Life gives us so much – much more than we ever can think of!! It's biggest gift to us is ‘itself’; were we not in a dark, unknown realm before it touched us? Did we know about its existence, did we ever crave for it, did we fight our way to reach it? No. It came to us…..slowly, steadily, tip-toed towards us & engulfed us in a warm embrace. That’s when we are born & what do we do – cry aloud. Why? Are we not happy with the gift, perhaps we want more from it.
“Look at him; he has everything a man could wish for – money, power, a beautiful wife & all the perks that comes with his position. And look at me, why does life have to be so unfair?”
“Look at him; he has everything a man needs – loving kids, dotting wife, time alongwith a wonderful family he can spend ‘it’ with..…..if only life cared to give me atleast one of these?”
The grass is always green on the other side. Busy comparing our lives with others, we forget to live our own lives. If we can just be our own unique self, if we could leave the world aside & live our own life, then we can appreciate how beautiful it is!! If the not-so-rich man could realize this fact, he could have valued the presence of the wonderful people around him who love him for what he is. He would have known that the source of motivation that propels him to excel is his close-knit family so that he can tend to their needs. Life led him to his loved ones & now life is giving him time to fathom the underlying truth, but time never stands still, and as usual is running away .The sooner he realises the better for him otherwise he will end up losing those whom no materialistic thing can replace. If he runs out of time then his success won’t be success. He might have a much bigger house but it will not be a home, he might have number of flatterers but no real friends, he might have power, means, luxury but he will not have the time & loved ones to share it with. That doesn’t mean one should be wary of success. On the contrary, success is necessary to live life rather than lead life. But the trick is to keep in mind the source of motivation always, which you tend to forget. You take them for granted till the point they are no longer there. And then even if you have climbed till the top it loses its significance because the people for whom this feat has been achieved are no longer there to cheer. You are alone. Rather if you had attended to them as & when needed on the journey, probably you would have to climb down once in a while, you might even take much longer than you should have but finally when you do reach where you want to – your loved ones are there for the grand finale; they are there to share the award!! You have achieved success without losing your source of motivation which will propel you to further heights & greater success. Does this not sound better?
On the other hand the rich man, if he envies the common man’s wealth of love & bonding - he is a classic example of the person who has failed to preserve his source of motivation in his pursuit of success. His only motivation now, is his greed for power & money & it does not take a genius to understand that this is devastatingly unhealthy. He is lonely, but he doesn’t realise that life is still with him. Even now he can find purpose in his life. His success is development afterall, could be local, regional or national or even global. Whatever it is, his success would lead to development (read success) of those who are in some way involved in or contributing to his success. He could live his life for them. He could feel their sense of achievement, their happiness on fulfilling small time dreams which matter to them, as his motivation factor to excel, to soar higher. In the process he will also earn true followers who will be devoted to him since they owe their success, however small or big, to him. So he will no more be lonely as he will be surrounded by people who love & respect him from the bottom of their heart. He will get back the life which was amiss in his life.
“Look at him; he has everything a man could wish for – money, power, a beautiful wife & all the perks that comes with his position. And look at me, why does life have to be so unfair?”
“Look at him; he has everything a man needs – loving kids, dotting wife, time alongwith a wonderful family he can spend ‘it’ with..…..if only life cared to give me atleast one of these?”
The grass is always green on the other side. Busy comparing our lives with others, we forget to live our own lives. If we can just be our own unique self, if we could leave the world aside & live our own life, then we can appreciate how beautiful it is!! If the not-so-rich man could realize this fact, he could have valued the presence of the wonderful people around him who love him for what he is. He would have known that the source of motivation that propels him to excel is his close-knit family so that he can tend to their needs. Life led him to his loved ones & now life is giving him time to fathom the underlying truth, but time never stands still, and as usual is running away .The sooner he realises the better for him otherwise he will end up losing those whom no materialistic thing can replace. If he runs out of time then his success won’t be success. He might have a much bigger house but it will not be a home, he might have number of flatterers but no real friends, he might have power, means, luxury but he will not have the time & loved ones to share it with. That doesn’t mean one should be wary of success. On the contrary, success is necessary to live life rather than lead life. But the trick is to keep in mind the source of motivation always, which you tend to forget. You take them for granted till the point they are no longer there. And then even if you have climbed till the top it loses its significance because the people for whom this feat has been achieved are no longer there to cheer. You are alone. Rather if you had attended to them as & when needed on the journey, probably you would have to climb down once in a while, you might even take much longer than you should have but finally when you do reach where you want to – your loved ones are there for the grand finale; they are there to share the award!! You have achieved success without losing your source of motivation which will propel you to further heights & greater success. Does this not sound better?
On the other hand the rich man, if he envies the common man’s wealth of love & bonding - he is a classic example of the person who has failed to preserve his source of motivation in his pursuit of success. His only motivation now, is his greed for power & money & it does not take a genius to understand that this is devastatingly unhealthy. He is lonely, but he doesn’t realise that life is still with him. Even now he can find purpose in his life. His success is development afterall, could be local, regional or national or even global. Whatever it is, his success would lead to development (read success) of those who are in some way involved in or contributing to his success. He could live his life for them. He could feel their sense of achievement, their happiness on fulfilling small time dreams which matter to them, as his motivation factor to excel, to soar higher. In the process he will also earn true followers who will be devoted to him since they owe their success, however small or big, to him. So he will no more be lonely as he will be surrounded by people who love & respect him from the bottom of their heart. He will get back the life which was amiss in his life.
The mirror always shows our own reflection. If we want it to smile back, we should not be frowning at it rather we should smile as long as it does not return a similar reflection which undoubtedly it will at some point. All we need to do is trust it, live it & love it – and it reflects back all that we give & much more – much more than we expect & probably much more than we deserve. Few of us do not realize this & shun it away, betraying life in a way. A little insight & afterthought on the journey we have had with life till now will prove how much we owe to life & how much of it can we give back till we reach our common destination. The least we can do is enjoy its beautiful & enigmatic company till the journey’s end!!
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ReplyDeletenice thoughts presented in a nicer way Mou! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks dear :)
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