Knowledge

KNOWLEDGE

KNOWLEDGE IS THE KEY.

Every problem in this world has a solution if you have the knowledge to solve it. Every question in this world has an answer if you have the knowledge to answer it. 

A knowledgeable person is richer than the mere rich and the rich without knowledge is poorer than the knowledgeable poor. An ignorant’s life is a pathetically limited experience. A knowledgeable person lives a fuller and an all rounded life- a life of an evolved individual. He is almost a super human being. He contributes to the society by enlightening the minds of those, who come in his contact. He makes their lives amazingly worthwhile. He helps spread progress and drives evolution and ultimately helps the humanity ‘grow’.

So, it is very simple, we need knowledge. But, how do we get that? We all get some sort of formal education in life. Formal education is great but may not always translate into knowledge. Gaining knowledge is unique education. This book helps you understand your own need to gain knowledge. Our quest for knowledge starts from our birth. Our first lesson is ‘to get milk-cry’. As we grow up our need for knowledge grows too. Knowledge can turn the lives around, bring happiness, bring purpose, and set you free. And How do we aply that knowledge in our lives? This book’s path is as simple as it is demonstrated below.

You need knowledge to make your life richer> to gain knowledge you need a smart brain> to understand your brain you need to analyze how your brain works > the analysis shows that Human Nature and Animal Instincts are the two most influencing factors on your brain.

So to gain KNOWLEDGE you should ANALISE each and every situation and experience in LIFE, use your BRAIN and always keep in mind, how HUMAN NATURE and ANIMAL INSTINCTS control the functioning of you brain.

We are going to see the ‘Whys’ and ‘Hows’ later in this book. There are some other factors that influence our brains too but we are going to see how ‘Human nature and Animal instincts’ are the most influencing of them all. We shall try to define Human Nature and Animal Instincts further ahead.

This means, we need to make a list of areas of our interest and focus on them.

Our key words are KNOWLEDGE, BRAIN, ANALYSIS, ANIMAL INSTINCTS AND HUMAN NATURE.

As you read ahead, you will find candid, in-your-face kind of criticism, embarrassing references, painful facts but you will not see below the belt attacks, vilification of weaker sections, hate preaching, undignified personal references, discrimination of any kind,  and disrespect. I am grappling to put together the definition of Human Grace, I reckon not doing the things mentioned and underlined above is probably being “Humanly Graceful”. It is the list of ‘Don’ts’ that says it all. A quote that comes quite close to describing Human Grace is ‘Live and let live’. It is a small quote but it embodies the teachings of humanity and religions, in those power packed four words.

One more thing about the Human Grace is that it is more of an internal thing than external. It comes from within and shows in actions and expressions, which ofcourse is the external part of it. I have noticed that the Human Grace is present in many human beings in various degrees or levels. Upping your Human Grace quotient is vital. You should strive hard to up that level all the time. The more you raise the bar for yourself the better human being you become. Human Grace is extremely difficult to fake. Big actors fail faking it, leave alone the bad actors and other mortals. The superficial version does not last long and soon people start seeing the imposter in his original form.

Here is the good news. It is not the case of ‘Either you have it or you don’t.’ You could “up” the level of Human grace which is dormant in you. One could do that with knowledge, knowledge and more knowledge. You could do it at any age.

‘Having grace’ I believe is the first step towards knowing yourself. It is like warming up before, start of a sport match. The warmed up muscles perform better, they don’t give you cramps, the efficiency is better. If you have a higher level of Human grace then you have a better and quicker chance of knowing your own self, humanity, nature, this world.

If you have higher goals then, knowing your Religion, God, Universe, and Aliens and the list goes on……a small, angry, jealous and narrow mind can not even think of going on that quest. An open and graceful mind is a basic requirement for that journey.

Moving on, on the structure of the book, we are going to study all our keywords from real life. We shall study and analyze life- the human life and the animal life.

I prefer the salt and pepper, rain and sunshine kind of effect. You are estranged for a while then there is reconciliation in sight [ Does that sound very familiar?]. There is burst of gun fire and then there is cease fire soon. You see things in black and white and then you discover the gray shades. The written words seem to say something and then you read between the lines. It is like you hate something for a moment and you love the same thing the second moment. And love wins most of the times. So basically we will see the situations from both the angles, as every coin has two sides.

I have been fortunate in my life that I have met, worked, observed from close quarters, some public figures of iconic status – Politicians, Sports Stars and Films Stars. They are Wonderful, hardworking, intelligent people - sometimes very simple. I have worked with some very unassuming, humble people too. I have read works of some great writers. I have used my observations of those people to analyze their acts. It works wonderfully.

My contact with the International community was through my profession- The Film Industry. I have worked with the Americans, the British, the Canadians, the Thais and the Israelis. Media’s influence is tremendous through newspapers, non-fiction TV, and International films. Believe me seeing and meeting people from other cultures is as important as respecting and living proudly in your own culture. It offers a whole new perspective towards life. It tells you that humanity is bigger and larger than your world. Well, all these influences are pretty much evident in my writing.

And to top it all, I have watched a lot of wild animals. There is nothing more fascinating and educating than watching a wild animal SURVIVE. In animal kingdom surviving is the best thing that can happen to you.

Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains un-awakened.

Anatole France