I'm sitting here in front of my laptop, and unlike in the last few posts, I'm a content man. Its been a long time since I've had this feeling in my gut. I'm happy. I smile like an idiot just because I want to. My headphones are playing - and after a long time - my favorite music. Amma is sitting there watching me and smiling away. Yes, everything is as it should be.
That, folks, is what everyone looks for in life. Happiness. That is my definition of happiness. My family, my life and everything that makes it alive. What is your definition? Have you thought about that? No? Have you tried to define it?
It is important to know what your happiness is. It is important to know where your happiness lies. When you have answered those questions, answer these: Why is it so important? When do you want it? How will you get it?
Those are the most basic questions in life. Your life will be about how you choose to answer those very questions at every juncture. Answer them. But answer them carefully. Ask them to yourself now. Do you have the answers? Were they waiting at the tip of your tongue? Did you make some answers up in a hurry? Did you give it a thought? Did you prioritize?
That should get you thinking. Not too long ago, I attended a professional talk by one Mrs.Silipeno(rhymes with jalepeno), who is an executive at a firm called SlumberJ. In the duration of the talk, she asked the auditorium to jot down as many words as they could in 1 minute. After the activity was done, she asked us to circle off all the things that were related to the future. The activity was to determine, at any point, how much of your energy is focused towards what you want. Mine was a meager 30%. Pitiful. My list was full of things that made me happy, that were always what I thought about. But, they weren't what I wanted in the future. They weren't even close enough to make me driven.
That taught me one thing. Not everything that makes you happy now will hold good for the future. Hence, it is very important to answer those questions. To chalk out what you want. To KNOW what you want. The list made from answering those questions with a thought, a serious, soul-searching, self-reflecting thought to life and what you want, will be the list that will drive you most in life. That list will keep you driven. That list will bring you unfathomable focus on what you are doing for that future you so want.
Think about it. I do not know whether it will make any real sense. It does to me.
That, folks, is what everyone looks for in life. Happiness. That is my definition of happiness. My family, my life and everything that makes it alive. What is your definition? Have you thought about that? No? Have you tried to define it?
It is important to know what your happiness is. It is important to know where your happiness lies. When you have answered those questions, answer these: Why is it so important? When do you want it? How will you get it?
Those are the most basic questions in life. Your life will be about how you choose to answer those very questions at every juncture. Answer them. But answer them carefully. Ask them to yourself now. Do you have the answers? Were they waiting at the tip of your tongue? Did you make some answers up in a hurry? Did you give it a thought? Did you prioritize?
That should get you thinking. Not too long ago, I attended a professional talk by one Mrs.Silipeno(rhymes with jalepeno), who is an executive at a firm called SlumberJ. In the duration of the talk, she asked the auditorium to jot down as many words as they could in 1 minute. After the activity was done, she asked us to circle off all the things that were related to the future. The activity was to determine, at any point, how much of your energy is focused towards what you want. Mine was a meager 30%. Pitiful. My list was full of things that made me happy, that were always what I thought about. But, they weren't what I wanted in the future. They weren't even close enough to make me driven.
That taught me one thing. Not everything that makes you happy now will hold good for the future. Hence, it is very important to answer those questions. To chalk out what you want. To KNOW what you want. The list made from answering those questions with a thought, a serious, soul-searching, self-reflecting thought to life and what you want, will be the list that will drive you most in life. That list will keep you driven. That list will bring you unfathomable focus on what you are doing for that future you so want.
Think about it. I do not know whether it will make any real sense. It does to me.
