Rahul Patil

        Human beings are different from other animals owing to the fact that we have got the power to think. This power is exclusive property of us and can't be found in others. All the good and evil deeds of us are solely attributable to it. If we didn't have brain (Well, not mere brain but the thinking brain) we would have been found in a state like other animals which needn't be further described.
        One of the finest outcome of human brain is the quest for knowledge. He always pondered over the aim of life. The query about the aim of life has two inherent parts. 1)What is the aim of life?   2)What should be the aim of life?
        The difference between these two queries is obvious. The answer to the first one is objective while that to other is highly subjective. However man always tried to seek the absolute answer. But it must be said that he couldn't pacify himself. The origin of the second query lies in the fact that the absolute answer to the first one could hardly be sought. According to Russell's philosophy it is even a folly to think that human life has got an aim to be fulfilled. Considering our position in the entire universe it is hard to be convinced that our life has an aim. It is no more than an accident we came to living and leading this seemingly futile life. Having realised that the first query can't be answered we move to the next one and it is this query which has made our life what it is! 
        We have been trying to find out the most noble, sublime way to lead our life such that at it's end we would be content that we have led our life in the best way. But the definition of this "best way" differs from individual to individual and that's why we had the contemporary existence of Hitler and Gandhiji. The subjective answer to the aim of life has given birth to numerous arts. What is it that makes an artist feel that his is the sublime path of life? This depends on the temperament, perception of an individual. Any single event can arouse widely differing sentiments in different people.
        Human perception is bounded by his subjectivity. He views and interpretes anything according to his attitude which has been developed by what we call "Sanskars". The imposition of the experience of our elders distracts us from interpreting anything in its true sense.