Power of One

THE POWER OF ONE

“United we stand, divided we fall” – an age old adage that at some time we all have come across in some form or the other and may now sound plain & boring. That is why we got to perceive it differently and   view it from another angle, “The power of One”.

Think about it, anything less than one means nothing or in other words useless, yet more than one is greater but is a division. Nope, this is not about mathematics or technology, it’s not about science and the universe, it is  about being logical. It is about you & me. Our common sense is like salt, so common that we disregard its importance.

I have a sense of urge to write about how I feel, about what I see happening around the world. An urge I find hard to describe, a chill that flows the inner part of me, yet warm on the outside. As if some electromagnetic waves that I need to bounce off me as I sit and watch, the scenes are appalling, cowardly   and drastic and a deep sense of anger rages within. Your eyes burn, your muscles twitch and a tingle that seems to change places. You change channels to get some respite but magnetically it appears again.

A young girl that should be a pictured on the beach playing with the froth on waves is instead foaming to death in Syria, In Afghanistan, soldiers who left their families, their wives and children to sacrifice their lives for their country are bombed and their bodies split apart like mannequins. Women who serve the men at home are now been mowed down by the very same species. The elderly who need sticks for support can only find guns around and fear stalks their mind to grapple for support. While blood that like fountains spurt and guns that act as a display of fireworks. Who are we fighting for or against? What are we fighting for and for whom?. Questions battling amidst sadness and helplessness.  A feeling of guilt, I switch channels. Yet, with the burning sensation still playing magic within, I put pen to paper. That is all I can do for now.

In one country a forest fire rages, firemen forget their own safety to protect their people, yet in another they add fuel to fire. In one country food irresponsibly stored and distributed to children who get sick, yet in another people dying of hunger. One country seeking a resolution for peace, yet another, a solution to disintegrate every single piece.

George Carlin in the eighties said, “We have conquered the atom but not our prejudice, we have conquered outer space but not our inner space”. Words that are a profound prediction for  today.  We have come a long way and changed our lives from black & white to color, albeit the contrast not much. All we see now is red - blood red. We have forgotten the green grass & blue skies, the crimson sunset and   honey-dew sands, the full moon nights and starry skies. It is time we bring it back, not for us but our children of the future. The land, our universe is not ours alone.

If we do not bring the powers of the universe to find a solution now then of what use are the powers at all. It is time we replace the sword and shield with a pen and a book. It is time the United Nations as it sounds find a resolution. The killings must stop. I know as a matter of fact if the wise leaders from the great nations come together as ONE with a resolution for peace, then it will prevail.

And to the people who are disillusioned   raise your voices in peace.

Burning buildings and bridges only disconnect the finding of a solution. It is like damaging the roofs of your own houses and then complaining of the weather, and how long are you from the next sunrise, the next rainfall or the next storm?

We the people must not divide ourselves rather distinguish ourselves. To quote an example let me simply put it like this. As a family we distinguish ourselves as father, mother, son or daughter, we do not divide that as a family. Likewise as a country we distinguish ourselves from our leaders, our politicians, the law etc. we do not divide ourselves. On a peace seeking platform we can distinguish countries but not divide our universe. Because   we   simply cannot.