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MONDAY MUSE (20 September 2010)
FOLLOW THE FLOW
A traveller lost his way while moving across a mountain. He came across a
meditating monk. The traveller asked for directions to get out of his
predicament. The wise monk calmly counselled him, ‘Just follow the flow’.
This advice underlines a philosophy with many interpretations. A simplistic
reading suggests swimming with the tide. People guided by such a construal,
generally accept things as they are. They do not believe in challenging or
confronting a contrary situation. They follow the ‘conditions’ and choose not
to sweat about any struggle to change the conditions.
However, the maxim is understood differently by trekkers. For us, it is a
guideline to either get to the source of the flowing water or to its mouth.
Depending on their choice of destination, we follow the flow to get either to
the origin or to the other end of a larger water body that invariably nurtures
a settlement. Instead of getting rooted to the spot, people who follow the flow
are the ones who make a move.
Surely, we can be better at managing the challenges if we follow the flow by
stepping out of a riveted state. Either we can get to the bottom of things or
take things to their logical end. We can learn from a paper boat that flows
with the flow. It swerves around obstructing rocks and moves on even when
overturned by the flow it follows.
Let’s BE BETTER at getting out of the groove
Follow the flow and make the choice to move!
- Pravin
