Have been struggling with this idea for a long time.......Why are the simple things in life which we want the most and so easily can have/pursue still so superficially elusive from us?
We want to visit a particular place, but we shoot it down once the planning and financing of a trip comes to the table. We want a new TV, or any latest gadget but we’d rather put that thought away in favor of saving today for a better tomorrow. I know most of it is common consumer behavior, especially with durable goods…………but what about the other precious things in life? Why have we adopted the same strategy when we think about meeting people, spending a few precious moments with them or just a silent togetherness which is undoubtedly irreplaceable? Why has our society imposed on each and every one of us this judgment criterion which is common across all entities and so is a true farce in itself?
Too many questions……with very limited answers. I struggle with similar choices every day, not sure if others encounter it as often. Although the best answer is to give up thinking and just get through the day, for when the night sets in you forget it all and doze off dreaming. There is still some value in thinking about it and trying to understand why we are how we are….and what does that imply on our lives eventually when we turn and look back towards the end. I have been made to realize multiple times that time in itself is the hardest test we’ll ever take and people who do well in it, are the ones who know what they (themselves) really want in that moment and not what others want from them.
A typical phase is where I am in life currently, while I was in
4 comments:
love the last line "life is made of the moments we live now and not of the moments we plan to live tomorrow"... did u come up wid dis one by yourself? nice one...
If only life was dis simple...
But hey! luk at the brighter side... only 74 days to go and u'll be rewarded for all ur sacrifices... just a bit of patience.
@hon: those are my words actually :)
....and yeah, its not that bad after all.....isn 't it??
Planning is good but not to the extent that you do not appreciate the uncertainty and unpredictability that unfolds with life.
Imagine everything being predictable, just as you plan and without any restrictions or criticisms...you'd be writing on life's mundaneness then.
You write well and have a mature thought process. I wish people around you with a similar thought process.
@Shilpa: Thanks for your insight. I totally agree that if things just keep falling in place then I'd probably be writing about how life is so mundane!!
You're comment is a double boost to my motivation (apart from Deepali) which should push me to keep writing. Had this notion that I'm too obscure to be read by anyone out there :)
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