Monday, May 30, 2011

Recipe for happiness

We all run behind this word , we all love to have this feeling in our life , we never show exit to happiness , we want god to give us happy moments unconditionally , because “Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence”
Let us start with the basic ingredients for this recipe, a whole lot of positivity in your mind is the core ingredient to be happy, now, I know its easier said than done to get a whole lot of positivity, the question here that would arise by the scholars will be that if the person has so much of positivity in his mind he will not be unhappy.
So the way to happiness is through positivity. You know when I was a child, somewhere around three or four I was the favorite amongst all my family members because I was the youngest and obviously I was the cutest as all fall under the category of "cute" until they are under the category of “Kids”. You know the reason why I was happy? I never compared myself with others or I would say I was too young to do such comparisons - others did but I did not care , I remember the moment I started worrying about the thing like with whom I am compared , why I m compared ,for what reasons they are doing and how to overcome etc . I forgot myself. The moment I forgot myself , I started living like others , I started pleasing others , did what is acceptable in the world rather than doing something that would bring happiness to my life .I was successful , people liked me , they respected me ,but , I was not happy , I thought , I got all what I wanted still , y I m not happy ? Then I got an answer, I did all what is acceptable in this world, but, I did not do anything to please myself !!!
This is not what I wanted from my life; this is not what I wanted to do. Painting was my passion. But I am a CEO of a MNC , this title does not give me that smile or that spark in my eyes that I get when people praise my paintings , I feel content , I feel satisfied , I feel complete , and most important I feel "HAPPY" , when I paint . Its not like whatever I have done in my life have done it unhappily, but , everyone has one certain passion and it can be anything, it can be any weird thing on this planet and its only you who knows about it very well so go for it , do something crazy , do something that will bring smile on your face , don’t give a damn to this bloody world, forget each and every problem , each and every liability , every tension , each stress, forget your boss who is sitting inside and watching you each and every moment , just live your life for one day the way you like , they way you wanted .
Once you get the feeling of happiness, positivity will have to come behind happiness.
There is one main task you need to do in your life, this word “positivity" has to be marked with permanent marker in your heart, soul and mind. You need to understand one thing that nothing is permanent in life, nor failure neither success. Each of them has equal share in our life , There would be times when you would be experiencing the best days of your life , may be you must be feeling that you are on the top of this world and wish that you remain there for your entire life . At the same time, the darker side of the life is also inevitable, and honestly after reading this if you feel yes I have gone through both such times trust me this is something very normal and has been faced by Every individual, so let the darker side come and go but you should be strong enough to sustain your positivity in each and every period. When you get the feeling of failure in your life , you recollect the days of your achievement , the days when you were counted as one of the best amongst others ,and this is what you should say to yourself “Its the same person , its the same effort its just not the same period that’s it ...!! “May be someone else who was experiencing a tough time earlier is having a good time right now. Its a vicious circle and everyone has to go through it sooner or later.
I hope you must have understood that, happiness is not something that we can buy or achieve, its something within ourselves to be precise it should be like, “ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you.”