Hope somebody gives this some thought.
Five things we ought to consider–
Introspect – No alternative here. And yea introspection does throw up surprises. We hardly ever know why we do what we do. The following-the-herd syndrome is synonymous with living life on Mr.X’s terms. Makes no sense, an absolute disgrace to us human beings, supposedly endowed with enough intellect so as to analyse objectivism and invent the beer widget. So once we spend some time finding out what WE’re like, we figure out what WE want to do, hence a step closer to being happy.
NOW, NOW, NOW!! – So much more easily said than done. Procrastination – voluntary, involuntary, subconsciously, all the time, at times – is more like the order of the day now. Hardly anyone who’s not faced with the ordeal of having to resort to postponing something or the other. The fact that we’re growing immune to how this “ummm…some other time..” is merrily eating away into the hundred odd pleasures and opportunities life has to offer, is Painful. We first begin with letting the gravity of this situation sink in. And then try and understand how if we want to do something and have the chance to, we do it now. Life’s too complicated, uncertain and short for these ‘second’ chances to come our way.
A list of all that largely matters in life. And it’s statistically proven we take 85% of those for granted. Relationships, family, friends, small pleasures, hobbies and interests, several more, all blend in and help make life meaningful. Let this sink in, and then go ahead ensure you’re not barricaded from all these, thanks to the cloak of ‘workaholism’ or plain laziness.
Have deep, meaningful conversations once in a while. The fun, gossip and superficial, light hearted banter that’s in the air, naturally and befittingly so, when a group of friends or relatives meet up, is a stress buster, undeniably. But the good old discussions about choices, morality, altruism, self interest, the big murky question marks and crossroads in life, and tons of other aspects of life, have not lost their relevance at all. These help engender bonds and have an ‘endorphinic’ effect on people (again, statistically proven).
Be yourself. This is certainly the easiest of them all. Effortless, and with guaranteed high returns. Being confident, assured, not a ‘social metaphysician’…living up, is the way to be be :)
Five things we ought to consider–
Introspect – No alternative here. And yea introspection does throw up surprises. We hardly ever know why we do what we do. The following-the-herd syndrome is synonymous with living life on Mr.X’s terms. Makes no sense, an absolute disgrace to us human beings, supposedly endowed with enough intellect so as to analyse objectivism and invent the beer widget. So once we spend some time finding out what WE’re like, we figure out what WE want to do, hence a step closer to being happy.
NOW, NOW, NOW!! – So much more easily said than done. Procrastination – voluntary, involuntary, subconsciously, all the time, at times – is more like the order of the day now. Hardly anyone who’s not faced with the ordeal of having to resort to postponing something or the other. The fact that we’re growing immune to how this “ummm…some other time..” is merrily eating away into the hundred odd pleasures and opportunities life has to offer, is Painful. We first begin with letting the gravity of this situation sink in. And then try and understand how if we want to do something and have the chance to, we do it now. Life’s too complicated, uncertain and short for these ‘second’ chances to come our way.
A list of all that largely matters in life. And it’s statistically proven we take 85% of those for granted. Relationships, family, friends, small pleasures, hobbies and interests, several more, all blend in and help make life meaningful. Let this sink in, and then go ahead ensure you’re not barricaded from all these, thanks to the cloak of ‘workaholism’ or plain laziness.
Have deep, meaningful conversations once in a while. The fun, gossip and superficial, light hearted banter that’s in the air, naturally and befittingly so, when a group of friends or relatives meet up, is a stress buster, undeniably. But the good old discussions about choices, morality, altruism, self interest, the big murky question marks and crossroads in life, and tons of other aspects of life, have not lost their relevance at all. These help engender bonds and have an ‘endorphinic’ effect on people (again, statistically proven).
Be yourself. This is certainly the easiest of them all. Effortless, and with guaranteed high returns. Being confident, assured, not a ‘social metaphysician’…living up, is the way to be be :)
"Relationships, family, friends, small pleasures, hobbies and interests, several more, all blend in and help make life meaningful. Let
ReplyDeletethis sink in, and then go ahead ensure you’re not barricaded from all these, thanks to the cloak of ‘workaholism’ or plain laziness. "
CLAPS CLAPS!! :D
life is complicated?
life is a journey, which every1 lives, but very few experience life.
visit a refueling station often [read: "stress busters"] take halts [read:"the good old discussions"], and "Let all this sink in".
Too good! I am surely going to give it some thought. In fact its on my mind since a while!
ReplyDelete"Have deep, meaningful conversations once in a while" Lets do that - long since we last did it :)
Well thought of n well written!
ReplyDeleteAdd to that 'Laugh'... whenever you can, as much as you can... it will help u sail thru tough times.
Beautiful. Really. Excellently put. I'll sure return to this post every now and then.. :D. The kind of thing you need to realize the real essence of life when you get taken by all the so called 'Moh Maya' of it
ReplyDeleteThis is amongst the best pieces of proses i've laid my eyes on in recent times...Reassuring,powerful and engaging...
ReplyDelete...Lemme get back to my work without procrastinating now :)
Keep up the good work, richa...
*Best pieces of prose
ReplyDelete...and i'd love to have 1 such good old discussion with u sometime! About morality,choices,altruism(or the lack of it),self-interest(n its deluging rise) n the likes...
Hey nicely written post!
ReplyDeleteHi Richa,
ReplyDeleteYour post seems like an outburst.
Sometimes Relationships, family, friends, small pleasures, hobbies and interests can not be chased ... but then life does not ahve to be an either or all the time.
This post brought back memories of some good conversations and great time I've had with my friends and family.
Wishing you a good time.
Hi Richa,
ReplyDeleteYour post seems like an outburst.
Sometimes Relationships, family, friends, small pleasures, hobbies and interests can not be chased ... but then life does not have to be an either or all the time.
This post brought back memories of some good conversations and great time I've had with my friends and family.
Wishing you a good time .