‘Amygdala’

An ontology of ‘Be the change you wish to see’

We celebrated a man on the moon, but never raised a glass to being where we are. I don’t understand the obsession. If we do right by it, one world is enough.

A species risks itself by evolving. It is only fair. Creation calls for a continual shift in regime, like seas and seasons or kings and kingdoms. Galaxies have been chronicling the rise and fall of life for aeons. This is how the story unfolds -

The oracle gathers the stars and an idea is planted. The dreamers wake up with a mission. The seekers set out on an adventure. The herd finds a course and the pace is set for heralds to propagate their doctrine. Drifters tell stories of valour, conquest and fortune. The Magnum Opus is written. Soon, a revolution is staged and posterity waits for the aftermath behind a fence.

Regalities descend. An austere wind takes over. Paupers die, nihilists rule and the masses prepare to migrate across the horizon. Centuries pass, the horizon becomes a mirage, a mere surmise and slowly an urban legend.

But the journey never stops. Only opinions change, ambitions diminish and what is taken for granted becomes priceless.

Every so often, an uprising takes place. The bourgeoisie is torn between befriending a rebel and worshiping a demagogue. Either way it evolves. The cycle repeats till nothing remains and the universe beholds an overhaul.

The rut is uncanny. It needs to be broken and only YOU can break it. Not a race of people, not a civilisation, not countries or states. But YOU. Break the mould that defined the ways of the world. What you dislike in this life can only be weeded out by you. Create your own world, your own reality. Luckily, you already know how. You have all the answers. They just need to be found. Peer down your soul. Everything you wish for lies within. Let your will light the way and curb the dread. In the farthest reaches, she will guide you. Amygdala. Dive deep enough and you will find: the universe never belonged outside.