Whole through in our life, we ever ponder or plan to enjoy a “smooth living” in our life. We are given to dream about a futuristic life, free of all hazards and hurdles. In a sense, we need a life free of all kind of tensions in shape of ” a secured life.” A long period of our life we commit and immerse delicately and enthusiastically in this drive to achieve this goal.
To realize this dream of “secured life with a comfort zone,” we work hard with unbound potential. And in this mission of achieving our goal, we confront so may hurdles, hazards and problematic issues. We contrive to over come the issues before us, and the next moments so many other hurdles surface up. But we don’t give up and remain entangled to resolve all uncommon issues in the way of mission.
The germination of idea idea
Now the issue is, when, why and how this concept of “comfort zone” germinated in our mind? In our life, for the first time, when we as a school going child at the tender age of 6-8 years, we begin to feel the school bag, as a burden or hazard. There only, the heavy school bag made us realize that first of all, we have to get rid of this school bag. In other words, our prime mission up to the age of attaining youth become, to complete our education.
It’s not that, we had not been to school before the age of six years! Of course we were there. Firstly in “play group” and then in “kindergarten” classes and then in primary basic class. But at that period of life, we were in our infancy. There, we were cared and treated tenderly by our parents and teachers. Meant, those were the days when we were not burdened in the name of schooling. That was the first stage, when we enjoyed and entertained the life free of all tensions and survived in a comfort zone under parental care.
The further seeding of the concept
In our that infancy, whenever we cried or whimpered, we were fondled carefully. Our parents, ever tended to satisfy our every demand. No doubt, our demands were so nominal in the eyes of parents to meet out the expenditure. But at the same, those demands were so “vital” for us in our innocent age. and when our demands got fulfilled, that made us feel, ” life is full of joys only and is so comfortable.” From that period of the tender age, the genesis of the concept of “secured and comfort life zone” made home in our mind.
paradigms
By a simple paradigm, this genesis of concept can be exhibited. An innocent child ever have had some innocent demands, which can be met out in a low cost. Every parent happily fulfills that. Here, when a child whimpers to get colorful balloon, the balloon costs a titular amount to buy. Like wise, he can cry to get some other kind of toy. On being in possession of of a balloon and toy, is to provide the child ‘infinite joy.”
In our innocent age, those items seemed to us so significant which must be buy on every cost. Not knowing, it was in a throw away price. Despite of all, as a child, it was free of cost to us ; sine the concept of money, we knew not. Besides, in our childhood, some left over, discarded card board pieces or other bits of attractive trashes were our organ of gambol. all these were available without a given effort.
Not only, at the inception of our play school life, when we were introduced to play group ever helped creating this concept. That was a place, where as a child we entertained and enjoyed our life. Every day, we happily boarded on the school bus for attending the “play group’ classes. For us, that was like visiting a “picnic spot.” Even, lunch box packed by mother was also in accord with our taste. In total, the age as an infant and toddler was a “close and limited world.” This world included parents, siblings, neighboring same age group children to enjoy a space with comfort zone.
concept in dormant mind
We always live a life, with a “store of memories” of childhood. The same memories of sweet,caring and comfortable child hood, ever remain present in our dormant mind. These memories, subconsciously guide our active mind in shape to have a peaceful,secured future life. We give it the name, ” smooth living of life,” and ever run to chase that in our life.to secure the future, we toil hard incessantly and confronts so many hurdles. And a day comes, when we find a major portion of life has been exhausted in obtaining this goal.
May be, on becoming successful in securing this comfort zone, we encounter a horrible truth. This truth relates to our physical constitution. Our health, now has not been in sound condition to cope with to enjoy the amenities we accumulated. Only disappointment is there. This is the life friend, it has got its own matrix hence enjoy the life on every bend, whenever you get a chance. Penned by — Vinay Pharasi …..
