Nicholas Roerich, the renowned artist, happened to live in Himalayas for a long time. If we see his paintings, they will give us quite a different perspective of the same mountains of Himalayas. We will see them with the eyes of Roerich. He came to Himalayas from Russia at a time when there were no proper roads in Himalayas. Once he saw Himalayas he made them his lifelong home. He never left Himalayas again. If we have been in the Himalayas for some time, and I don’t think we look at those mountains much. We might have seen them for a little while the first few days we arrived and we will be finished with them. They are nothing more than the mountains. But Nicholas Roerich spent his life time watching and painting the same Himalayas. The eternal and inexhaustible beauty of these mountains continued to enchant him till his last day, he never felt sated. His thirst, passion and love for Himalayas remained undiminished.
He looked at Himalayas from hundreds of angles – during the day and the night, morning, noon and in evening, summer, winter, rains and autumn, sun, moon and stars- and in all their myriad colours and moods. So these same mountains will look very different if we see them through the eyes of Roerich. They will tell us a different story if we get acquainted with the works of this man. I don’t say that we should look at Himalayas the way he saw it. It is impossible for us to see them as this great painter did. But for sure, after seeing his works our perspective will be better and deeper. We will know these mountains better.
Many people among us have loved, but the love of Laila & Manju was extraordinary, it was as great as Himalayas. It is better to read their story, to be acquainted about their life. Most of our love is utterly poor and fleeting. It begins and extinguishes almost simultaneously. And once gone it is becoming even to recall if it ever happened. But there are few among us who continue to love and love so passionately till the last breath. Their love is immense and immeasurable. And it will do us good to know about them. It will help us understand our love and we become aware of our hidden sources of our own love. I am not asking us to imitate Laila and Manju. It is impossible task. But it is possible that the life of Laila and Manju may kindle the lamp of love of our own life.
Krishna, it is useful to know what a man of such clarity and enlightenment has to say about man and his mind and the ways of fulfilment. This knowledge, he brings us can touch some inner chord of our being and set us on a voyage of exploration. And there is only one worthwhile quest in life, and that is to know ‘Who am I?’ Then we will not turn into imitating anyone but a traveller on the path to become our self. More about Krishna and his life next week!
Wishing you good health & happiness,
Dr. Dwarakanath, Director, Mitran foundation- the stress management people
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