Today morning a friend rang me up and asked me a question. I told him it is a very complex topic and I only have 10 minutes right now so I will call him later in the day to explain. He said, "Why are you unable to give a simple answer to any question? I've read your Instagram stories, which always have over 500 words". I smiled and asked him "Have you seen a group of ants carrying big food?" He said, "Yes! But how is that connected to what I said to you?" I said "When you watch those ants, it looks like they are dragging food in a specific direction. But if you take a blade and cut that food in half you will see that both pieces are moving in different directions now. The food is not being taken in a specific direction by the ants. Every ant drags food in different directions, but the food moves in a direction determined by the collective forces applied by the ants."
"Similarly whatever happens in the world, whether it's personal or impersonal, is like ants dragging food. It looks like there is a straightforward cause-and-effect relationship. It is never the case. Everything requires multifaceted understanding. Constantly settling for less is a recipe for disaster. Sadly, the country I'm from is a prime example of how propagating simplistic understandings over complex truths can lead to disaster after disaster. I can't give you a simple answer because there usually isn't one in the material world." 🤗
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