What's the theme of Sanskrit play"Shakuntala"of Kalidasa . Is it not "Forgetting & Remembering" ? Devotion many times doesn't allow a man to remember where he is & makes him completely forget this world .Forgetting and remembering is a process.Forgetting & remembering isn't effortless.They are two important aspects of life.They are two wheels over which life runs. If they weren't there life wouldn't have been thrilling & bearing at all.
How much powerful life & circumstances are ? They can also make one remember & forget anything too. Love, friendship,hatred & revenge can make one forget & remember anything too.Forgetting & remembering aren't the same.Remembering is honoring a person & forgetting is discarding a person.
It's while remembering something only that which has been forgotten often emerges. There is what is called subconscious mind. It's an useful mind. It comes to help many times in times of need. Many useful material often gets stored in it without knowledge of man. It helps in remembering many times what one has forgotten. Man should learn how to tap it.
Mistakes in remembering & forgetting could turn out to be costly. A man must be careful in remembering &forgetting invariably.Why one undergoes many turmoils in life because they forget to remember and do many things. They realize this fact also afterwards.Remembering &forgetting is a mental exercise.Mind shouldn't be allowed to be idle.Forgetting & remembering spurs momentum. It rejuvenates a man.
What's forgetting & remembering?It's remembering & forgetting life experiences. It's remembering good dreams and forgetting bad dreams. It's .remembering & forgetting what one had seen, heard, read, and undergone in their life. In life a man can't forget everything or remember everything. By remembering everything in life one can't be happy & by forgetting everything one can't live too. But, a man can be happy if he remembers good and forgets bad. Similarly,one who could remember what's needed only and who forgets what isn't needed is really blessed .
There are ways for forgetting & remembering too. There are good and bad ways to it also. One can practice &learn them. In this context,what man needs is willpower Diversion of mind to some other activity or activities is one of ways to forgetting. Meditation and prayers also help one to forget.Diary writing,visits,incidents,help one to remember many matters . One of the ways of remembering is thinking coolly.There are as many matters to be remembered as there are to be forgotten in life.
Remembering & forgetting always centers around a man.Its' he remembers and it is he forgets also. What one wants to forget others may want to remember and what others want to remember one may want to forget. Forgetting & remembering differs from individual to individual according to their need. Perfection is a rare phenomenon. Even in case of remembering & forgetting it is true also. It's always better important matters are remembered & unimportant matters are forgotten.
Life consists of remembering & forgetting. It runs smoothly only if remembering and forgetting don't give slip. It isn't enough one knows how to remember but one should know how to forget also.In life to be happy one should know to forget some time & sometimes should know to remember too.One has to become expert in make shift in forgetting & remembering as situation demands. While at work one should forget home and while at home one should forget work.
Forgetting and remembering depends upon many factors. Depending upon situations in life, sometimes forgetting is very necessary and sometimes remembering is very necessary. All can't equally remember or forget also. Forgetting & remembering primarily depends upon memory of an individual . Remembering and forgetting is an art too. Deciding what's to be remembered & what's to be forgotten is often a dilemma. Further, remembering & forgetting is seldom an easy task.To say forget it or remember it is easy. But to remember or bury it completely it's not easy at all . Most cases, it takes time and efforts.
A man is what he remembers and what he forgets. Forgetting & remembering are qualities of human beings by which they distinguish themselves.Remembering & forgetting make a lot of difference in life. Remembrances whether our own or others make us laugh or make us shed tears. Whatever they may be, they are to be remembered & never to be forgotten. Past is to be remembered and never to be forgotten. A relation generally improves only if one remembers whatever good that has taken place in it and forgets whatever bad that had taken place in it. Similarly, a man would have contentment & peace if he remembers good part of life & forgets bitter part. Thus, forgetting & remembering influence a life. They change life.
What's to be remembered in life? What's to be forgotten? These questions confront every man. Opinion regarding what is to be remembered in life? What is to be forgotten varies from man to man.Some say "Remember the present and forget the past. Some say "Remember past Don't forget it " Golden rule is remember everything good ,forget everything bad. This is what almost everybody says and tries too. But, it is they only reiterate "It is easy to preach but it is difficult to practice" Thinking differs from man to man as such what is good and what is bad too differs from man to man also.
Forgetting and remembering always relates to past. It isn't easy to remember everything or easy to forget everything at all. Many a time man regrets for having remembered something and forgotten something . Life is complex. Forgetting and remembering also leads to battle in life. While dealing with people who find fault with others, man is afraid of " Forgetting and Remembering" too. If he remembers they take him to task. If he forgets also they take him to task.Man needs qualities to follow what he feels. He should always remember and never forget to say " Thank you" to anyone who helps or assists at any time. A man must remember his rights but at the same time must not forget his duties.
A man would be wise if remembers whats necessary &forgets whats unnecessary. What one remembers & what one forgets depends on their nature. It depends on their will and capacity. One's behavior depends upon what one remembers & what what one forgets also. All don't remember the same thing. All don't forget the same thing. Priorities of everyone isn't the same. Man's interests play great role in what he remembers & what he forgets.What affects him he remembers and what doesn't affect he forgets.