Today’s thought :
“We are sinful not merely because we have eaten of the tree of knowledge, but also because we have not eaten of the tree of life.”
– Franz Kafka
..and now Kabir Day 42:
The couplet transliterated:
Hariya jaane kaavada, ras paani ka neh |
Sookha kaat na jaanayi, kabahu boond ka meh ||
Translation:
The living tree thrills to the feel of rain, feeds on the cool water, and truly enjoys the fact of being alive. Not so the dead tree – it has nothing left to feel.
The implication is simple – life is more than just the sum of activity and achievement. Just the fact of being alive offers more than the statement implies.
My understanding:
Being alive does not mean being rational, just, thinking, learning, or the plethora of other activities that we are tutored on all through life. Knowledge is not enough, nor is wisdom. To be truly alive, we have to learn to just ‘be’.
Too complex? Maybe, but life is never simple 🙂