The love for the path or its derivative

Days break, nights fall, time seems to be passing at its own will, And here I am back to my favorite pursuit of self retrospection.

The search for an emotion which can be a solution to all conundrums has not been easy. And the answer being right in front of our eyes – ‘Love’, this feeling by default is ubiquitous. We still prefer to look for something else, though it’s present around us, within us, right in front of us.

All auxiliary emotions are just a reduced derivative of love. As simple as it sounds love is the root cause for joy, sorrow, pain, jealousy, passion, obsession, enthusiasm, hedonism, asceticism.

History has given us many illustrations to prove the above assumption right.

Sorrow-‘Adolf Hitler’ made millions undergo grief and sorrow for his love for absolute autocracy.

Passion- Would ‘Romeo and Juliet’ be known as the most passionate love saga without Shakespeare’s diligent love for Theatre?

Jealousy-Though Pandavas being the rightful heir’s, Duryodhana’s love for the Hastinapur’s Throne provoking the Mahabharata

Obsession- Mira’s ever-growing love for Krishna leading to her obsession with everything related to Krishna

Enthusiasm- Dhyanchand’s love for hockey turning him into a national hero and the sport into India’s National Sport

Hedonism- Ted Bundy, Jack ‘THE RIPPER’ both being self obsessed individuals with immense love and respect to self needs than the needs of the society resulting in creation of worst maniacs in the history of mankind

Asceticism- Buddhism originating from Gautama’s love for search of the ‘Truth’

It is this love which drives us to perform tasks which look rather impossible for mere mortals. The search for the rightful path may differ from every individual. Also the results may be different but the driving force is exactly the same. This inherent sentiment is our strength, source, salvation.

It is only when we start focusing on the end of the path does ‘love’ give rise to further derivatives like joy, sorrow, pain. The path chosen is more important than the end, as journey is equally important as the destination. The adherence to one’s interest is more valuable than the successful fruits borne on its tree. For love is riding on the path not on the result.

Hence if love has to be nurtured till the end- Enjoy the journey and forget the culmination for zenith is inevitable if the path chosen is not for success but of success