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घटिया ज़िन्दगी के घटिया मुद्दे || आचार्य प्रशांत के नीम लड्डू
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Purpose of Life
Shallow Life
Depth
Triviality
Infinity
Center
Bhagat Singh
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Acharya Prashant explains that individuals with a profound purpose in life, such as revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, or Madan Lal Dhingra, are not distracted by trivial temptations. He questions if they would be drawn to an offer of a pizza with a discount and a coupon. He asserts they would not even hear such things because they possess something to live for—a proper goal and a center. Consequently, small, superficial matters neither appear to them nor are heard by them. He describes it as the greatest joy and blessing in life when one is unaffected by petty things, allowing all pettiness to occur around them without any impact. In contrast, he describes people who lack such depth. When they go to the market, a sign offering a "3% discount" becomes the most profound issue of the moment for them. He states that the more a person is devoid, empty, and hollow of depth in life, the more easily they are seized by all kinds of superficial ailments. When there is no reason to live, trivial matters become significant. He illustrates this with an example of someone obsessing over a neighbor glaring at them, interpreting it as jealousy over possessing a better car model. This trivial incident becomes the central issue of their life, something they might discuss with others for days. This preoccupation with the superficial extends to all aspects of life. Such individuals, when asked about the serious issues in their life, have nothing profound to share. Their concerns revolve around mundane things like "Kadhi Pakoda" or what is being cooked for dinner. When life is dull and empty, the mind is filled only with thoughts of food and the plate. The question "What is being cooked today?" becomes the main issue of life. Acharya Prashant concludes that these are all symptoms and signs that one should awaken to the fact that they are wasting their birth. He asks if one was born merely to smell 'kadhi' and cumin. He emphasizes that we are born very small, and the purpose of birth is to attain infinity. One is born small but must become immense, and the time to achieve this is very short.