand by one's own actions. If only, God wants to make him take a U-turn from all the places he broke apart from it is because he has done something in the past that might mend his destructive path to turn unto the path of construction again.

    Hence, one can stop intoxication by idleness by getting less stressed and pressurized. This can be done only when we figure out the toxic time wasters present in our lives and to root them out from our path as soon as possible before any large scale destruction and regression starts happening in one's life.

Prose 34 : Contaminated Mind

 Contaminated Mind

                                 -  T ABRAHAM

    Our minds are functional with the thoughts and ideas being spontaneously produced within it. Our thoughts and actions are majorly being governed by what we see, hear and feel through our senses in our immediate environment. So, what we see and hear from others are something that makes us either an asset or a liable. At times our opinions are without any true premise and we are inside a world of deception were the target entity for everybody is just ourselves. It is said that, 'We cannot come to conclusion about anything by just what we hear and see, but we ourselves should investigate to find out the truth and nature of everything'. So, we are going to look into some of the contaminants that usually contaminate our minds and results in a diseased opinion and how one can avoid this tragedy from happening in one's life.

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    Firstly, many of us go with what we see. The sight is something which is used by any deceiver to deceive anybody. One's actions paves way for our thoughts to connect, disconnect and reconnect and waver away from our opinions. Many-a-times we are forming opinions by what we perceive about others and it stands true. Doubting the premise formed on first sight is something that is going to cause damage to us and our loved ones. It is rightly said, 'First impression is the best impression'. Getting an impression, that is, a positive or a negative one is often being confused or deliberately being interchanged with being judgemental which is totally wrong.

    The one's who can differentiate the deception by sight is blessed with a good understanding of the human nature. But people of the present times are more often interested in ruining other people's nature and happiness these days and are discouraging them by saying they are either being judgemental or unfriendly or unsociable which is totally a technique used to make them think they have formed a false premise. If one falls into this it is referred to as 'falling by words'. This includes the major contaminants namely rumors, gossip, fake news, exaggeration, misunderstanding, etc.,. This technique is used by the deceivers to bring in the feeling of guilt and discomfort for the entity to be ruined and exploited by deception. But if one does not go by these two things and knows the nature of the situation and other humans he is safe from these feelings arising in his mind.

    Being introverted, following ones morality, religion and ethics seriously is not a crime and one is always a target for deception by many. Going along on our own way and paths is something that becomes difficult nowadays and we cannot do this without rebellion. One has to understand the cause of his rebellion and if it is for something good, he should not turn back not even once if he is right. Surpassing the deception through sight and words are necessary for one to wholeheartedly find one's passion and interest and to follow it amidst all the ruinsome situations that arises during the journey to one's dream destiny.

Prose 33 : Captured Moments

 Captured Moments

                                - T ABRAHAM

    It is a common scenario nowadays seen, if we want to save something for a later viewing we just capture it in our mobile phones. The camera was once a medium used to capture cherishable moments and one always uses the photo studios to take pictures during important occasions of birthday parties, marriages, etc.,. There was a time when mobiles phones were just used to call and text messages. As the time passes by there are many developments and advancements taking place in our earthly or the worldly life which everyone of us are living in. So, here we are going to ponder upon the things which we used to wait for and wait eagerly upon a few years back and now we instantaneously cherish the moment.

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    There were many things that happened during the past and the pace and speed in which everything moves on is increasing each day by some new invention or discovery made by the scientists. It is a well experienced fact that oldness always contains a gold within it or it is rightly said, "Old is Gold". When we move back in time to around one decade backwards we can see that there were more of physicality present which also bounds us to the moments rather than being stored electronically. In the preceding decades we usually take photos in a studio and store photographs in an album. Nowadays, we usually do it ourselves and we do it to save time, money and space.

    Albums are the compounds that contain the golden moments captured which can be seen and felt. These are stored for a longer periods of time and each film and time period is felt by the colours of the photographs taken. We humans had the quality of waiting patiently a few years back but now we are on a rat race to win over multiple things in a single run. The quality of multitasking was something that was not needed for a child who has lived a few years back. When one grows into an adult one has to slowly but steadily inculcate these qualities to provide others with an ample quality of comfort.

    Many of us as a child would have celebrated our birthdays by distribution of chocolates and there was a time when schools discouraged these practices because of the rise of drugs being sold in the chocolate wrappers. The cake for a birthday party was a childhood joy for any child and when once this child is moving into the teenage phase they slowly loose the value of this special day themselves and once they enter the journey of adulthood they at times forget this very special day.

