Monday 23 December 2013

Free Yet Caged

One sunny pleasant morning after finishing my morning chores I walked into my room to pick a book and sit in a balcony to read it. And suddenly I noticed a pretty white pigeon was sitting on my balcony railing.

I gazed at it for few seconds and then thought to take few pictures as it was a rare moment. I searched for my phone swiftly but calmly as I did not want pigeon to fly away. I captured the beautiful pigeon in few pictures. Here is the best shot picture 

This click was special as our housing society has plenty of grey colored pigeons. I was very happy to look at pictures and the moment I went little closer to the door it flew away.

After going through the pictures I realized though I clicked a free roaming pigeon I could see it behind the iron bars and fine mesh (which were of my balcony door). It was free yet caged pigeon in a picture. Then a thought came across which was a kind of eye opener.

Even our mind is free yet caged in few cases. Sometimes our mind is so preoccupied with beliefs’ that we straight away disagree with something’s unless we do some out of the box thinking.

If I was able to open the door calmly and had taken pictures, I could see a free bird. Same way we also have to unlock the doors of our mind and look at the matter afresh. Point of view from other side could be different in a particular scenario; it’s just a matter of free thinking without any boundaries.

Many times we are stick with our notions and think that a simple disagreement of it can shake our belief. We are in a pre-decisive state and our prior knowledge of thoughts and facts do not allow us to accept changes in life.


We have to be little feasible and should walk the other side of the argument too. Few times stepping in one’s shoes can make you realize the actual situation and intensity of decision. A gardening job seems simple to you unless you yourself try it. It also needs expertise and art as other jobs do.

By thinking and analyzing facts from other side life could be viewed from totally different angle, and this angle could be more bright and clear. Sometimes listening to your unconscious mind helps you take decisions consciously.

So make your mind free from cage (prior believes) and enjoy life with freedom of new and refreshing thoughts.

“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination”- Albert Einstein


@Sonal Mathur
Linking with ABC Wednesday for the letter F for - Free,Freedom,Feasible

13 comments:

  1. It's superb idea dear that you have clicked a photo of pigeon and than u have thought something to write...I must appericiate ur thinking and by this u can spread ur thinking all over the world...keep it up.

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  2. Good one, Aura. It depends on the perspective.
    I clicked Maa Saraswati recently from outside the grill & I had similar thoughts.

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    1. Thanks Anita, how important is perspective I understood after this click. How amazing that a picture says a lot to us ;-))

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  3. It's all about the P word! Perspective...It's a post that forces your reader to ponder...Nicely done

    Random Thoughts Naba..Fifty Shades Of Criticism....

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    1. True Nabanita, it's all about perspective, which can either make boat sail in sea or sink it.

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  4. Wise advice, difficult to to keep.

    ROG, ABCW

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    1. It's little difficult , but often practising will make it a habit :)

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  5. I hAve never thought of my mind being caged, but it is true, because our thoughts are created by our experiences and the people around us.
    Thanks!
    Wil, ABCW Team

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    1. Wil, few pre conceived thoughts, never let us to be free for fresh thinking. We need to put an extra effort to open the door :)

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  6. Very interesting read. Great choice for F.

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