REASON EXTINGUISHES ADMIRATION! :(

Yes it does!

Let us see how.

You are at home and engrossed in some work of yours. Or you are out on the streets. Or travelling by some vehicle.

It starts raining. What do you do?

The romantic souls put aside everything and jump at just the unimaginably beautiful earthly scent that greets them before thay can savour the RAIN. :)
Isn't it amazingly magical how this fragrance acts as the natural telegram delivering the news of the lovely rain's arrival beforehand? :)

And a few irritatingly moderate ones give an expression of equally irritating moderation with words like, "Oh raining, is it? So what's new?".
It's quite a task to resist the urge to shake these people up out of their feelingless caricature!

Not to mention the utter resentment you feel towards some of those outright despisers who ruin the bliss of the rainy experience with their querulous remarks about how they can't step outside and how it makes life difficult. Idiots!


Now, why do the last two categories of people display such a stony behaviour?
One of the reasons that imparts this type of perception is knowing or finding the reasons behind everything. There are two ways you can reason out things (let's talk about that as we progress through this post).

So now, cause of such a view (I am restricting this particular statement for rain. Nevertheless, it is applied to all aspects of life in various forms):-
Water evaporates from all water-bodies on the surface of the earth that combines with the particles present in the atmosphere to form clouds which then undergo condensation and hence the rain.
You know what I feel like saying after reading this? LOL!
Why? Because this is just sooooo logical, theoretical and rational (read irrational) that snatches away the lusture of amazement that had to be aroused on viewing the spectacular phenomenon called "rain".
P.S:- I am not denying this reasoning.

It's not that you remind yourself of this whenever you experience rain. But, it is etched in your memory as a result of your precious education in school. And subconsciously, this fact overpowers the surge of awe trying to come to the fore!
It's like a thought bubble of admiration being pricked with a needle of reason even before its complete formation! BURST!

Where is that admiration, adoration, awe, amazement, bewilderment lost?
Have you forgotten that this is nothing less than a miracle?
Can you see where the water is coming from when you look up at the sky?
No. It is infinite. There is no end. You gaze at the sky and feel you are lost in the depths of eternity. You can keep looking to find that place where rain resides and it will take you more than forever.
One moment, the sky is clear and the next, clouds cloud the sky.
Now it's all dry and then it's all wet.
How? Ever thought about it?

This "how?"  can be of two types which brings us to the concept of two types of reasoning.

1. A "how?" that questions your intellect and challenges you to unveil the mystery leading to you questioning your faith.

                                                                      OR 
2. A "how?" that stirs your human instinct of astonished awe to life directing your thoughts towards praising the mightiness of The Almighty.    


The first involves reasoning without limit whereas the second involves reasoning within limit.
A limit that is imposed on us by our Creator. How dare we try to cross it?

We say that we are overcoming the blindness and ignorance by discovering the reasons behing every happening.
I say we are treading on the path towards blindness. Becoming blind to the miracles of God. Blind to the beauty of Nature.


I am not a part of some "anti-reasoning group" or something like that as you might think after reading all that. No I am not!

All I am saying is, reason but remember your limits. Look at it this way. The logic behind rain is so simple. Right?
Now, why don't you admire the simplicity of it? 
Who made it that simple? Isn't the Creator absolutely praise-worthy for making us understand the concept behind such a beautiful phenomenon in such a simple way?
If not for His Will, would you have been able to comprehend it?
No! Ofcourse not! Thank Him for that! For His mercy on our little minds! 


If you have been given the power to reason then utilise it for seeking the pleasure of knowing the purpose of  our existence to praise our Lord and not for labelling yourself as "intelligent"!
Reason has its own domain. It can work only in that. And how much ever you reason you will end up in a state where you will have two choices.
                                                       DENY  or  ADMIRE.


I would like to share one thing that God made me notice while I was pondering over this. May seem naive and idiotic to the scientific minds but I think it's a sign of faith.

One of the mathematical properties used in Algebra called "Transitive Law" is stated as follows:
                                              x=y and y=z then x=z.

Now reason this:
Let '=' denote "created".

Then, the law will be,

God created human and human created machine then God created machine.
Result: God created human and God created machine => God created everything!

I started with God because He is the beginning of everything. I am sure nobody will have a doubt about that.

So, if you can reason, then use every reason to praise The Creator.
Admire all that you see around you with the beautiful eyes that have been given to you by the Beautiful Creator to view all the beauty in His creations.

Remember:

There is a lot of beauty around you that is worth appreciation, admiration and awe if you open your eyes, minds and hearts attributed to God.

                      Isn't this proof enough for us?
                 Are we so blind to push it all aside?
             Extinguishing admiration with rationalism?
                   Not praising the Praise-worthy?
                Killing Beauty with reason's poison? 


Ponder on.....