In a recent Hindi novel “Tirich” authored by Mr. Uday Sharma- there was 1 line in a short story, which caught my attention and made me think. Quoting the same “Cheezein khoti nahin hain. Wo to wahin rehti hain, apne poore wazan aur astitva ke saath. Bas hum unki jagah bhool jaate hain”
I had 2 divergent feelings about the statement. Many a times we experience this phenomena because there is something better and improved, which replaces such things and that is the reason their importance negates or reduces over a period of time and we forget their presence. The new one outshines the old and the old one obsoletes. This as per economics is the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility. It is only when we remove the dust and old matter from them after a long time that we re-experience the happiness they gave us times ago.
Another view is that Love, Respect, Friendship are also important things in our life (though not in literal sense). But these are the things that don’t stay at their old place with same weight, fervour and construct. With change in circumstances, their relativity changes. Similar opinion has been voiced by Jagjit Singh in one of his ghazals “Knots in any relationship leave wrinkles behind”. Once you have lost Love/ Trust/ Respect/ Friendship only good memories and bitterness will stay back. We just forget their place and importance in our own lives and move on......
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The statement aptly describes human nature. It also reminds me that each event or individual has contributed in shaping my life and me. A change in my priorities in the current scenario does not in any way, negate the significance of either the event or the individual's existence in the past.
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