Some of us are in the path towards where we want to be. Some of us do not know where we want to be and therefore we wait on the sidewalks. We wait in false hope for a sudden realization of our destination. Or destiny rather. And when the dusk comes we realize we have waited too long. So we walk along the path, going wherever it leads us. Because ultimately we all have to walk and reach a safe destination before the night sets into our lives.
In retrospection we ask - 'Is this where I wanted to rest in the dusk of my life?'
Time has a very strange effect on us. For reasons beyond our comprehension, we continue to believe that we have lots of time. Isn't it evident from the way we live? Chasing things we don't really care about in the false hope that it will lead us to things we really care about?
I have been taught and led to believe that life is about discipline - about sacrificing momentary pleasures for the greater good. What is living the moment then? More importantly when do we stop sacrificing and start living?
Does it fascinate you that happiness is defined in reference with success? It disgusts and suffocates me. We all want to be successful. Do we really care whether we are happy? Or probably we are all so overpowered by this definition of happiness that we assume success will guarantee us happiness. I don't think it would.
What is pursuit of happiness? Can we pursue happiness? It's a relative term, isn't it? What you perceive as happiness may not be the same for me. How then, can we, conform to this idea of 'pursuit of happiness'? But then we do not conform to the idea, you say. We all pursue happiness in our own different ways, you say.
Why then do we judge people who follow their own ways of pursuing happiness? Why do we crave for conformity and get intimidated by difference?
This has turned out to be a long unnecessary rant. There.. I used the word unnecessary. Why would I write it if it was unnecessary? Truth is, it was necessary for me and unnecessary for you. And my need to conform makes me feel guilty. I try to belittle my own efforts for your happiness. When would I be bold enough to be happy?
In retrospection we ask - 'Is this where I wanted to rest in the dusk of my life?'
Time has a very strange effect on us. For reasons beyond our comprehension, we continue to believe that we have lots of time. Isn't it evident from the way we live? Chasing things we don't really care about in the false hope that it will lead us to things we really care about?
I have been taught and led to believe that life is about discipline - about sacrificing momentary pleasures for the greater good. What is living the moment then? More importantly when do we stop sacrificing and start living?
Does it fascinate you that happiness is defined in reference with success? It disgusts and suffocates me. We all want to be successful. Do we really care whether we are happy? Or probably we are all so overpowered by this definition of happiness that we assume success will guarantee us happiness. I don't think it would.
What is pursuit of happiness? Can we pursue happiness? It's a relative term, isn't it? What you perceive as happiness may not be the same for me. How then, can we, conform to this idea of 'pursuit of happiness'? But then we do not conform to the idea, you say. We all pursue happiness in our own different ways, you say.
Why then do we judge people who follow their own ways of pursuing happiness? Why do we crave for conformity and get intimidated by difference?
This has turned out to be a long unnecessary rant. There.. I used the word unnecessary. Why would I write it if it was unnecessary? Truth is, it was necessary for me and unnecessary for you. And my need to conform makes me feel guilty. I try to belittle my own efforts for your happiness. When would I be bold enough to be happy?
5 comments:
"When would I be bold enough to be happy?"
You are on the right track. Keep going. :-)
@Bindhu chechi - thanks.. :)
PS: Updated malayalam blog after six months :)
"Does it fascinate you that happiness is defined in reference with success?"
A very good question most aptly put!
Happyness is a state of activity.. I did not say this the great Aristotle did. On the other hand Kahlil Gibran says Happyness is a Myth. Maybe Les Miserables like us should combine Myth and Activity to get happyness :D
@Shiva - thank you :)
Long time.. hope you are doing great
@Seema chechi - Chechi enne nannaakkum :D
You are trying to say
"veruthe philosophy adichirunna pora..valla paniyum cheyyanam"
alle :D
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