“Now, you have crossed the Limits”, I have also used this sentence some times to my children or to some other very nears and dears while depicting my dissatisfaction for some situations that I felt were unexpected of the person to whom I am saying this. The matter of crossing limits is often observed in a person’s behaviour or actions. Sometimes it is actually done; sometimes it is perceived to be done. In great Indian epic “Mahabharat” this aspect of life has been depicted in various forms. All limits were crossed by Pandav’s when they had put their wife at stake in the gamble. Then all the limits were crossed by Kaurava’s in the events that followed. When the war was about to start, Arjun thought that it would be against his duty to fight it against his own brothers and other relatives. Lord Krishna guided him to cross the limits of his hesitation and told him to perform his real duties.
These days’ media is full of stories of crossing limits. A woman crossed all the limits to take revenge from her own daughter. A country crossed all the limits to tell lies to his neighbour regarding the act of terrorism. A politician crossed all the limits to declare incorrect DNA of people from a state and in return other politician crossed all the limits to disrespect the first one, even if he is holding the most respectable post in the country. A player crossed all the limits to claim the highest sports honour, although it was already given to the other deserving sportsperson.
We are living in a world of limits and we do see exceptional and news making trends of crossing such limits. But there are many personal limits we do not care much about. How many times we find that extra time to talk to our ageing parents. How many times we cross our limit to praise a genuine help given by our spouse. How many times we cross our own boundaries to congratulate an office colleague on a work well accomplished by him. Some of our personal limits are actually quite thin boundaries while other some are quite thicker ones. Sometime we cross the thicker ones to displease others, while the thinner limits remain intact, which could have pleased people around us. I know this thought process can go on forever, so now is the time to transfer this thought to you and take a break. Happy thinking.
Dr. Sunil Ji Garg
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