Yin and Yang

The following material is inspired by 'Elements of Life'; music by Tiesto.


Indefinitely, Yes.

Without a doubt, Yes.

No thinking twice, Yes.

No pressure whatsoever, Yes.

I, Sohail Ayaz Bukhari, s/o Mr. Ayaz Ahmad Bukhari, will say YES to life. Today, tomorrow, forever.

No matter, what the outcome.

No matter, how uncertain the future.

No matter, how harsh life would be.

I will move against the wind, in order to find my breeze. You know what happiness is? What you get, when you give. Each expression, each muscle, each wit, each aggression; focus it on achievement. 

Q. Achievement of what?

A. Achievement of relaxation. Achievement of salvation. Of success. Of that adrenaline pumping in your heart. That force, that conscious that moves you to attain anything and everything you ever wanted. I dis-agree with people who separate the two, but what do I know, right? 

I make it sound so easy. Maybe that's my problem, either live with it or deal with it.

None of the pleasures in life would have ever been possible if people didn't live up to their full potentials. If they didn't contribute. I salute them all, the unsung heroes. At the end of the day, we are the ones enjoying the pie baked by them. Bon apatite; God bless. 

Life is nothing without سکون & paradoxically without tension. Its the battle between the two, which keeps us going. Amazingly, its the battle of the two that we need. The Yin is nothing without the Yang...death is nothing without life. What you do, determines you in the end, who you are. Some people are going to be happy about, the others disgusted. In the end, what matters is which party is more happier, but then again there's a catch, it has to be the right thing, not for the sole purpose of making people happy. 

What keeps us all going is a self-directed purpose in life. Purposes vary from individual to individual but its not rocket science to categorize them. Security, freedom, money, religion, fame, partner, righteousness, family, ego, power, love. 

I always advocate for raising one's standards. Never being satisfied with current conditions. Moralists would raise fingers at me on being ungrateful. My counter argument, God gives you fertile land, water, sunshine and a seed. Be grateful for that. But its you has to sow the seed in the fertile land, water it and then let the sunshine do its magic. Be grateful to God for everything, then make the most out of yourself. 

• If Muhammad would have been satisfied with just being a Prophet after the first revelation, we would have never seen the roles he played as a leader, teacher, military commander, negotiator, statesman, judge... (and the never-ending list).

• If the Muslims of British-India would have been satisfied with themselves they could have never understood their potential to create history by carving out a nation in the name of religion. (What they did to it is a whole another story).

• If Europe was satisfied with their limited empires would have they gone on to find The New World? 

• If the Africans of America would have been satisfied with themselves of years of segregation (even after slavery was abolished after the American Civil War), would have they marched out for the Civil Rights Movement?

The universe is a fine teacher, example and inspiration for us. It is infinite. Its just a matter of realizing...are we a part of it...or is it a part of us?