    Hence, capturing the moments is not just the matter but capturing with the effect is something very important. One can cherish these memories if one wants to look back upon the journey they have gone through. The physicality in these images is something that is important for one to connect emotionally with it to cherish it at a maximum highest point possible.

Prose 32 : Sweetness In Nostalgia

 Sweetness In Nostalgia

                                        - T ABRAHAM

    Once we have lived in the past it is a rule by nature that one is living in the present and is going to see a future which can be interpreted to a certain extant but can never be determined completely. Interpretation and perception are something that can be done by us or namely by the human race or the created. The creator is our Almighty God and our heavenly father who sees us both intrinsically and extrinsically. Our thoughts determines our actions and our purity in heart and mind to some extant is visible to the human eyes. There are always sweet thoughts and innocent actions seen in every child and we too have passed this stage. So, here we are going ponder upon the sweetness shed to us by these memories which keeps on ringing inside one's mind.

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    It is universally accepted and experimentally not approved that one can travel back to one's past life and live in it and change the present and instantaneously the future. This is impossible because there has not been anyone so talented and knowledgeable enough to break the nature's order and to make one travel across times of past, present and future. There are cartoons that talk about time machines and time travel but, it is something against the order of nature and one has not yet broken it to make this happen yet.

    Even though one cannot make a journey through physical means to one's past but we can travel through our minds by the memories that were created during our stay in that particular time. Many of us experience the memories ringing inside our minds and appearing as faint flashes yet very sweet to think upon. Nostalgia and nostalgic thoughts are something that are always very pleasing. Nostalgia is a feeling which is created by the sweetness of one's past which is urging one's mind to live in that particular time frame and gives one the feeling of longingness for it.

    When we compare the traumatic experiences with these thoughts of sweetness it is always seen that both come to us at an equal rate but it is always a win-win situation for the goodness over the staleness and rottenness given to us through these experiences. Many of us wants to live in a carefree world of our childhood days or want to live during our adventurous or adventure seeking teenage. As we are tending towards the future we may loose many things as one needs to travel in the pathway of responsibilities and also one would loose the carefree attitude and a carefree world as one has to think and decide upon many things that can either sustain or destroy our comforts and happiness.

    Hence, the sweetness can be felt by a travel to our pasts through our mind. And it is also very important for one to taste these sweetness of happiness sometimes to get away from the tiresome adulthood days and to boost oneself with energy and strength to get prepared towards a happy future.

Prose 31 : Draining Energy

Draining Energy

                             - T ABRAHAM

    When we wake up in the morning we are filled in with energy which has been loaded into us through the process of sleeping. The energy is something that is very essential for everybody to do any work, which includes both the duties and responsibilities being fulfilled by the use of one's body and mind. The loaded energy is like any electronic device getting charged through the electrical current for it to function and there is some heat being dissipated when the process is in progress and when it is gets over. There is also some amount of heat present in our human body after the night's sleep and we start our work regardless of this. But the energy is sometimes getting drained out because of some of our harmful feelings and actions or at times by the environmental conditions prevailing in our places. So, here we are going to ponder upon how our energy get's drained without being used for any productive work.

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    The energy which we gain by sleep is many a times seem to get disturbed by our changing lifestyle patterns. It is known that, for one to get charged with the required amount of energy one needs to get a sufficient duration of sleep and when we disrupt the sleep-wake cycle by reducing our sleep there are consequences for the same and one would feel the need to get charged throughout the day. One's potential get's affected because of this and one cannot give his maximum potential in the work he does. So, the prescribed duration of sleep is required by everyone to use our full potential.

    Then, moving on to the aspect of feelings and emotions that drain our energy. There is a belief that one's energy overflows when one witness the feeling of happiness and joy and becomes highly energetic and would be able to complete even a plentitude of tasks given to him. The opposite is also true, if the positive emotions are a factor of progression then the negative emotions that we acquire through sadness, anger and fear is a regression factor or an energy drainer. One finds even a very simple task to be a huge mountain present in front of him and he is totally drained out because of this. One with the issues of short-temperedness also faces a similar crisis but they fall behind in things that are to be done in a stipulated period of time because there is also a very abundant loss in time during the moments of quarrel and anger. There is a disruption in the art of time-management because of these feelings overpowering over one's self.

