Finally here I
am, back with a blog post after more than a year interval. This is something
which I am interrogating myself for a long time, but yet to find an answer. All
through our life we are running chasing something, and at some point of time if
we take a moment to stop and look back, we see that we stand where we started. Weird???
Yes it is.
Life
always seem to remain balanced. In the recent years there has been lots of
technological advancement. Humans have evolved much over the years. Today there
are people who live in well-furnished sky scrapers. Technology has advanced so
much that today humans were able to create a living organism with synthetic DNA.
But has the quality of life improved?? Are the people living today more happy
than the people who lived some hundreds of years ago?? I don’t think so … We don’t get one without
sacrificing another and you believe or not, there exist a balance always, some
visible but some hidden to us.
This
applies to everything and everyone and I am not an exception. My very first
mobile was Nokia 1600. It’s a very popular Nokia mobile, very sturdy and handy.
Today I have a LG touch screen android mobile p500. Also my pay package has
been increased from my initial pay. The big question is, has my quality of life
improved?? . If you take a closer look, you can see that there exists a balance
in everything. Nokia 1600 has its own advantages compared to LGp500 like lesser
cost, better battery life, ease of use which were the primary necessity for any
mobile phone. Not to forget the 3G data usage cost incurred for using Internet,
Facebook and Emails in your touchscreen mobiles. Coming to work life, it’s not just the pay
which increases, but also the responsibilities and in turn the stress which
increases as you go higher.
Another
typical example is the choice of bike to purchase. Higher the cost, better is
the comfort and speed. But will it give the same mileage of a low cost 100cc
bike? Just because you bought a costly bike, is it going to stay with you for
life long? Not to forget that everything will degrade over a period of time.
When
I was studying 9th standard, my teacher said, “Students you just
have to study hard for 2 years. It was these 2 years which decides what you are
going to be”. I studied well and got into first group. Again in 11th
standard, the teacher said, “It’s you college which determines your job
opportunities. So study hard to get into good college”. So I studied hard and
got into a reputed institute. And this doesn’t end there. Again I had to study
well get placed in a reputed company thinking that will be the end of all
sufferings. But the fact is work life turns out to be the beginning of a new
mile to run.
Even today we
keep chasing for better and better. But will it end someday?? I don’t know. Why
are we running?? I don’t know. There were lot more unanswered questions in my
mind. All that I know was, it all depends on how one defines Happiness. Happiness is not what you can feel or reach. It is
something which you have to realize and perceive…. We just have one life to
live. So when you run, just remember the “balance” and you will automatically
perceive the happiness…
Life is
not a ‘race’ to complete and complete at first place. Whereas life is a ‘journey’
to be cherished and enjoyed every moment. In this journey, not everyone happens
to get a ‘window’ seat. But it’s the individual’s perception that makes the
journey interesting.
Life is beautiful. Just Live it!!! Love it!!!
Think!!! Decide!!! Think
Different!!!
