Learning or Unlearning: My Calling

  •   Tue, Mar 19 2024
  •   By Maxie Martis

March 19, 2024

Learning or Unlearning: My Calling

In my childhood
I have asked many ‘Why’s
My aim was to learn…..
I am in fifties now,
I have even more ‘Why’s
But this time, it’s a call to unlearn…….

At this point of time, while I thank the creator
For the gift of life and the senses
For being, the way I am, or present myself……
For the ecosystems that I am a part of and not a part of
For everything that unfolds in the due course of time……
I still question myself, a lot of times……
Why structures are as they are: big or small; wide or narrow, deep or tall?
Can power, colour, caste, creed and class, eliminated from its roots?
Are borders security, and the judiciary, truly a requisite?
Should the stars remain above and the oceans be grounded?
Will it occur sooner? Is it in the human capacity to redesign/redefine?

I was taught to identify the right and wrong since childhood.
I explored but failed to conceptualize beyond the box those days…….
Today, I unfold facts through memories, beyond the box to some extent
But, I appear or sound a fool to many, in different occasions…….
The facts seems fake knowledge, and memories unrealistic
Amidst of all, I am reminded: Trust not in everything you see or hear
There are three sides always: yours, theirs and the truth ………

Now in the silence of the night, I try to differentiate …..
The daylight and moonlight, the sunrise and sunset
The agreements and disagreements, the loss and the gain
The struggles and the achievements, the closer and farther
Above all, I can foresee, white is white and the black is black….
Clear boundaries, sound paths, but know not why the eyes are blind ……..

Who am I? What am I? Where am I….?
I searched within me, in others, in books, in motion pictures….
Pride, ego, reliance, confidence, joy and sorrow prevailed…….
But, then life always alerted, “be grounded, remain connected……”
Look at the sun, the moon, the soil, the air, and the pool of waters.
They are the same and will remain the same, though you turn to dust ……

‘Nature’ - the mighty system I helplessly questioned, ‘why were you silent?’
She said, I was with you, but you dwelled in own thoughts, were deaf and blind
“Seasons” sprinkled a reminder to you, to ‘interact’ with me, yet believed yourself…..
You walked, breathed, smelled, touched, heard and even polluted me in the process…..
But, I sustained. I don’t change with the season, but our bonding is a learning
We are the music to the living and the dead, of all ages, to transform…….

Come, experience me, and my wisdom - cherish in me
Touch me and experience, and see how soft, rough and tough I am and can be
Yet, feel my commitments despite challenges, strengths and the limitations
Learn from me to be impartial, just, equal; to live and let others live
Interact, communicate, connect, grow and shine – Above all ‘Do no harm’
An eternal unlearning, that I invite you for, as always.

 

 

 

 
By Maxie Martis
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Comment on this article

  • Divya, Kulshekar / Dubai

    Tue, Mar 19 2024

    Interesting!! True. This article is like a wake up call. Thank you


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