Lend Me Your Ear

Calling I am, thou nameless down yonder mile, lend me your ear,
Whisper a thing shall I, that bringeth a smile or forces forth a  tear.
Weary I am bearing a load of stories untold,
Lend me your ear so I may layer by layer, unfold.

Listen to me, cries out my soul so clear,
Wait I for that patient listener who seems so far, is yet so near.
Tired though I am wearing a countenance of feigned equanimity,
Lend me your ear, evoked by earnest interest, not condescending pity.

Long I tell you things, courage and words for which missed I so far,
For with time only emboldened my desires to finally speak out are.
Tell you shall I stories of my times tempestuous and trivialities forgettable,
Pouring out my heart without an expression superfluous and intent indubitable.

Wish I for some audience so dear, that pot now bubbling over so full,
Harness that flow someone or waste it goes, I mull.
Can you hear me, my insides are shrieking,
Lend me your ear, Hey!, is anyone listening?

Human Mind-Set : A Strangely Complex Entity

It’s a strangely complex entity, the human mind. Understanding and comprehending the mindset probably has had thousands of authors write millions of lines trying to account for how this curious essentiality works. So with me chipping in with some more, certainly won’t do anyone much harm.

The human race is born, imbued with the sense of being desirous of company. Particularly in today’s materialistic world where survival just isn’t possible without the support of your comrades and fellowmen.  However what’s peculiar is the type of company a personality chooses to be in, the pattern making for a picturesque kaleidoscope.

History is replete with examples of people aligning with a winning side. Nothing new. It’s human nature isn’t it, to be lured towards preponderant company. Today the superiority may be reflected in social status, intellect, number, creative vision or simply even the persona of the members of peer group. Why this affiliation? Simply because the human mind (in some cases) experiences a comfy snugness ensconced in more accomplished company. The mind often, out of awe, makes the person take to associating with someone superior in some form or the other. A prime example would be inter-sex relationships where the fairer sex often has the luxury of choosing a partner and is drawn towards the better abled man. Most wish to be friends with an established, adroit person not just to improve by some of the dust that shakes off him/her , but also it alleviates his/her image as perceived by others. The company one chooses is often influenced by social status. An association between two people of varying strata of society or may often be precociously misconstrued owing to today’s dogmas, as an attenuation of the higher man’s standards, thus greatly thinning its possibility. The strive towards excellence begets alliances that may be instrumental in achievement of proposed goal. Examples of such congressions are found everywhere in day-to-day life.

It’s mystifying however as the how much the mentality can differ from person to person.

“Birds of a feather flock together”. The universal veracity of this famous idiom can be challenged with the following. Some people tend to stick with people moderately inferior to them. Such cases generally arise in intellectual backgrounds where the more talented person enjoys a sense of security of position. The accomplishments of the latter can alleviate him/her a pseudo king among the mass of lesser beings, a feeling the mind can grow to derive faint pleasure out of. It germinates a confidence watered and fed by jealousy owing to others in competition. So why this change of mental disposition?

 If one observes then a very subtle point common to both these cases may  noticed. The human psychology is trained to act to achieve a state of mental confidence and security. In the first case a person finds sanctuary in a group of paramounts which probably gives him/her a sense of being better positioned than before with peer support . Whilst in the second an accomplished person finds a safe haven in the company of his/her subordinates as he/she may extract a faculty of invincibility that definitely puts the mind at ease.

Thus it’s all about the mind acting of it’s volition for us and shaping our thinking and actions to our own benefit or disadvantage. It’s upto us as to how much leverage we give our mind and voluntarily exercise our discretion for our best.

 For the mind is after all a strangely complex entity.