Cyclical Nature Of Life – Good Times, Bad Times
Life has a cyclical nature. Good times follow bad times and vice versa. Surely, good and bad are labels that we, human beings, put based on our limited perceptions. There is nothing that is all good and nothing that is all bad. Consider the example of agriculture. To begin with, the fields are vacant. One ploughs the fields, takes grain from home and disperses in the fields. This is the first stage called sowing. At the beginning of this stage, there was some grain at home but now at the end of this stage, there is no grain at home either; there is some grain hidden in the soil, but one does not know whether it will grow up or wither away. The second stage is growth. Plants have started growing. They need care. One can feel happy seeing them grow, but at this stage if someone wants grain, there is nothing that one can get. For that one has to move on the third stage of reaping, when one can reap the crop. Sowing, growth and reaping – these three stages are essential for crops.
Life follows a similar pattern. There is one phase of life when one has to only sow. In the other phase one can see some progress but one cannot still enjoy the fruits of one’s labours. Followed by this is the phase when one can enjoy the fruits. In case of agricultural crops, the time and duration of each phase is determined by variations in temperature and humidity caused by seasonal variations. In case of human beings, planetary movements determine the phases.
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