    Finally, moving on to the environment or towards the unpredictable nature having control over it's own elements. When we talk about nature we think nature and humans are different. This notion is proved wrong as we coexist and we too are the elements present in the nature and it is not man inside nature but nature within nature. Even though we can predict man's feelings and actions, at times there are unpredictable and unacceptable actions and intentions present inside our fellow human race who does miserable things.

    The nature has an inevitable influence upon the humans or it's very elements. The nature drains our energy due to the heavy and high intensity of the sunlight being passed upon us which causes one to sweat and thirst for water. The sweating or the draining out of our fluid energy for us to function is something that can be controlled, but can never be avoided.

    Hence, when we think upon these three things that is, nature, feelings and sleep we can see that to the maximum extant one can control and alter our sleep habits and recharge us to the maximum. And one can mould himself into a better person by controlling one's anger and quarrels. The one thing in the aspect of feelings is, not to get 'afraid' nor to 'fear' for anything except for God who has created us by his own breath and hands. It is said that one has to conquer upon the fear and should not die out of fear rather than killing the fear or rooting the fear out of our minds. The inevitable aspect is the nature, so just alter your sleep and mould yourself into a good person to avoid draining your energy.

Prose 30 : Birth Of Interpretation In An Artist

Birth Of Interpretation In An Artist
                                                     - T ABRAHAM

    Many of us have a store of things available in plentitude to express but we may not be able to express it because of some force that stops us from doing so. Our life and it's instances are something that we can interpret in our own way and one has the freedom to express something in his own way. There are certain things that are needed to be kept in one's mind while presenting something to the audience, that is, the content should be in a presentable form. The presentable form is a broad term that contains within itself certain norms that is set by the presenter and some needs to be evaluated accordingly before it is presented to the crowd. So, here we are going to ponder upon how a valuable and a presentable creation comes into existence in one's mind which turns him into an artist.

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    Thoughts are at times flowing like a river based upon one's experience in life and at times there is a stagnation in this flow of thoughts as well. There are plenty of information to express but how do we interpret it is something that makes the difference. One situation can be taken and can be given to many people to interpret it in their own way and each comes up with their own method of interpretation. Some interpretations seems to be presentable when it is in simple words and plain language being used if the audience are having just the basic level of understanding. When one is required to express something in high standards and ornamental language when one is presenting an art in front of a person who knows something more than the rudiments.

    Sometimes people keep on scratching at the scratch level of anything without moving to the next step and they think that the level at which they are maintaining themselves is more than enough to make them established and there is no need to develop your thinking. This many a times proves to be wrong as the world is an ever changing world and it is seen that developments are happening everyday, every month and every year and one has to catch hold of this.

    A knowledge about just the rudiments can help everyone to a certain level, but to express it in a presentable manner and not to offend anybody by our written or oral communication is something very important. Reading the already existing works of art in literature, practicing the art of painting with the help of already existing masterpieces and tuning one's voice by the songs available to one is something that is needed to create one's own work of art.

    Getting an idea about the product one is going to create is something very important and the outcome should be original and unique and should be made out of your own intellect with the form in which the existing artist has described it in making it into a presentable one or certain structural aspects alone should be followed in one's way in the presenting the content.

    So, some of the ideas which I interpreted with the Shakespeare's plays titled 'Much Ado About Nothing' and from the play 'Twelfth Night' are something I think are presentable but it is acceptable to some but some rejects it. The deception deceiving the deceived to be loved and the deceived being in love with the deceiver. The mask when unleashed is bringing the truth out and the love is a deception and the eternal union is a deception. So, love and marriage are both deception, by deceiving we attain this eternal union and the deceiver is in joy and the deceived is inside a hollow sphere getting filled with fakeness.

    So, at first when one starts to write one may at times think whether the content is worthy to write, worthy to express and is at times afraid whether the content might be offensive. The interpretation is born amidst this chaos of doubts surrounding an artist's mind which finally after one of the work getting recognized let's him create his creation and it goes on as an ever flowing river. The interpretation is born amidst a chaos but it is nourished by recognition to grow into it's full form.

Prose 29 : Temperament And Temperature

 Temperament And Temperature
                                                 - T ABRAHAM

    The seasonal changes are something that is inevitable by one and we live with it. The two extremes are the summer and winter which brings in happiness and disappointment at the same time. The end of winter is summer and after this we reach the season of spring which tends towards autumn and finally back to the winter. The seasonal changes also influences our mood and one gets irritated when we reach the extreme ends. The seasonal changes also lets one relate with the attainable happiness which survives for sometime and then we move into the seasons of sadness then back to happiness filling the air. So, here we are going to ponder upon how this summer heat makes one feel when it is reaching it's highest point during this month of April 2024.

