We humans seem to be very good at limiting ourselves and each other. From an early age our parents tell us not to do this and not to do that. All those don’ts embed themselves in our psychology to form the superego. And thereafter, we have that voice of suppression inside ourself, holding us back in so many ways.
We also often project our constraints outwardly onto other people, making rules which we expect others to abide by. I took this photo on a previous visit to Hampi. The sign reads ‘Don’t put vegetables in yellow box’. There was no yellow box, only a green plastic water urn. There weren’t any vegetables nearby either.
It might be that this cryptic message is a zen koan which I have yet to fathom. However, perhaps it is simply showing us the absurdity of our rule-loving superego!
