Maintenance

 Maintainance... a concept that needs clarification.


Imagine a machine, the easiest would probably be an air condtioner and wonder how we deal with it.

To name the most important action we take is to get it serviced annually before the peak summer, for god forbid if it would shut down at the midnight hour turning us into turky roast. The point I would like to highlight here is "Prevent Catastrophe". So breaking down this analogy further, we are trying our best in our available means at the appropriate times to prevent a distressful and further worsening or down spiraling situation. We try to anticipate an issue and curb it before it manifests.any object, living thing- "maintains" homeostasis by balance of damaging and reparative mechanisms. So to re emphasize- Nothing remains as it is.

We are who we are because of the various factors playing see saw with each other and we may swing up or down. But we can nevere remain static. If we are static, Remember " on side is empty".

Now as our body, mind and soul are constantly changing, evolving... trying to suit our dreams, passions and needs better. But without reparative mehanisms we are all falling apart. It may sound harsh, pessimistic but its real. A small exercise will reveal this, how do you take care of yourself?Well you are gonna say, I probably treat myself to hobbies, movies, food or outings or friends- few of these are genuinely worth it(I'll let you choose which ones) But now let me ask you how do you take care of a friend dealing with fever? Do you offer them cupcakes or a vacation?

I may appear blunt in the last few sarcastic questions and you may feel hurt, but try to unravel my message... Are you providing yourself exactly what you need?Unhealthy habits have taken a toll on us, but we buy ourselves a new gadget instead of a tennis racket. We value our actions based on economy, status, society and external judgement as well as validation. Do we really do what we want to for ourselves?I'll leave you with this lingering thought and ask you to jott down your likes and needs. Yes, All by yourself, you make these. Remove as much of external garbage and think.

The above examples are somehow more related to the catastrophe management, can we even prevent personal scarcity induced catstrophe? Can we maintain ourselves?

Can we provide ourselves with hope and faith when we need it? Or can we bring aggression when we need to fight?

Can we understand our needs?


CAN WE GROW THE FLOWERS WE LIKE?

 


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