THE STORY OF THE 5 DIMENSIONS OF LIFE

Most of the evolution hypotheses and scientific experiments suggest that all life forms on Earth evolved from a single-celled organism.

Billions of years ago, at the bottom of the ocean, the single-celled organism came into being.

The widely held ‘universal common ancestor’ theory, first proposed by Charles Darwin over 150 years ago, holds the maximum credence. We come from the simple bacteria, which widely inhabited our Earth for billions of years.

There has been a gradual evolution of life forms. All the existing life forms share similarities and share common ancestors who were present at different periods in the earth’s history.

One can say that the geological history of the earth closely correlates with the biological history of the earth.

It is considered that, approximately 2000 million years ago, the first cellular forms of life appeared on earth. Some of them could do photosynthesis and release oxygen. Slowly, Single-celled organisms became multi-cellular life forms.

These multi-cellular life forms developed into plants and animals. Interestingly, it is told that the first organisms which invaded the land were plants, and then the animals followed. Extinctions too kept on happening.

Each form, be it in the ocean, or on the land, be it plants or animals, kept evolving as per their environment, the need to thrive and the ability to survive.

The animals, invertebrates and vertebrates, too followed the evolutionary path.

Talking about us humans, the evolutionary cycle moves from fishes to amphibians to reptiles to mammals. Simultaneously, the brain was evolving, and the first forms of us, the humans, came into existence.

The evolution of humans continued at a higher rate, owing to our relatively more developed brains. We as individuals then formed communities and societies followed by marriage and family. Finally, the formation of religions happened.

When the evolution moved forward, division of labour happened. Distinct professions took shape, so that everyone creates or contributes some value. Of course, class divisions and hierarchies too happened.

When we look at the entire evolutionary journey of life on our planet, what do we see?

We have a common ancestor and a thread is running across all life forms and dimensions which connects and bind us together.

Be it the oceans, the plants, the animals, the societies, the families, or the professions… all owe their evolution and existence to a common source. And if we have to live a full life, we must keep this story and connect in mind.

I am reminded of a common saying, “We have just one life, live it well.”

I would rather say, “We have five lives in this one life, live it to the full.”

Why am I saying five lives? Because, through my explorations, thoughts, and reflections on life, I could see five clear dimensions of life.

It starts from us as an individual entity, then to society, to family, to our profession, and finally to the magnificent ecosystem that we are part of.

In my book, ‘The Penta Life’, I have navigated through each of the five dimensions of life.

I believe a life truly lived in all its five dimensions means leading a full life.

Right from evolution to civilization to scriptures to modern research, I have seen and shared the resonance of this reality:

Leading a full life will help us towards true and lasting Happiness, Well-being, and Success.

I am inviting you to join me in this enriching and uplifting journey!

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PS: Excerpted from my book, ‘THE PENTA LIFE

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