Life resembles a movie
Have you ever joined a movie halfway through? Because of this, understanding the complete context or the story so far becomes challenging. You might start wondering why a character behaves a certain way, forming judgments and perceptions based solely on the portion of the movie you’ve seen. However, when you eventually learn the whole story, your perception often proves to be entirely wrong. Adding the complete context can entirely change our perception, making us realize that the person acted as anyone would ideally act given the historical context.
Now, consider the element of time. Have you heard the story of a bamboo plant? For the first five years, it’s barely visible as it builds extensive root systems underground before suddenly shooting up ninety feet in the air within six weeks. Cancer spends 80% of its life undetected, then spreads rapidly in months. Many other examples exist, emphasizing that growth doesn’t happen overnight. The process is already in play, but we can’t see the tangible output until the time factor acts on it. Once that happens, we see the results of actions performed years ago.
Combining the essence of these two stories, life can be seen as an infinite-time movie. We receive a particular costume or body at a certain point in time, akin to starting a movie not from the beginning but midway through. In the continuous flow of the time cycle, we are unaware of what happened in the world before our birth, and we don’t remember our past lives (if there were any). Perhaps certain actions were performed in the past, either in this life (can you recall choices made ten years ago?) or in a previous life, and now we experience the consequences.
Without the complete context or historic data in our consciousness, we often ask, “Why me?” or wonder why certain things keep happening to us without knowing the full story. The way forward could involve realizing that we are reaping the results of our past actions, even if we are usually unaware of them. It’s like clearing the karma. Simultaneously, we should make conscious choices to take the right actions. While we often believe we are doing what’s right, our actions may affect others in ways we can’t even imagine.
In simple terms, having a good understanding and being aware of things can help us handle different situations better. Also, realizing that the problems we face could often be linked to the things we’ve done in the past is important. So, by being aware and understanding this connection, we can make smarter choices and take responsibility for our actions, leading to personal growth and a better connection with our own life story.