DISTANT HORIZONS PART 1 BY PRAKASH THAPA

 

DISTANT HORIZONS PART 1 

BY PRAKASH THAPA

I am thinking about time, thinking about eternal truth of life with respect to time. And that I think of the changing nature of things, for life is a moving reality. I think: What am I doing actually? Why am I confused? And I think about the words of Ron, for he says, 'Life is a continuous process of learning, and we are students of life, for we are searching the meaning of life.'

Drinking coffee and sitting by the lake, we talk about many things – that, what is the ultimate meaning of life? What is our quest and so on? Why are men confused? Why are men selfish? I know there is truth in Ron's words which transforms life in essence.      

So I talk to Ron on Machhapuchhre FM about Self Knowledge. Having graduated from Toronto University and realizing the essence of truth that man is free from all bondages of life, he lived like a rebel in the 60s. I came to see him at Green View Restaurant at Pame Lakeside. Drinking coffee in the backdrop of Fewa Lake, we talk about the stories of life: about truth of life in essence. Ron chooses 'Us and Them' of Pink Floyd on Machhapuchhre FM, for he likes the songs of Pink Floyd in general. Also, he loves to listen to the songs of Bob Dylan, for instance, he likes 'Simple Twist of Fate' which is one of my favorites too.

Man is free, and he always moves towards freedom. Also, he longs to be free from all bondages in particular: political, religious and ideological.  However, Ron belongs to a particular tradition which works for humanitarian purpose. Yet, I think, a man cannot be totally free whenever he is conformed to certain dogma, theory and ideology, and he can by no means understand the essence of truth, for truth is neutral.  

However, Ron's thoughts are simple, they are down-to-earth in nature, and, moreover, his thoughts are dedicated to humanity though they have certain limitations. We talk about life. We exchange ideas, feel each other by heart, for this is the process of being a man in essence. Most often, Ron likes to talk to children - and that he says, 'They have an amazing power of understanding people because they are innocent.'