Divya
To me, Auroville is supposed to be a place where you are
accepted, and fully so, for whom you are, not for whom you “should” or “should
not” be. A place where looks, beliefs, levels of income, and so on do not
matter. A place where you can dress how you want, eat what you want, do what
you want. A place where all this will not be scrutinized and held against you.
A place where you can express yourself through a number of activities (be it
horse-riding, painting/arts, meditation, etc.) and try to “find/discover
yourself” (yes, it is so clichéd, but so true) and make yourself become a
better person. I mean, where you evaluate your own life, your own decisions,
your own ideals, and try to live according to those ideals, with yourself and
for yourself.
When I left Auroville in 2005, my whole life was “cramped
up” by the littleness of this community. Sure, it’s an international utopian
city, with people looking for a better place or whatnot. But in the end, it’s
just ...
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