This article contains no medical advice. This is personal perspective of myself only. It is always recommended medical treatment, over some random blog post for clinical Depression!
When you are depressed.
If you are a leaf, when you are depressed,
You may feel like stagnating in pools of calm.
If you are a mountain, when you are depressed,
You may feel like cold, dark night in a winter storm.
If you are a tree, when you are depressed,
You may feel like you are suppressed by the Giant Canopy above,
And never see the sunlight.
If you are a flower, when you are depressed.
You will feel you wither when all the bees are gone, left alone
to fall down used, abused.
If you are a man, or a woman, depressed.
You may feel like, there is nothing to smile, no hope, no future.
And I will be there for you
If you are depressed.
To help you to smile at a buzzing bee, and wind at your forehead
tossing your hair.
I will show you the golden fish, swim in the clear water,
when you sink into the bottom of the river
I will show you the beauty of a snowflake, when it is shined
with the starlight in shimmery color
I will find a hole in the tree wall to reflect just enough light
for you to hold on till your roots gets stronger
And show you the life, you help created, in a fruit, in a seed
Just before you wither and disappear
There will be so much, for us to laugh about, if you are mindful
Hopes, smiles and purpose will reappear.
Have you felt like nothing is working in your life? I have, felt exactly the same for some time. As I was looking for unanswered questions of why we are doing what we are doing? Simple questions like, why should I eat, and maintain the body? Why should I work and earn money? Who am I in the first place? Why am I protecting myself from anything, when I even do not know who am I? And these are philosophical questions. They seem random or even stupid for some, as we all have our own answers to them, at least what we believe is true. Yet it all seems to be subjective than objective. Hence, I find no value in these answers, as I should find answers myself. I am not sure how much you enjoy the philosophy, not a lot of people does understand it is a must.
Understanding life, why mindfulness is the key.
In understanding anything I follow the Richard Ferman philosophy. If you know it, and only if you know it well, you will be able to teach it to a kid. Imagine you try to teach some Nietzsche philosophy to a kid. If you try to read an online article about Superman philosophy and Materialism, and try to teach a Kid, you will start to realize you do not understand a F---in thing about philosophy. So, I keep gaps. When I do not understand I leave it a gap. Until one day, I understand it. Even if I could not It doesn't matter. I think complexity we create in the subject of philosophy is an artificial show off than trying to understand life. This is why I take a practical approach to philosophy. And Mindfulness is the key for everything.
Look at life, Look at a mountain. Can you understand what is a mountain? If you are a geologist, you would understand the mountain from its origin. If you are a mountaineer, you would understand the mountain, from its anatomical features, and difficulty in climbing. If you are an artist, you would understand the mountain in its pure beauty. If you are a goat, the mountain will be your home. But, if you are a philosopher, you will have imagination to understand the mountain in all different point of views of the above and more. And more importantly if you are mindful, you will have answers to the questions, like why a mountain is a mountain, not a river, or the sky. Why you even see a mountain, and why you cannot feel your feet when you look at the mountain. You will be able to answer question like why a mountain is taller than you? You will have an answer to every question you can ever ask about a mountain, as you know, how this Object of mountain generated in your mind in first place. And that can only be seen by mindful eyes.
If you are depressed- be mindful- Be mindful even if you are not
However, it is not an easy task. Mindfulness takes time to grow. If you let the seed of mindfulness grow, and water it with enough kindness, and belief, it will start to grow into a wisdom tree. And in times of depression, it will make you understand and face it, without running away. And in times of happiness and glory, it will make you a humble human being like a bamboo, as you understand what is meant by being in the world. As we all are part of the universe and born from the star dust, we would start to pay a little bit more attention to fellow human beings and animals. And when you do this, and be mindful daily, even a little breeze tossing your hair, will make you smile. As it is a reminder that you are just universe.
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