You cannot have everything that
you want! Not unless you really need it badly and never ever if you do not
strive for it. Maybe if you did, then in Coelho's words, the Universe would
conspire to make you attain it.
The theme here is not to quote
from 'The Alchemist' but to highlight an important yet harsh fact of life, that
every glory is followed by vanity, every triumph by defeat, moments of joy by
pain and many a smile by a sob. That's the cycle of life, as much like the
business cycle, stock bulls and bears, evolution or revival of fashion. We
seldom realize the law in question and hanker after our objects of desire with
a view to be happy and much to our dismay and chagrin, end up losing both, a
classic example of losing the bird in hand because of the one in the bush.
Someone remarked that it is
very essential to have the hunger and desire burning within for your ambition
in life; to keep your throat parched till you taste the elixir of success, and
in the process never rest, never stop, never take the time of your life to
pause and be happy for what you already possess. Another wise philosopher
advised that whatever has to come in life, shall come in due course of time and
destiny; no need of an unhappy pursuit spoiling the beauty of life. Then said
another that as a young man there is no need to be satisfied because the world
is materialistic in its views and measures success with the yardstick of and
achievements and deeds, therefore you have to make it happen as nothing ever
occurs on its own accord.
Multiple standpoints of multiple
people offer too much of multitude. Life is a journey and the road need not be
as bumpy as we seemingly make it. One has to have ambition and accomplish the
necessary action to fuel it. And yet all this while, one can still be 'happy',
though not content, because the pursuit of happiness is what everyone strives
for, a primal emotion of the biotic society and quintessential for survival.
And happiness is not achieved
or lost due to circumstances or people. It is a perennial 'asset', one that
appreciates with time, which you can choose to have or not to have with your
optimism, manner of thinking and way of living, bearing the innocent smile on
your lips and alacrity in your heart that stems from an innate sense of
goodness that everyone is endowed with.
Happiness is eternal and every
individual can seek and find it within and take delight in the simple and
complex events in life. It emanates from the feel-good-factor of tiny acts of
random kindness, some humbleness here and some smile-spreading there thus
making your life complete and purposeful.
Be Happy! The world is a great
place to be!
True indeed! And very well put Mr Writer. It is true that although everyone is aware of the fact that happiness is what we feel within. For which first we have to be content with what we have and start appreciating the smallest things in life.
ReplyDeleteWell quoted by Gerard Way,“Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.”
Beautiful insight, Deepika!
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