Resurrection

This one should have been written around Easter; nevertheless, here goes. Resurrection as we know it is the concept of a living being coming back to life from death and the word hails from the Latin word Resurrectio. Sounds like a character from X-Men like Magneto or Pyro! However, it has a far deeper significance. The age old debate on the form of resurrection still continues whether it is in the field of theology or otherwise. Some believe in physical resurrection, which is the restoration of the human body from the dead and others believe in spiritual resurrection which is the movement of the spirit from one body to another. The resurrection of Christ as focused on in Christianity is wherein Christ sacrifices himself to cleanse the people of the world from their sins and gets resurrected in his own body. Resurrection finds a place in Buddhism, Judaism, Greek Mythology and Hinduism too.

There is also a different school of thought on medical resurrection, wherein a person returns to life after being declared clinically dead, which is termed as Lazarus Syndrome. Then there is the technological resurrection, where a person is preserved for ages in low temperatures using Cryogenics and is revived later. The concept has even found place on prime time TV with a TV series of the same name as also in movies.

However, since you and me are too busy dealing with our current life and may not have thought beyond dinner tonight, let alone what we are going to do in the after-life or what form our soul is going to take after we die; let us throw a different spin to the whole resurrection concept. Have you asked yourself about yourself in the recent past? By yourself, I mean the way you behave with other people, the way you tackle problems, the way you approach success and failure. We are built and moulded in a particular way over the years of our life based on the circumstances we grew up in, our education, family, friends and the situations we have faced while growing up. However, we get so stuck to that mould which we have grown into that we sometimes forget to observe, learn and improve. We always feel that the way we adopt is the best. The more we grow into this rigidity the more difficult it becomes to change. The down side of that is, Change is the only Constant! There will inevitably come a time in life wherein we have no option but to look at things from a perspective which is different from ours. It is at that time that our rigidity will be our downfall.

You may note that children find it far easier to adapt to changing circumstances than adults do. Why? Because they are ready to unlearn what they have learnt and understand things anew. They are ready to discover facets of themselves which they never knew about. In short they are ready to rediscover themselves or in short may I say, resurrect themselves. We may as well take a cue from them. There is no shame in learning from kids. They will teach you a whole new chapter or a couple of chapters in your book, mind you!

Therefore, I conclude by asking you to take time out for yourself and understand yourself better. Learn different ways of doing things. Learn whether there is a different you inside. You may do this by talking to friends and family, spending time with a coach, reading, travelling to far flung worlds. Do anything that enriches your understanding about self and rise like a phoenix out of your old ashes! Resurrect yourself!