In my humble opinion, most of the problems we face today stem from one simple assumption; the assumption that the index finger needs to always point to something. That it has to point at someone else, or at ourselves or the sky above. All our thoughts, actions and interactions are based on this undisputed axiom. We prepare hard for the exams and wait for the results. We either wait eagerly for a good result or brace ourselves for a bad one. How do we prepare for an exam which yields no result ? Why do we have to assume that since our morals are right and tangible, they are built on  values that should be right?

Most of the times when things go wrong, we look at means to either fix them or forget them . When we realize that we were wrong, we use the trusty old index finger. Either the situation forced us to commit something undesirable, or it was the fault of someone else, or if we are magnanimous enough, it was our fault.

 But there is no purpose in events. There is no good/bad. There is nothing to point at and call it a fault. Because, there is no fault.Sadness after all, is just a different degree of happiness. Discovering that life is ambiguous is the true path to inner peace. No amount of planning can prepare us for the future as we have not conquered the dimensions to predict the future.

Sometimes, things are just there. Sometimes a dark alley is what it is.. a dark alley. Ambiguity is by far the greatest absolute in life. As insignificant as life may seem at the moment, in the true sense of ambiguity, it is also special. To quote Bill Bryson :

“The atoms that congenially flocked together to make life on earth are the same ones that refused to do it elsewhere.”

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