"Who cares?!"

‘Indifference’, a word I did not understand the importance of till late and now when I do, I realize it is not a word to be used only in phrases but also in our lives. People do not give a serious thought to it and hence, most problems in their life. Staying aloof from everything that is happening around you is not indifference; that would isolate you from the rest of the world. Indifference is selective! You should choose to be indifferent when you see things you do not want to. Again, there can be several interpretations to that. Let me clarify; here I’m talking about being indifferent towards things that do not affect you (or do so but not as much to change your life or avert you from your goal or even interfere with it) but can keep your mind occupied for a period longer than you can imagine, first when you are conscious and then when unconscious. Cold shoulder to such matters can keep one’s mind calm and give a sense of contentment, contentment of not getting disturbed by the event, contentment of being happy and contentment of the thought that you do not need anybody around you for you to be happy, for you to enjoy life. One universal truth: You are Yourself! Neither do you NEED anyone nor does anyone needs you. Yes, ‘want’ has a different meaning altogether and it is this ‘want’ that makes it necessary to bring in the concept of indifference. When you want something (the intensity of want may vary) and you do not get it, you can either cry for it or can be indifferent towards it (of course, if the ‘want’ becomes your passion, you goal, there should be no hurdle that should stop you!). Crying for it will just make you look weak and a laughing stock while indifference will gain you some respect while making you strong from the inside. Inside, that is the place where this feeling should emerge from. Just pretending to be indifferent will do no good to noone!

For some this would mean total bull shit, but for me, at the moment, there’s nothing as meaningful as the word ‘indifference’.