Among all the stars in the sky,
Polaris, the pole star is my most favorite one. Everyday it remains in the same
place. If I am watching it through my telescope, unlike for other stars and
planets, I don’t need to constantly rotate the lens to keep the star in view.
In the past, sailors in the sea used to look at this star to determine
direction (North). It’s a reference point – an anchor in life.
The idea may seem far fetched to
you, but for someone like me who grew up loving the sky and the celestial objects
it harbors, the imagery is not hard to conjure. All the stars move in the
firmament. Down below, the earth constantly changes. As human beings we change.
We grow up and grow old. Our mind evolves. Our thoughts and idea change over
time. We move – through life stages and geographies. Everything about and
around us changes. ‘Change is the only constant’ is the well-known and oft
quoted proverb. But as we and everything around us move forward, something
about us – the core – remain static. These are the inherent elements which make
us who we are. These elements define our persona. Two friends meeting after
four decades find some traits in their friends unchanged which help them recollect
and reconnect. These traits – which can be our personality, our values and
characters – are our anchor, like the pole star in the sky.
On many evenings when I look at
the Polaris, I feel assured that I haven’t been swept away in the sea of ever
changing life like an anchorless ship!
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