Crude thoughts

Continuously waiting for something to happen is called yearning and not living. Wondering about the purpose of life has so far only offered an unyeilding and unsatisfactory life. Discontent and mistrust have taken over the minds capacity to think with multiple perspectives. If the journey was only about the destination, no traveller would enjoy it. After all it's only the dying man who asks about rebirth.

The purpose should rather be to enjoy whatever journey is embarked upon.. thus seeking of pleasure's becomes a natural derivative. Although, misguided perspectives can be corrected, the possibility of seeking the journey for the sake of pleasure's themselves cannot be ruled out. The existence of mankind has always been dependent on external factors. Be it for emotional, mental or physical support. In such an atmosphere of dependence on external factors, who wouldn't want to control the supply which satisfies demands?

When the question of control arises, the ingenuity of human mind comes to fore in the form of strategies employed. The advent of gaining crucially critical information of the opponent in order to subdue and subjugate for the control of supply and resources has been an age old practice.

But in all this evolution, where does true knowledge come from and how is happiness derived? Marcus Aurelius said "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." So how are thoughts generated? Why is it that they cannot be controlled? Someone had once said "the content of your mind is not in your control." While you can introduce new ones and influence the existing, you cannot stop the thoughts from being generated. Then how is it possible to control the quality of ones own thoughts? Techniques have been developed by people who meditate to channel ones energy and decrease the inconsistent flow of randomly occurring thoughts. This is supposedly helpful in training the mind into behaving properly and discarding ones inhibitions. When this happens life is lived completely with the knowledge of oneself and without any yearning. Very few are able to meditate successfully as it requires a massive amount of will power and consistent practice on a fairly regular basis.