Indeed, there is so much of information fed to us from all directions
everyday that basic common sense is often overlooked. The biggest
problem that arises out of our care for minute details and not using our
commonsense is that the big picture is lost. We become so much
engrossed in the finer points that our perspective itself gets
disturbed. There is no doubt that the goals can be achieved only by
remaining focused and taking all the actions which as per our plan are
required. But keeping commonsense active is necessary. And when we don’t
do it, the danger is that working out the plans in greater details than
necessary, we may lose our path. Following picture even talks about our
destiny depends on our ability to use commonsense all the time.
If we are too anxious to achieve something which is not practical,
sometime, it may result in to a disaster. Bhagwad Gita has time and
again emphasized the importance of detachment. We must not be
emotionally attached to any person or any object as this leads to a
constant fear of losing the same. Likewise, when we are extremely
anxious of achieving our objective, the anxiety also misleads us.
Further, it’s very interesting to note the following observation:
The last time anybody made a list of the top hundred character’s attributes of New Yorkers, common sense clocked as low as number 79. They say more intelligent than anybody is ‘everybody’. The perception of everybody represents the commonsense that one should never ignore. In fact, nothing astonishes men/women as much as common sense and plain dealing. If an idea is worth having once it’s worth having twice too.
Thanks for reading.
Comments
Post a Comment