This is an analogy
between the life a human lives,
and the computer that he becomes
long before he is mature
enough to wonder that
he may not be one.
Every computer has an Operating System.
As a computer, you have an Operating System.
You, happen to be this operating system.
That is, this OS is the personality ("you")
that you and others around you have known.
Everything that you do to cater to this "you"
are the os/kernel level processes that you have
to provide resources to run.
These include providing for food, shelter, safety,
and other basic requirements.
And then on the top of this,
you have a bunch of programs,
(command line and GUI-oriented)
and all things software and applications
that you install, maintain, update, and support.
This additional layer of operation is
to cater to your life - "your life".
(Your work, relationships, and
all things that emanate from them.)
Now on to the most crucial aspect.
Unlike a traditional computer,
the bond between the operating system - "you"
and the programs - "your life"
is beyond just installation, uninstallation, and reinstallation.
The bond is stronger, deeper, and organic.
Precisely because of this,
an uninstallation of a program never truly uninstalls it.
In fact, any program ever installed,
in a way, is permanently installed.
Because even after uninstallation,
it leaves behind a "ghost-program" of sorts.
(You may know of this by the label - memories.)
You may or may not have realized,
as a computer, you are not infinite.
You have limited capacity when it comes to
installing, uninstalling, and catering to programs
and ghost-programs.
At the start,
(usually within 2-3 decades of your existence)
everything seems easy.
You feel infinite.
So you install many different types of programs.
You uninstall and re-install many, many times.
You even blindly offer your computing abilities
to others who come to you for help with their computations.
Yes, you catch a virus here and there.
Yes, you may even need a dose or two of antiviruses.
But it does not bother you.
Why?
Because you take this for normal.
Because you see other computers around you do the same.
And though other computers are not infinite like you,
none of them tell you that.
For they do not know it themselves.
In fact, other computers around you often
tell you something totally opposite -
"You can do it!"
But alas, sooner than later,
it takes a toll.
You recognize the load of the programs.
"It hurts."
Some programs appear as a remedy for this.
These programs are large in number and are
usually offered for free.
Just a glimpse of them show you a promise
of great, great relief.
So you fall for it.
Over time you realize that these programs
do more damage than good.
Because through an execution of these temporarily
masks the load of other programs,
1. They make you dependent on them.
2. They leave a whole bunch of ghostly ghost-programs.
3. They reduce your capacity to handle the load of programs.
So you learn the hard way
to steer clear of these devilish programs.
You seek out other "healthier" programs.
"Meditation" is one such program.
When you "try to be present" or "meditate"
you essentially start a program to put all programs
and ghost-programs to sleep/hibernate mode temporarily,
and only have your basic OS/ kernel level stuff perceivable to you.
But...
This fails for most (computers).
And thus, is never run more than once by them.
For these are those (people) whose life is too-too busy.
"Their life" has overflown their capacity when it comes
to installing and having programs running normally.
This works for the few. But ultimately even
they see through the program that it is,
and thus the pitfalls...
The load of other programs ("their life") resume sooner than later.
The older they get, the total number of programs increases.
The older they get, the less time they have to run programs.
The older they get, the longer they need to run the "meditation" program.
And thus,
very few stick to it,
and often have to run this program
for an hour or more to keep "their life" manageable.
The meditation-program and its other variants
are that which most serious computers ultimately seek
out when the computing begins to take its toll on them.
But most do not see past the elephant in the room -
As a program, it can only affect other programs.
It cannot affect the Operating System.
Continued in part-2