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    The summer is identified with the hotness it provides one with. The hotness is something that can be a symbol for anger, danger and fire. The bright sunshine with it's light at a certain point of time becomes an annoyance for the people when the warmth turns into hotness. The hotness is not just being hot but becoming hotter and then reaching the hottest point where one starts to get irritated. The 'hotness of the sun' or of the 'summer heat' is something that feels pleasant when we come out from the coldness of winter in the beginning but soon causes anger and irritation to one when it is increasing it's intensity. The sun at first enters as an innocent being trying to comfort the coldness and dampness we were surrounded by but soon takes it's control over the situation and starts it's toll over all the people.

    The summer heat causes one to sweat even though one has not done any physical work. This heat is a factor that also tests one's patience by becoming a factor of irritation as well. The sweat irritates a person who is either caught up with cold, cough and sneezing as the sweat has a cooling effect over one's body when one's body reaches really a very high temperature. The temperature of our body is being maintained because of this fluid called as sweat which also adds on to our sneezes which makes one to loose energy, not even leaving the energy factor of one's body to let one do a work that does not use the physical body but also the one that only uses the mind.

    When the heat is high and one is also angry and is also a short-tempered person, the energy gets totally drained out and one feels very sleepy and the sleepiness and fatigue surrounds them. During the test of our patience by the nature if we remain intact and just hold on to our 'anger suppressant factor' we are away from 'draining our energy by our temperament'. Hence, even the nature too takes it's turn in testing our patience to see how one reacts to these external environmental stimuli and how we pass through this test to make the patience an ever-lasting quality inside us.

Prose 28 : Candies And Sweets Of Childhood

 Candies And Sweets Of Childhood

                                                - T ABRAHAM

    One among the tastes that our taste buds sense is 'sweet' and we all loved candies and sweets when we were young. The sweetness imparted by cakes, candies, chocolates and sweets are the elements used during our childhood to create some memories to cherish, which are sweet to remember. The sweetness of the candies and chocolates are not preferred by people when they are tending towards their adulthood and upon becoming adults.

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    The sweetness is seen in innocent children who love these sweets which gives them joy and happiness. The adulthood symbolizes responsibility and commitment towards the works that we undertake and only focusses upon how mature one is to handle any situation. The ultimate aim of adults is to move on as quick as possible in terms of looking after the ever moving life which is in a fast moving track. Amidst all the challenges and difficulties that comes across, the aim is to provide quality service to our authorities and progressing in our life.

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    To enjoy the sweetness imparted by these 'candies and sweets' one has to have time to relax and enjoy the moment of sweetness. The 'moment of sweetness' or the 'moments of sweetness' are available to one when they are in their childhood days as the quality of innocence is yet another thing which is as sweet as these cadies imparting sweetness. The innocent child upon becoming a mature adult or a responsible adult is no longer able to find these 'moments of sweetness' in anything but needs to run along with the world filled with responsibility, integrity, sincerity, timelessness and perfection.

    As a child one does not see how perfect a birthday gift matches with one's purpose or neither does not try to estimate the value of things but can accept things whenever one receives them. A child does not think about the purpose of life or about the inevitable death. The innocent mind does not experience strong grief or pain in situations that a mature mind can respond and react in a few seconds of time.

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    Thinking about these candies and sweets and the sweetness they impart to one is something that brings in a feeling of nostalgia to one. The sweet childhood memories of carefree days and about the abundant time available in one's hand brings about a feeling of comfort. The only time for a mind to calm down is the time of vacation. The sweet candies and the sweetness in the childhood nostalgia are memories to cherish but the nature is the same but the time has passed on. One can think and find comfort in these times but we cannot travel back to those times in reality.

Prose 27 : Unbound By Blood But Bound By Kindness

 Unbound By Blood But Bound By Kindness

                                                               - T ABRAHAM

    We are bound with each other either by a blood bond or through a bloodless bond. When one asks which one is more valuable, one would say that the one bounded by blood is a precious one and one does not want to give upon them at any cost. The relations which are very precious and one cannot buy them even how rich one can become are the relationship of a child, mother and father. The relationships that are bound by blood also includes the other members of the family tree as well but not all are considered to be valuable even though the bond is a blood bond. When we think about a bloodless bond we try to think about the term 'friends' as someone who can be placed under this category. But think about various other people who act as an upliftment to your life by being with you in a bloodless bond. Here, we are going to ponder upon the valuable bonds which are not bound by the criterion of blood but by the acts of kindness.

