In life, we don't really know what it takes to make us happy or content. Sometimes we wonder if we can ever be happy, or ever say that we have enough. The more we have, the more we want. It is human nature to want more and more and never be satisfied. I sometimes feel that this urge is what keeps us going. In our quest to grow and have more, we sometimes trample on the less fortunate. Some are just lucky and are born at a much different level. That's life. Sometimes few of us get so content in life that we miss out on a lot. We don't know what we are missing. Some of us think that owning a Ferrari is the greatest thing on earth. Some of us feel that there is nothing more we want in life than getting married and having a kid. Yes, everything we achieve and strive to achieve are important, but I hope and cross my fingers that I would never ever feel that "THIS IS IT", Because, that's when we stop growing and become stagnant.
I always took great pride in the friends I have had. In fact, that is something I am still proud of. I hope that I would never feel that I have achieved it all. Friends sometimes fail us. Friends are sometimes not there when you want them. No they don't share all your joys and sorrows and NO they are NOT your life. They are only a small part of your life.
Families are no different. Sometimes the most reliable blood happens to the be the first one to stab you in the back. No matter how much they love you, tomorrow they can hate you. Sometimes it makes you feel that your unreliable friends are way better. You may have the best parents in the world and best siblings or cousins, but they are NOT your life. They are only a small part of your life.
Some of us take great pride in the kind of job we have. It could be a job at the highest level with astronomical figures for salary. We often make the mistake of believing that our job is our life. It only ends up denying you your friends, family and every other small aspects of your life. One day when they feel like, it might just drop you from high above and you will land with a thud. You job is NOT your life. It is just a small part of your life.
Health is wealth, and that's what we have heard at least. We get so engrossed in dieting, exercising and doing everything healthy as possible, but one day we can get hit by a car and die. Yes, health is important, but in trying to be healthy, don't forget the small pleasures we miss out on. Strike a balance if we can. Imagine life without fried food. Your health is NOT your life. It is only a small part of your life.
When we are young, all that some of us want to do is to get married. We feel that is the ultimate we can achieve. Marriage does consume us in many ways than one. We forget the other small things like friends and few other pleasures in life. Our life does not need to change much after marriage. No matter how much you invest into a marriage, it can come crashing down for no fault of yours. Don't ever think that your marriage is indestructible like the Titanic, or that it is the most important thing in your life, because marriage is NOT your life. It is only a very small part of your life.
Children can bring about a huge change in ones lives. We feel powerful that we have created this new life and of course, the joy of holding ones own flesh and blood. We invest everything we have into the child. No matter what you do for them, one day they will leave. They can forget you and they can ignore you. So no matter how cute or sweet they are and no matter how much joy they give you, they are NOT your life. They are just a small part of your life.
So then, what is life? For me, adding up these small things and giving good importance to all small aspects, no matter how insignificant they may seem, constitutes life. I feel it would be mundane and boring to have my life centered around one area. Cheers to life.
I always took great pride in the friends I have had. In fact, that is something I am still proud of. I hope that I would never feel that I have achieved it all. Friends sometimes fail us. Friends are sometimes not there when you want them. No they don't share all your joys and sorrows and NO they are NOT your life. They are only a small part of your life.
Families are no different. Sometimes the most reliable blood happens to the be the first one to stab you in the back. No matter how much they love you, tomorrow they can hate you. Sometimes it makes you feel that your unreliable friends are way better. You may have the best parents in the world and best siblings or cousins, but they are NOT your life. They are only a small part of your life.
Some of us take great pride in the kind of job we have. It could be a job at the highest level with astronomical figures for salary. We often make the mistake of believing that our job is our life. It only ends up denying you your friends, family and every other small aspects of your life. One day when they feel like, it might just drop you from high above and you will land with a thud. You job is NOT your life. It is just a small part of your life.
Health is wealth, and that's what we have heard at least. We get so engrossed in dieting, exercising and doing everything healthy as possible, but one day we can get hit by a car and die. Yes, health is important, but in trying to be healthy, don't forget the small pleasures we miss out on. Strike a balance if we can. Imagine life without fried food. Your health is NOT your life. It is only a small part of your life.
When we are young, all that some of us want to do is to get married. We feel that is the ultimate we can achieve. Marriage does consume us in many ways than one. We forget the other small things like friends and few other pleasures in life. Our life does not need to change much after marriage. No matter how much you invest into a marriage, it can come crashing down for no fault of yours. Don't ever think that your marriage is indestructible like the Titanic, or that it is the most important thing in your life, because marriage is NOT your life. It is only a very small part of your life.
Children can bring about a huge change in ones lives. We feel powerful that we have created this new life and of course, the joy of holding ones own flesh and blood. We invest everything we have into the child. No matter what you do for them, one day they will leave. They can forget you and they can ignore you. So no matter how cute or sweet they are and no matter how much joy they give you, they are NOT your life. They are just a small part of your life.
So then, what is life? For me, adding up these small things and giving good importance to all small aspects, no matter how insignificant they may seem, constitutes life. I feel it would be mundane and boring to have my life centered around one area. Cheers to life.
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