Self, a Universe- an Image-Nation

memory is a collage of fragmented images

of people and places within the recesses

of the mind, not a treasure-chest of things,

things could be a burden

along the way we shift places

for a life and livelihood

the memory box of things

become too weighty

to carry, like the houses themselves

and the trees surrounding them

the old trunks and trinkets

of the yesteryears are left behind,

to rust in the dark corners, 

or join the earth before us

or for somebody else, 

to pick up to make their own memories,

(as we once picked them from somewhere)

we become part of their memories

as we move on with images of memories,

and images of our dreams 

until somebody else, somewhere

along the way brush off the rust

and dust from their memories, and
their dreams to make art and artefacts

displaying them, or spill them

over in a conversation

then, an image fading in memory

becomes a treasure

and all things left behind,

and the people who took them over,

known and unknown, 

become a part of us, contained within

our pain, and our joy

the Self, then an image-nation

an expanding universe

of all things

known, unknown

The ‘Self’ and its workings is as much interesting as the Universe-Yeah the microcosm and the macrocosm….What’s amazing is its expandability - is the nature and scope of Universe, or the Self, fully known, or realised? Then why does mind return to its narrowness – my; me and mine; you, you and yours, my family, your family, their family – May be that has been the social/societal dynamics we are used to, and the reality of it all remains…But can’t the Self remain in that expanded state, even as individuals pursue their individual dreams? Individual dreams are non-negotiable, and it has to be so…but if the world were rid of this narrow-mindedness…

Why does mind choose to become a speck, when it has the potential of being a Universe…well, just a thought, as the year ends…May be a reflection of what I have been reading & 2011 has been a bit too weighty...Anyway, 

Wish you all a Happy New Year! :)

Photo courtesy: as per original copyright at:

http://www.seopher.com/articles/the_internet_is_just_like_the_universe