Bedtime stories
The
other day, I went to bed with a disturbed mind. Something was bothering me.
When I woke up the next day morning, I could find myself in the exact same
frame of mind. It was very unnerving. It had a cascading effect on the whole
day.
If you wake up with an upbeat
mindset, chances are high that the day will go well. You step out of your home
with a spring in the step and you spread a positive vibe. It is important that
we go to sleep without negative or disturbing thoughts for a good sleep and for
a good wake up the next day.
May be this is the reason why we
were told bedtime stories in our child hood days. Whatever happened in the day
would go behind the veils of a good old story and the kids go to bed with a
happy mindset.If you have ever
told a child a bed time story, they will patiently listen to you through the
entire story. But towards the end, they also speak along with you. They know
the ending is happy and may be they want to ensure it that way.
I think it is with a purpose that most
of the bedtime stories have a happy ending - to instill a positive spirit
that even though life turn out to be a
tiring experience at times, in the long run, things will turn out just fine.
Same is the case with our Indian
films. Most of them end on a positive note; at least it used to be so. There
was a time when all the Malayalam films used to end with a last frame titled ‘Shubham’.
When we grow up and become too old
or lazy for stories, we take to music, films, and sitcoms. But the intent
remains the same – to sprinkle the mind with dews of positivity.
I think it is exactly this that we
search for in the finer things in Life. Be it a book that we read, a piece of
art that we admire or musical performances we indulge in, we are seeking for a
bout of positivity amidst the realities of life.
One of my uncles once told me “I
never remember all the sadness that transpired in my life. I retain only those times
when a tough phase came to a happy ending. If some phase did not end happily, I
try and forget them”. He remains one of the most positive people I have ever
come across. Now isn't that the Bed time
story philosophy at work?
Arun
Babu