しんじれば
– Shinjireba – If you believe
When I look at things in my life so far I see so
many people I loved who are not there with me right here right now. Earlier,
these thoughts would bother me but now, they do not. It does not mean that I
have forgotten all about those people. It also does not mean that they are no
longer important to me. It means that I have realized that they are the reason
I am. Every one of them has shaped me some or the other way. All of my loved
ones have made me who I am today.
Today, when I feel lonely I tell myself that all my
loved ones are still with me. Though, not physically present, they always guide
me. The moment of realization that so many people are there with me made me
feel blessed.
I always believed that with some people you share a
great connection and with others you feel lost. Then, I saw an episode in one
of my favorite Japanese serial called まるものおきて(Marumo
no okite = Marumo’s laws). One of the dialogues in the episode touched me
beyond imagination. It said,“しんじれば心がつながる。しんじればカッパにも会える。(Shinjirebha
kokoroga tsunagaru. Shinjireba kappanimo aeru. = If you believe hearts will
connect. If you believe you will meet a wish fulfilling ghost.” I learnt a lot
through this. It taught me that if I believe, forming connections would not
take much time. Slowly and gradually, I applied this in my life. Now, I feel
connected to so many people that I hardly ever feel alone.
In the classroom, I have great friends. As we are
moving towards the end of our course, I feel really sad. I wanted to hold on to
everyone in the class. I cherish every moment I spend in the class much more.
Then, I realize that though the course would end, we would not fall apart. We
would still be with each other. Then, suddenly, so many living examples of this
came to my mind that I felt assured.
I graduated from my college with a degree of
psychology and now I am in another institute pursuing Master’s degree in
psychology. But, the teachers from earlier college, they are always there with
me. Sometimes, they pop up in front of me during exams and tell me that I have
written something wrong. Sometimes, they tell me ask questions, read more
researches by a particular author. I hardly ever go and meet them. But, they
are inseparable part of the learning process.
Similar is the case with some of my friends who are
now pursuing different careers and are no longer with me. Their memory still
makes me wear the dresses they complemented, go to bookshops they suggested,
eat something they tried and told me.
The recent example of furthering the bonds or
connections is the Wall Art Festival. The philosophies I learned there help me
be open, positive and clam. I could formulate a whole idea for an assignment
out of the experience in Ganjad. Understanding how hard all the Wall Art
Festival volunteers worked made me realize that what I am doing is not enough.
I have responsibility to contribute towards society.
And then, coming back to being in touch, there is
social media which helps a lot.
As the Indian philosophy says, “वसुधैव
कुटुम्बकम
(Wasudhaiw kutumbakam = The whole world is a family).” All the people I meet
help me make my family bigger.
I would again quote a dialogue in the same Japanese
serial まるものおきて(Marumo no okite
= Marumo’s laws) which says, “はなればなれでも家族。(hanareba
naredemo kazoku = Even when separated family is united).”
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