What fools these mortals be

Shakespeare wrote that in some context. But do you agree? I do and don’t, for we the humans have the capacity to be divine and we have the frailty of being most stupid. We conquer mountains, tame rivers, build bridges but are foolish to feel jealous.

We, on one hand, give thousands to charity but ill treat our own family. We achieve great heights in our careers but are stupid to ignore our children. In Mahabharata, Yudhishthar is the embodiment of wisdom, yet he was foolish enough to out his brothers and his wife on stake in gambling. What price they paid for it!!! King Lear was a great king but chose to punish his most loyal daughter.

History and mythology are full of such instances. In our daily life, we do foolish things despite being intelligent. We don’t spend time with our family and friends but are on constant chat with Facebook friends who we haven’t even met. Brinda, my Facebook friend took the initiative of inviting a bunch of her FB friends and it was like finding my long lost friends. But imagine if I had been foolish to decline the invitation.

We will do foolish things. We will make mistakes but as long as we don’t hurt anyone or don’t do stupid things to spite someone, let us be foolish. Let us be foolish like a child to trust one another, to laugh with gusto, to enjoy like there isn’t another day. Let us be foolish like a child

So be it!!!