The idea of pure bliss

How is happiness defined? Is it something to do with the joy of doing things that we like? What if it can be controlled! If you ever walk into the mall, you'll notice it. Most such shopping places are filled to the brim with stuff. Clothes, food items, consumer durables, toys,etc. The arrangement makes us unhappy unless we buy them. Sometimes for no good reason. More of something so arranged makes a compulsive behaviour of things seeking attention. So, there it is. Our emotions were made to suit us. You would either feel sad on not having any of those items inside your home or would feel very sad on not having enough to buy enough of them! What if our emotions could get controlled? Like having a pill to feel happy, to have an energy drink to feel like in love, to make oneself feel sad...I guess not. Maybe such stuff is already in the market. But happiness can't be derived from such things. After the initial high from any substance, we would also feel the depths of depression. Happiness is one of mankinds way of comparing between good and bad,ugly and beautiful. We only become happy when comparing one thing to the other, oneself to someone or comparing a situation to another. When the comapring stops, bliss starts. That to me is enlightenment. Once enlightened....you are too small for comparision and too big to be ignored....keep at it...thinking

The Evolution of Toothbrush and Paste

There is one thing about a toothbrush. It never fails to clean our teeth. Even with bad toothpaste. But as toothbrushes have evolved, the human tooth decay has been accentuated. Our ancestors always had a good set of teeth. That was required for their survival. But also, the art of planting paste to a toothbrush is the most daunting task known to mankind. Ever. But even more difficult is the muscle activity involved in moving the little brush over your teeth,standing near the wash basin and then spilling all the poison out of the mouth. If early human would have known this daily ritual, he would have died out of a massive stroke. Anyways, here I am explaining the virtues of tooth polish. Just like shoe cream polishes one's shoes and varnish polishes the furniture and a hair remover polishes off everything else-a toothpaste with a toothbrush polishes your teeth. It also prevents tooth decay, keeps gums healthy and avoids bad breath. But that is for the advertisements to say. With the fit of ads on tooth pastes and brushes, I begin to wonder if the dental trouble is the most important problem before the nation. Even though many doctors suggest brushing, twice daily,I still prefer the ancient way. After dinner or lunch or in their spare time,the ancient way was to sit together huddled, in a corner. Over discussing daily affairs, those people used to use both their hands with all their fingers to progress inside of their respective set of teeth. As these hands entered the mouth, the nails completed rest of the task. The teeth set was spank clean. Dentists were never required