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    The true bond one can have with is with the God Almighty and the one that is similar to it, that is none other than the parental love and affection that one receives from their parents. The brotherly and sisterly love is yet another aspect. The love that resembles God's love towards his creation is something that every human being yearns to attain. Some people do not easily make friends with anyone or everyone but puts every person into a screening process to check whether their love is genuine or not. The relationship that we are bounding ourselves without blood is a very sacred one.

    Many people go and approach anyone and everyone because of their money, fame and knowledge to simply exploit and misuse their skills in achieving something in their lives. The misuse of the genuine person's resources if known to the person who is getting exploited would feel shattered and at the same time angry about the situation. The relationship ultimately breaks and there might at times be a pure hatred being sown into the mind of the genuine being because of this incident which makes him more suspicious towards every person who is approaching him.

    It is seen that truth is really a bitter phenomena when it comes to fakeness being brought out in a relationship and it causes really a very deep wound which takes day to months to years for one to get healed from it. The genuineness is something that is really very essential in a relationship.

    Then, moving on we can see that the age old adage, 'A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed' which plays a very important role in a relationship. Many claim to be our friends and when we are in need of something or we are in a critical situation many wash off their hands and go away from us. But they need us when they are caught up in the same situation. This is yet another thing that is a factor that is required for a genuine relationship.

    Hence, we can infer that a genuine friend is someone who is a person who does not come to us with an instinct of exploitation but an instinct to grow together and cherish the success by being a shoulder to us in the journey of hardships and he is someone who caters to all our qualifying criteria to be called as a friend. The relationship is of great quality of purity when he stands by our side when we need him and he does not give way for any false accusations to break the relationship.

(Note: The essay is about friendship and not about romantic relationship. The term 'relationship' is a broad term and the readers are asked to read it in terms of friendship.)

Prose 26 : Sweetness In Tradition

 Sweetness In Tradition

                                                      - T ABRAHAM

    Tradition is something that is an age old practice of a particular nation or region. It can be attributed either to a small group or a larger crowd. Traditions are sweet and colourful when one finds where one 'belongs to' or 'fits into'. 'Tradition' as a term is usually attributed to the clothing, food and to many more things. When we talk about the various traditions available and practiced in India it merely confuses a foreigner as it is seen in the novel titled 'A Passage to India' written by E.M. Forster which can cause a lot of trouble to the natives and the foreign entity as well. But nowadays there is a coexistence or a crisscross existing between various cultures and traditions and there are less problems caused. Here, we are going to ponder upon the diversity in traditions using 'sweets' and 'sweetness' as the media to ponder upon this.

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    When we move either from the north or south or from the west to east we see many similarities and diversity in the nature and everything present in each place as we progress. The similarities are due to the inter-mingling taking place between people. There is a common misconception regarding the unity in diversity at times. It is not necessary for one tradition to get mixed up with the other tradition to prove the peaceful existence between people living in a particular area, but accepting it is something which can be described as, both exists at the same place but each tradition should not interfere and intervene in the issues of one another unless one's freedom is getting disturbed by the other.

    Any tradition in it's purest form is something that is rare to find nowadays but there still exists some pure communities following their traditions. When we take the traditional sweets from all the regions of India we can see that all are made with the help of diverse ingredients available in the land of diverse traditions and each looks externally very different. Each sweet is considered as a 'sweet' because it imparts the taste of sweetness to us. Even though each looks very different from each other they are sweet and to be more clear they are traditional sweets made with different traditional identity with the regional elements present inside them to bring out the sweetness.

    Hence, even though these sweets are from different origins, everyone of us get a chance to have a bite of this sweetness. These sweets are kept in one place at a time and we can see that they are colourful and beautiful of their own nature. So, like these sweets all of us are from different traditions and each one of us, when we are following our tradition in it's purest we can see a colourful nation filled with colourful traditions being present in this planet earth with peace and harmony present inside all of them.

Prose 25 : Morning Devotion

 Morning Devotion
                                 - T ABRAHAM

    The world we all live in is a time bound space which can never be stopped. The times move on, the days fly off and the years run off. The every minute we exist on this planet we have several thoughts flowing inside our mind. The thoughts may be about good deeds or about evil actions and harm. Many of us are happy amidst all the circumstances even though we are in a fast moving world. Some people find every single minute of their existence being filled with challenges and many factors are disturbing their peace and harmony in their atmosphere or the people around them do not let them reach the state of tranquility. People change over time and feelings changes but there is an Almighty God, creator of the heaven and the earth whose love for us does not change. Many of us just go behind worldly things but always forget to approach our creator. So, here we are going to think upon one way to connect with our creator.

