QUENSWERS

            Nowadays it’s considered trendy to ignore the simple and basic things and to rush for the pompous will-o'-the-wisp! I think it as a main reason for the psychological and moral degradation and for many other miseries we suffer today. While contemplating on this problem, these questions started erupting from somewhere deep inside. And, guess what? They were the very answers I was searching! It was really a priceless experience from the mind-boggling questions to the mind relieving answers.  On this fantastic journey inside i found my share of peace and satisfaction, which I want to share with the all who wish for peace.

            I hope these questions might help you to dissolve the veils blocking your vision for years. Here are those 60 questions that might help you to discover the peace within you. So, let’s embark on this heart throbbing journey….but…wait…wait….wait…., kindly follow the one and only condition : Be honest  (at least!) to yourself while answering the questions. 

            All these questions are in the first person singular, as it is always more useful and fruitful to ask our inner self a little then to ask others a lot!

·      FOR :-

o    For whom I am living?

o    For what I am searching?

o    For what/whom I can sacrifice everything, even myself?

·      WHAT :-

o    What is my honest opinion for me?

o    What is the ultimate goal of my life?

o    What I wanted to be & what I am, are both answers same?

      ·     DO :-

o    Do I learn something new every day?

o    Do I love someone more than myself?

o    Do I express my feelings to the people I love & care?

·      CAN :-

o    Can I accept my flaws & faults?

o    Can I accept my dear ones as they are?

o    Can I say sorry, with my eyes into others?

·      HAD :-

o    Had I ever thanked those silent & forgotten people; having contribution in my life?

o    Had I ever offered a little gratitude to my parents for a lot they are doing for me?

o    Had I ever appreciated the almighty for bestowing me such priceless birth as thinking rational human?

·      AM I :-

o    Am I enjoying the things I already have?

o    Am I doing the exact thing I should be doing?

o    Am I the person on whom anyone can trust?

·      HOW :-

o    How do I treat those having lower standards than mine? (i.e. social, economic, etc.)

o    How do I face the success as well as the failure?

o    How do I treat; people having totally different or opposite views, ideas & values?

·      WHICH :-

o    Which are my favorite books, what did i learn from them?

o    Which place provides me extreme calmness & peace?

o    Which way I would choose: short but immoral or lengthy but moral?

·      WHO:-

o    Who inspires me the most?

o    Who is my favorite artist? (i.e. painter, musician, poet etc)

o    Who I think is responsible for my failures, setbacks and miseries?

·      WHEN:-

o   When was the last time I cordially smiled at a person I don’t know?

o   When was the last time I helped anyone in need without expecting anything in reward?

o   When was the last time I enjoyed the murmur of rainfall, music of flowing river, peaceful roar of the ocean and mysterious calmness of the mountain?

          

            All right then, here I conclude with what I wanted to say. You might be thinking that I forgot the other 30 questions. No, I did not. Here are your remaining 30 questions. Just ask each question again to your inner self but this time with “WHY” at the end of every question! Answer each one again with the same honesty to yourself and you will be amazed that you uncovered another layer of your infinite mysterious self.            

- Chintan patel