Chaotic World!

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ಒಂದೇ ಗಗನವ ಕಾಣುತೊಂದೆ ನೆಲವನು ತುಳಿಯು |
ತೊಂದೆ ಧಾನ್ಯವನುಣ್ಣುತೊಂದೆ ನೀರ್ಗುಡಿದು ||
ಒಂದೇ ಗಾಳಿಯುನುಸಿರ್ವ ನರಜಾತಿಯೊಳಗಿಂತು |
ಬಂದದೀ ವೈಷಮ್ಯ ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ||

Why do we fight? why do we have misunderstandings & disagreements? why this hatred? why do all these negative forces rule this world? We fight over things that do not belong to us, that we do not own! why do we take that ownership? We share the same sky, but we fight for the sky - air space! We share the same land, but we fight over the land! fight over water! we fight like a child, crying "this is mine"!!! will we grow up? members of a family fight! What is the root cause to all these differences?

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ಬೆದಕಾಟ ಬದುಕೆಲ್ಲ; ಕ್ಷಣಕ್ಷಣವು ಹೊಸಹಸಿವು |
ಅದಕಾಗಿ ಇದಕಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತೊಂದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ||
ಅಧಿಕಾರ ಸಿರಿಸೊಗಸು ಕೀರ್ತಿಗಳ ನೆನೆದು ಮನ |
ಕುದಿಯುತಿಹುದಾವಗಂ ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ||

We keep struggling throughout our lives, every moment with a new desire, thinking that we would be happy with something we do not already have, adding more to life but living it less. The hunger never seems to stop, should it? We have heard others say this umpteen times! It is interesting to find examples from history for this struggle - from the Ramayana / Mahabharata times to the current age! Whats fascinating is our relative, limited rational being of continuously guaging our status with that of the (in)significant others. Any imbalance will keep our minds busy, hankering for more! But more than this hankering, it is the fire of jealousy, of greediness that is of focus here, I believe, a fire that burns one gradually - even relationships - but we let it boil! These could all be true, but this heat is what lets us run the show, keeps us moving forward! Then, why is this a problem? Or can this be the root cause for all the problems raised above? Anyway!

Shri KrishNaarpaNam!