What do you want most in life ?
What do you want more than anything else in life ?
What do you want to experience most in life ?
All most all of us have the same standard answer and that is , I want Success , Power , Respect , Wealth , Money , Social Status etc. etc. But now just take one step deeper and think , what actually we want most in our life ? the correct answer is Peace , love and Happiness . We have many goals in life and we want to achieve these goals desperately because achieving them will make us happy. Whatever we do or achieve in life , eventually gives us peace and happiness. So we can say that Success , Power , Respect , Wealth , Money , Social Status all these are means to get peace and happiness. And what is peace and happiness ? we just want to feel whole like nothing is missing , we just want to feel content , we just want to be okay with ourselves , we just want to stop suffering , we just want to stop having anxiety , insecurity , worry , shame etc. etc.
Now the problem starts when we postpone happiness and peace by putting them with the end result of our efforts. Thus we always put happiness and peace at the destination of our journey. Our happiness and peace depend upon the last mile of our journey. We always attach conditions with our happiness and peace. Like , I will be happy if I achieve the goals I set , I will be happy when I become rich or I become successful etc. etc. That means I could not be happy until I achieve my goals in life.
Now take a moment and think , can I be happy and peaceful while going on journey ? Let’s take one example. Two persons are on the journey going through the jungle. One person loves the nature . So on the journey he is enjoying the sound of birds and animals , sound of the river in the jungle , different colors of the leaves and flowers. So he is crossing the jungle with the pleasant feeling. The other person is crossing the jungle while complaining about the surroundings. Now see , situation is same for both , goal is also same for both but one is happy and enjoying the journey and other one is complaining and in pain in the journey. Situation is same , goal is also same but the perception about the situation is different and thus feeling is different.
In life we will not get the situation which is comfortable always. We have to prepare ourselves according to the situation. It could be a smooth drive or a drive full of obstacles , I will remain happy. Happiness and peace should not be dependent on goals. Start working and talking to yourself. I don’t want the happiness which comes after achieving goals but I want to be happy all the time while going on journey to my goals.
Thank you very much
