Nature: Thy name is Perfect

Nature: Thy name is Perfect

What would be an example of “Perfection”? “Tajmahal”….may be, some beautiful movie like Mughle-Azam…. Probably, An excellent book by Premchand….Nah. These all could be near to perfection, but calling them “perfect” would be too much to ask for.

What else then; “Nature”…. Oh yes, the “Nature” is bountiful, boundless, immeasurable yet “Flawless”. Don’t you agree?? The imperfect shapes of clouds bring the perfect view; the sunrays emerging out from the sporadic raindrops help the formation of the perfect Rainbow. Those witty waves hitting each other make those perfect thundering sounds in that relentless wild river. The swing of the tree branches during a storm, the chase by a cheetah at that electrifying speed or that sharp astonishing turn by the impala at the last moment saving him from the jaws of death, are all the vivid images of Perfection. Are they not…?

I read an article on “Circumcision for the newly born male children”. The writer advocated his idea of banning circumcision in USA because as per him, this is so un-natural and an unnecessary pain to that new born. The article made enough sense to me and increased my belief in the perfection of Nature. Anything natural must have some reason to be in the existence and it must be respected in it’s original form.

If we go by the same logic, I do not find any reason to oppose the tendency of homosexuality. It indeed is a form of nature as the sexual urge or sexual orientation is an inherent output of a stimulus in the brain’s nervous system. The challenger might argue that how could it be real when it is against the natural process of reproduction. I agree, it is an aberration but then it might be the nature’s own way of addressing the issue of population explosion. Who can argue on the growing scarcity of natural resources available and if human beings can’t address that, perhaps Nature has it’s own reflex system in place. Are the ugly cancerous growths, diseases, body malfunctions etc, not a part of the same beautiful Nature??

The discussion above raises another doubt in my mind, if Nature is so perfect, how could the part of the same nature, the Human Beings be so imperfect at times. We fight, we stumble, we struggle and we fail. We cry, we rejoice, we take pleasure in other’s failures and we fall prey to greed. We indulge in worldly pleasures, we hate the competition, we try to outdo each other and we become selfish. We play with emotions, we fiercely love our dear ones, we define rules and boundaries and we become hypocrites. So many conflicting thoughts and actions, so much of confusion, so many stigmas and so much of hatred.The communities seem to be in disarray. What could be the reason??

Are the human tendencies and characteristics like Greed, ambition, hate, displeasure, lust etc really the reason of all the negativity. If it is so, then Is Nature also Imperfect or this too is an anomaly and a part of the Nature’s invisible reflex system; after all, these human traits are a part of nature. Human beings are the naturally chosen recipients of these traits and they are ordained to have these tendencies inbuilt.

Let’s dig in further. What is the peak of a human’s existence?? As the scriptures say, it’s “complete surrender”. Surrender to your inner self, surrender to one’s own soul by winning over the worldly illusions. Surrender to become “Conscious”. Sri Krishna says in Bhagwad Gita

“दुःखेषुअनुद्विगन्मनः ,सुखेषुविगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः ,स्थितधीरमुनिरुच्यते।“

Means, a Conscious soul is the one who doesn’t retaliate to the situations. A conscious person who is called “Muni” has a mind and soul unperturbed by the situations.

If that is so, then it takes us back to the same question that why human traits like “Ambition, Greed, jealousy, lust, Anger” etc are present in the first place and how can a part of the Nature be so imperfect? What is wrong in the whole system, seems like something is missing somewhere.

Nothing comes from nothing. Nature has it’s own ways of selection of the people for the assignment of specific roles/characters to be played in this live movie. Each role is equally important but has to be nurtured differently. Though, Human beings have a system in place for learning the skills, Nature con-notates towards a much more sustainable method based on “Experiential Learning”. No theory can teach the amount of heat produced by a candle to a child until he touches it once and feels the burning sensation on his fingers. Nobody can learn swimming without immersing itself in a water body. 

You can’t feel that sinking feeling or that silence in yourself without venting your rage and displeasure on somebody. Without being an object of such abject behavior, you can’t comprehend the emotions felt by another rejected person. These negative traits in fact are the “Gates to the wisdom”. One doesn’t need to shy away from them. If they occur in your mind and are being suppressed, beware they will produce an unbearable stink. Unleash yourself, listen to your heart, give way to your emotions and then listen to the cry of your soul. The scars in your soul will become a bigger vessel to contain more joy. Laugh out loud and feel the pain when you are hurt. Learn those precious lessons and become graceful with each passing moment in your life. The wisdom awaits on the path of Self-expression and self-exploration. The way to purify yourself and make yourself immune to the negative feelings originates from within. The cosmos has an answer of every question, we need to look in deeply. Yes, the “Nature” is flawless and so are you on your path to become flawless.

Let’s walk the path to become the “Conscious” in the Iconoclast way. Welcome to our world with a new dimension of thoughts.

1. V R Bhardwaj