Necessary or necessity simply means 'there is nothing else that is possible' or 'that which happens which is absolutely indispensable'.
Like in a circle formed up of beads, can one more bead than what was needed be accommodated on the periphery of the circle? Simply No, because that would distort the circle. So only those many number of beads can be accommodated that are necessary for making the circle perfect. Such an arrangement results in what we often know as Perfection, the other word for beauty.
Each and every creation in Nature is thus perfect in its own right and is the result of a cause that is necessary. Only the necessary things lead to perfection, beauty and ultimately happiness. So happiness in life is a direct manifestation of whether the happenings in life is a necessary one or not? Who can judge such a necessity? No one, because the ground state of a creature is happiness alone. And humans make enormous efforts to hide this ground state due to ignorance, and keep struggling year after year and birth after birth.
A recent visit to a couple of European cities, just to relax without any strict agenda to do, brought to mind some concepts that are held as human superiority, as a race, a culture, certain attitude and even the word Spirituality. Normally when many of us visit such places we get mesmerized by the weather, the scintillating scenery in Nature, the advanced technology of the public facilities, and we remain in hubris. While I too was appreciative of these, but there was much more than this that caught my awe. And it was the PERFECTION that I witnessed in these cities. What I witnessed in all these cities was a solitary perfection in the way the land was used for building dwellings, layout of the buildings, the way people were going about life, upkeep of public facilities, etc and these are just a few.
Take for example of power transmission and telephone lines for domestic use and public consumption. No where I could see the criss-crossing of overhead power cables. All were underground. Where over ground, they were neatly tucked in. Public transport by rail in most part of the cities were underground. Upkeep of public facilities, whether a bus station, train station, trams were much beyond my experience. Noise pollution was the least though the city was bustling with activities. Public health routines like jogging, morning strolls, children on prams were as usual even in wintery mornings at near zero temperature. Help desks at most places were manned by people with characteristic politeness. In short everything was how and what it should be. No bells and whistles!
I pondered over this for some time. Whom to congratulate? The planners - who laid out plans and policies for the Master Plan atleast half a century back? The citizens - who embrace technology in public use with as much ease as their culture? None of these cities were put under strict public code of conduct by any Lee Kuan Yew!! Then how could this happen?
As an example for what is necessary, the Europeans have made overhead railway platform roofing with just adequate steel girders and just adequate dimensions. Even in bus stops, the shelters were just adequate and perfect. The lighting installed along the streets and at public places are with just adequate luminosity. This is in stark contrast to what I witness at my place. The bus stop shelters are constructed with so much of concrete and steel with walls blowing the trumpets of local politicians. The railway platforms roofing are made with so much of steel as if they are constructed in highly earthquake prone areas. Street lights and public lightings are so glaring that this country has so much surplus electricity. Is this what we understand as necessary? Can people, where I live, become perfect?
In the creation of this Universe, Mother Nature does what is strictly Necessary and with Perfection, as in the circle of beads that I mentioned earlier. Nothing is too much and nothing is too less and this makes the Creation beautiful. I think the European planners too have done what is Necessary and did it with utmost Perfecction! Kudos to them.
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