In an ideal world
August 9, 2008In an ideal world….
- There would be no suffering
- There would be no exams
- Best friends would be next-door neighbors
- There would be no heartbreaks, depression, tension, stress
- There would be no poverty, illness, crime
- There wouldn’t be an unborn child with a heart defect, and parents who want to abort it
- There would be no politics, nuclear deals and terrorism
But are we ready for such a world?
If there is no suffering, what would we compare happiness to? If distance wouldn’t separate our loved ones from us, what value would we have for them. If there are no heartbreaks, there would be no friendships, no flirting, no laughs and winks, no attraction and adolescence would lose all of its tingling. 
No exams still seems like a good idea though 
and no terrorism too. But think of it…. I don’t want to live in an ideal world. I think these words from Shantaram explain it better..
“I think that we do not suffer anything in this life, if we are strong enough to deny it.”
“Is it not true that some of our strength comes from suffering? That suffering hardship makes us stronger? That those of us who have never known a real hardship, and true suffering, cannot have the same strength as others, who have suffered much? And if that is true, does that not mean that your argument is the same thing as saying that we have to be weak to suffer, and we have to suffer to be strong, so we have to be weak to be strong?”
“I would say that it is different for all of us, but that it happens when we grow up, when we mature and pass from the childishness of our youthful tears and become adults. I think that is a part of growing up, learning to control our suffering.I think we grow up, and we learn that happiness is rare, that it passes quickly, we become disillusioned and hurt. Suffering, you see is a kind of anger. We rage against the unfairness, the injustice of our sad and sorry lot “
What is ideal, its just somethings that fits perfectly into our minds. Its an idea which we have towards a certain thing in our life. Its a more relative type of perfect. I like to call it a “Personal Perfect”. Its how each one defines a perfect of ourselves. So, i really speaking, an ideal world is possible, if we try to focus on just the world around us. But on a whole, the creation of an ideal world would mean that “ideal” becomes the same for all. Now, thats not possible. Each one tries to do things which make the world perfect for themselves. Thats why we have our differences in interests.
Weakness and strength is also a relative subject. It depends on how much you are going thru, how much you have suffered, how much support you have, and many such factors. W e cannot really judge whether we, or for that matter, anyone else, is stronger or weaker than us. Coz under no circumstance can we totally put ourselves in their place and understand what n how they feel. More so, coz each one feels things differently. And you never know if you have overlooked some aspect in their life… For the simple fact coz you’re not living their life.
Nice post TP…
And I really like your new theme.
There may be an ideal world for all of us if we just believe in it…things happen in life which make u feel that u wanna get away from it all..then wat if u cherish moments in ur past and build a world around it ..so every time u feel sad there is always something to look forward to …escape to that perfect world where u remember the smiles the joyful tears and all the gifts that life has offered u ..u just have to think,imagine and cherish..
a nice read ..
sum1′z gettin filosphical …[;)]
@ ithink…what a detailed opinion…m honored..BTW i like the ideal of a personal perfect
and i like the new look too
@NT2016
but i didn’t quite understand….build a world around your past…so you have something to look forward to….???
an optimistic way of looking at things..
@manish
yeah…i was always sad and philosophical.. 
thats the melancholy me
long time no comment….glad u took the time
just a thought..
In an ideal world, we would always know the value and worth of everything.
We would be perfectly balanced, that means that while flirting everyone would keep it clean and there would be no misunderstanding
We would always know our priorities in life, in terms giving importance to people, work, commitments etc. etc.
As there would be no suffering ever, there would be no point in getting stronger because we wont need it
In an ideal world, everyone would do what they love and are passionate about, and this would mean that there is no need to judge others or examine them. People would be neighbours even if they live in seperate continents and would never imagine killing each other…
In an ideal world, we would be like the parts of the most precise and accurate clock built by God… and i’m not too keen to be one those parts
Your’s in imperfection
@delta
haha…that was paradoxical yaar… u made the ideal world look so nice….and yet like everyone…you don’t want to be a part of it.
fristly why u changed de look of de blog?de previous one was cool..now abt de post..who would wan 2 see de sunrise if der was no sunset.similarly in life if der was nothin called sorrow who would ever knw der is somethin called happiness.dats true life.just like a coin.everytim u toss it u get a differen result just like every step in life wher u don knw which one of de 2(sorrow and hapiness) is waitin for u at de next step
see the problem is, i don’t see an identity in an ideal world… every one is equal, every is talented in something, and no one is jealous that he cannot do something that someone else can do… so boring!!!
where would scorpios live???
there would be no vengeance, no enemies
how very boring
i second Delta1 completely…
but Ideal world sounds boring to me…to live next to the best friends is a recipe for disaster…its coz distances make relationships better.
No suffering, no exams, no race of “My-horse-is-stronger-than-your-horse”…. dont all these things spice up our life?
atleast we have something to look forward to each day…
every new challenge is a new beginning..though we crib at first but in the end we cherish the outcomes {be it for better or worse}
good read though, as always
Cheers!!