Life is the sum total of transactions, experiences
and learnings. It is only natural that a
true understanding of the life comes in only when one traverses at least half
the distance.
With the hormones pumping, at the youth stage
we are normally aggressive. With the increasing materialism, we initially look
at life for positions, power and money.
However, any amount of power, money and
position will not deliver happiness unless you are tuned towards happiness.
Power, positions and money are not synonymous with happiness. They are
considered to be the means to that, as per the materialistic thinking.
See the case of Princess Diana (God save her
soul), married to the ruling monarch in
waiting who was rich beyond, she had everything going for her, money, power and
position. Look at how her life ended up at!
After our marriage, when we rented out a
small house to live, we planted several marigold plants in the garden and it
blossomed big, giving such a fantastic, colorful view to everyone; us,
neighbors, passersby - all. We derived so much of happiness seeing the flowers.
So did we derive happiness when we travelled together in buses, jeeps and
rikshaws soaking in the thrill of the experiences there-in. These were truly small
things. If we had considered them small and insignificant, and if we were not
tuned towards them, the happiness would have eluded us, for sure.
Saying a good morning, giving a helping hand,
thanking someone for a good deed, feeding a hungry; all these are happiness
providers. These are small, small things. But happiness that they deliver are
immense. Only, we need to be tuned towards it.
Happiness is a state of mind. It comes from
deep within. It needs tuning and it needs an attitude to create.
Look for happiness in small small things.
Create those occasions in plenty. Do soak in the bliss it delivers!
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