This is the first blog I write for the cause of the Social Cell. It will help its readers understand the philosophy, which led to the start of the Social Cell be understood better and more deeply.
What is the purpose of starting another Social Organization for the service to the People, the Environment or the Nation? We already have umpteen number of Social Cell-like Groups and NGOs existant in our society, why join the Social Cell, why be a part of this movement?
Well, my answer to you all is, 'You're Absolutely Right!' You need not join the Social Cell. This is not about the organization but the intentions. You could work with any other NGO or Social Organization or might even be working with them currently. The point that is more important than ASSOCIATION is ACTION. Most times, we fail to ACT upon our intentions simply because we give more weight to 'Whom' we work with rather than 'What' we work for!
My appeal to you is to go out there and look around you. See the misery and pain, smell the stench of lethargy and laxity from our drains, hear the cries for help from injustice, taste the bitterness of the poison you eat in urea-enriched food, be touched by poverty, sorrow, lonliness. And then ask yourselves; not that person you see in the mirror when you brush your teeth, but that person you encounter every night as you go off to sleep, the real you who is hidden (maybe even buried!) between the walls of Conscience and Fear and ask him/her how would it like to break free and DO something about it. And I am sure the day you do these things and meet that person, you will be back again to read more if you stop reading this right now!
The Power of One: it sure sounds very cliché to some, very cheesy to someone else, very 'neo' to some others. It does not matter what it sounds like; you could call it whatever you may choose to. What matters more is what it stands for and more importantly what WE stand for, which in effect means what I stand for. And in this loop we realize THE POWER OF ONE philosophy is about us more than about the philosophy. From the moment we realize this truth, we will find the eyes of our soul opened to the truth of life.
All of you will agree that any Power cannot be derived from thin air, it needs a source. In this case, we act as the source of this power that I speak of. But who is WE or I? The Body, the Mind, the Soul? Although many might tell you it is one of the three, it is in reality all three components working in tandem that stands for WE or I.
The Power of One is the philosophy of firm and total belief in One's ability to achieve limitless good by ourselves. Firm because without it our faith in our beliefs can be shaken by the storms of life. Total means in body, mind and spirit. It derives its roots from various Religious beliefs and Ways of life, things we already know. Then why have we never this power within us? That is because we pick and choose how we wish to implement the philosophy. Some of us have Total belief in it but not Firm and change our beliefs in every aspect of our lives as per convenience while some choose to have Firm faith in the philosophy but only thru lip service or thought cleansing. And I must admit, it is not that easy to do so. It takes years to achieve such power within oneselves.
People who surely possessed this power are truly great. Whether it was Mahatma Gandhi or Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa or Joan of Arc, or anyone else who you know personally who have done something that you think is beyond your capacity: the truth of the matter is all of them possessed this power on different levels.
What is this Power and how it help change our lives and those around us shall be covered in forthcoming blogs. For now I leave you with these translated words from a poem by Rabindranath Tagore,
"Who takes over from me,
The setting Sun calls out.
Hearing this,
The whole universe fell silent,
Then a Tiny Earthen Lamp
Slowly stood up and said,
My Lord I will do my best."
What is the purpose of starting another Social Organization for the service to the People, the Environment or the Nation? We already have umpteen number of Social Cell-like Groups and NGOs existant in our society, why join the Social Cell, why be a part of this movement?
Well, my answer to you all is, 'You're Absolutely Right!' You need not join the Social Cell. This is not about the organization but the intentions. You could work with any other NGO or Social Organization or might even be working with them currently. The point that is more important than ASSOCIATION is ACTION. Most times, we fail to ACT upon our intentions simply because we give more weight to 'Whom' we work with rather than 'What' we work for!
My appeal to you is to go out there and look around you. See the misery and pain, smell the stench of lethargy and laxity from our drains, hear the cries for help from injustice, taste the bitterness of the poison you eat in urea-enriched food, be touched by poverty, sorrow, lonliness. And then ask yourselves; not that person you see in the mirror when you brush your teeth, but that person you encounter every night as you go off to sleep, the real you who is hidden (maybe even buried!) between the walls of Conscience and Fear and ask him/her how would it like to break free and DO something about it. And I am sure the day you do these things and meet that person, you will be back again to read more if you stop reading this right now!
The Power of One: it sure sounds very cliché to some, very cheesy to someone else, very 'neo' to some others. It does not matter what it sounds like; you could call it whatever you may choose to. What matters more is what it stands for and more importantly what WE stand for, which in effect means what I stand for. And in this loop we realize THE POWER OF ONE philosophy is about us more than about the philosophy. From the moment we realize this truth, we will find the eyes of our soul opened to the truth of life.
All of you will agree that any Power cannot be derived from thin air, it needs a source. In this case, we act as the source of this power that I speak of. But who is WE or I? The Body, the Mind, the Soul? Although many might tell you it is one of the three, it is in reality all three components working in tandem that stands for WE or I.
The Power of One is the philosophy of firm and total belief in One's ability to achieve limitless good by ourselves. Firm because without it our faith in our beliefs can be shaken by the storms of life. Total means in body, mind and spirit. It derives its roots from various Religious beliefs and Ways of life, things we already know. Then why have we never this power within us? That is because we pick and choose how we wish to implement the philosophy. Some of us have Total belief in it but not Firm and change our beliefs in every aspect of our lives as per convenience while some choose to have Firm faith in the philosophy but only thru lip service or thought cleansing. And I must admit, it is not that easy to do so. It takes years to achieve such power within oneselves.
People who surely possessed this power are truly great. Whether it was Mahatma Gandhi or Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa or Joan of Arc, or anyone else who you know personally who have done something that you think is beyond your capacity: the truth of the matter is all of them possessed this power on different levels.
What is this Power and how it help change our lives and those around us shall be covered in forthcoming blogs. For now I leave you with these translated words from a poem by Rabindranath Tagore,
"Who takes over from me,
The setting Sun calls out.
Hearing this,
The whole universe fell silent,
Then a Tiny Earthen Lamp
Slowly stood up and said,
My Lord I will do my best."
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