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    Some of the people in the world feel they are the only ones facing hardships and challenges one after the other but one should not feel broken because of it. Many of us whenever we are put into some very new situation we may not know how to handle it and may end up messing it as a whole. People who face hardships and challenges always at times lose their feeling of happiness forever and think upon what challenge is going to come next even if they get a joyous moment in their life. The brokenness, the inability to become happy or feel happy and the worries and challenges that are flooding our minds, because we do not approach our creator who alone can provide us with solutions and can guide us. We need to seek him through prayer and by thanking him for the every joyous moment he gives in our life and leading a happy life forever is an ideal condition which is unattainable.

    There is a lot of changes I witnessed when I approached my creator or our creator who is God the Almighty who alone can guide us amidst the prevailing mist and fog surrounding in one's life. In my college there are prayers being conducted every morning that takes place at the Anderson Hall from 8:15 am to 8:30 am. I started to inculcate the habit of reading the Bible everyday after my 'Christian Studies' classes and it has been a year since I am reading my Bible regularly. Reading is a passive way of strengthening us and something more is needed. So, here comes the morning prayers conducted by the 'Student Christian Movement' every morning to strengthen one's mind both mentally and spiritually to overcome anything huge. The hymns sung and the 'Word of God' may at times strikes us with the earlier situations that prevailed in one's life and the hardships that one might have faced. If we feel some connect with the place through the prayers made each morning it is the right place for you. It was a place where many of the doubts in my mind flew away and never came back again and it would be a place for you too.

Hence, the power of reading the Bible, singing the hymn and listening to the word of God is somewhere that one can start from to find the true happiness surrounding you everyday and confidence filling you and making you into a better person.

Prose 24 : The Impulse For Interest

 The Impulse For Interest

                                            - T ABRAHAM

    All of us does something, be it a physical activity, a course or a job. But our first thoughts are like the commonly said adage, 'the first impression is the best impression' which is attributed for the judgements we make about certain people during our first encounter. Does this adage really play some role in everyone's life ? certainly a strong 'yes' for people who have witnessed the same in their lives. So, how well it goes on with our thoughts about the other things which we do and various other happenings of our life is something that we are certainly going to ponder upon now.

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    Many of us choose something out of the reviews given by others and by witnessing the same. Some people choose something out of one's innate interest factor that causes an impulse for one to choose something in spite of the choice being an underrated one. But many a times our elders, if present, make us not to choose the underrated choice which is not considered to be a decent or a civilised option to choose but rather they thrust in their opinion into us. The result is being inside something that does not interest you and pursuing a some course or job with regret and ranting about it every single minute of your life.

    There is need for a stimulus to activate the impulse of interest within us and we need this innately or by the worldly knowledge which we gain by experience and experimentation. The interest factor is usually that comes innately based on the level of tolerance and patience present inside one's self. Choosing something over the other is made only if we agree with the minimum stress it causes and the more advantages it provides us with. Many of the people think getting a job or earning more money is an advantage over choosing something out of passion and interest and this is a factor that causes more rise in the increase of B.E and B.Tech intakes each year. This at times may cause an undesirable amount of stress which might cause one to loose the skills and just intake facts and live a very plain life.

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   So, during the years of 2020-22 I lived a plain life and I lost most of my skills in drawing, painting and writing during my stay at the science stream and was experiencing the downside of it more tremendously rather than the benefits. So, while changing to humanities stream I did not have any idea about how to write a creative essay or to understand something by viewing it using different lenses of perspective. So, I think if your interest changes to something which is entirely different from what you have had been experiencing for years do not look back but step in. By stepping into B.A in English Language and Literature course I got to know about the jobs available in the field of humanities and it is really very interesting to know about the various options and the flexibility to move on to different major programs for your post graduation.

    Hence, in my opinion if you want to enter an entirely new world in your studies or in your career path, choose something that is going to bridge your gap and which is going to expose you to a variety of options available. If you are someone who have been purely engrossed in your current field but you want to change it after you have attained the required skills, do not stop yourself. When you make an entry in a pre-planned manner choose something that starts to bridge the gap which might exist between you and the future world to make the shift a pleasant and a blessed one.