The Wrong Order of Life The philosopher was lying on the hospital bed. I was very close to him as he was trying to say something important. He was telling me particularly about human beings, life, and the universe. He looked very afraid. The tests were going on to find out the disease he was suffering from. He was in the hospital for two months yet his disease was unknown to the medical team involved to cure him. That had made him very anxious. I reminded the philosopher about his courageous speeches given to his followers. His speeches were full of positive thinking and encouragement. In his speeches every time he had said, “People should remain positive in troubled situations. There is neither joy nor sorrow. Both sorrow and joy are outcomes of our thinking, otherwise there is nothing else. Watching a garden of blooming flowers could be joyful to its owner but boring to the worker assigned to look after the garden. So joy and sorrow are inside not outside of us.” I lea...