The Song of Creation
While reading "The Argumentative Indian" By Amartya Sen , I came across an interesting verse
Who really knows?Who will here proclaim it? Whence was it produced? Whence is thiscreation? The gods came afterwards, with the creation of this universe.Who then knows whence it has arisen?
Whence this creation has arisen perhaps it formed itself, or perhaps itdid not the one who looks down on it, in the highest heaven, only heknows or perhaps he does not know
[ The hindi translation of this was also used as the lyrics in the casting song of "Bharat Ek Khoj" ].
This is parts of a hymn "The Song Of Creation" in Rig Veda.
Look at the premise: There was nothing before the existance of universe. God came into existance with the existance of universe. So does God know how universe was formed , or perhaps he does not know.
So simple yet so profound. It questions everything.
What you believe in , Why you believe in , Should you believe in ?
What is right? What is wrong?
What is the right choice?
Is there any right choice.
Perhaps we can decide; Perhaps we cannot.
PS. There is a dialogue in Matrix "The life is the sum total of choices we make"
3 comments:
I always belived that it is the choices that we make that define our life. But then, we don't get to decide on the choices, the choices are thrown at us and how we choose makes all the difference.
Very well said....
Assuming what we wanna choose is what we desire, the Alchemist appears to differ on this:
“When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream,” said the alchemist...
May not be the perfect analogy, but suggests things can be better, if we really intend to...
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