Philosophy can be learnt Even inside the bus. Imagine a philosopher and a psychologist are travelling together inside a bus. And the bus stops in a halt and among many getting on the bus there is a beautiful girl. And this girl is stunning that she shouldn't be in a bus. But now there she is. And see what happens.
Everyone else in the bus.
Everyone else in the bus will turn around. Girls will be jealous looking at her beauty and wished they were like that. Boys will want her number, and from time to time they will check on her. Even the bus driver will feel special to start the day and will feel good about the crowd he is carrying and looks like he is doing service to the society more than the other days. He would stop just in front of the special girl and I'm sure he will look for her even next morning. He would feel he is the nicest bus driver ever. What about the elderly? Women would remember their young age and sigh and think about the lost beauty. Men would sigh remembering their youth and think what they would do if they were young. And the atmosphere inside the bus will automatically change, and while everything else become insignificant, the corner where our imaginary girl standing would be most sought-after corner of all the eyes and minds in the bus.
The psychologist.
The psychologist being human will have all those feelings according to his or her gender. And then as he is trained, he will see beyond himself. He will look at the other men and women more than before and notice their reactions. He will wonder what they think just like I did above and make a mental note on this. He will understand the situation in a social context and as individual reactions.
Everyday Philosophy in the bus- Philosopher's view.
A philosopher would see the girl too. He will notice the girl and her image. And he will notice Suttle change in atmosphere. More importantly he will look inside himself. And try to understand why. He would see the eye which seeks the corner the girl is standing. He will deliberately look at the other corner and see within himself whether his will disappears (free will). He will notice the disturbances it had made on the surface of his mind. Like a ripple effect. He will observe he do not get a craving to see or touch the elderly women standing next to our pretty girl. And he will laugh at himself in mind to be lived so much time on earth but still mind behaves like a child who sees an ice-cream. And he will try to understand the answers to the greatest question ever to answer, who am I? In the context of inside the bus. And he would notice the reflections just like he sees himself in front of the mirror and take a moment to understand the part which belongs to him in the whole situation. Close his eyes just for a minute to savor the intuitions brought by mindfulness. Would you agree the philosophers view about everyday event in the bus is something we should all be doing?
What would You do in a such a situation? I am sure you will have different memories and feelings. However, I suggest you look inside, and this article is just a reminder to be mindful every day. And following are helpful articles for you to just do it.
Thank you for reading everyday philosophy in the bus.
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