Hey! So this
is my first post on this BLOG!!! Woop! Woop!
As the name
suggests this is a blog about: LIFE (no surprises there!)
Well
basically, I plan to discuss some of the issues we all go through in our daily
life.
Also, some
incidents I have faced.
Mostly give
my point of view about different issues and topics.
Hope U
enjoy!
If you have
any questions, please be free to ask me in the comment section. :)
And please
share if you find it interesting!
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Happiness Part
1- Appreciation and Reaction.
First to
define happiness we must understand what happiness is not. It is not
excitement, anxiety, being surprised or having butterflies in your
stomach. It is being in-peace, being stable and being in-control.
Now, almost
99% of what we do is for our, or someone else s' happiness
(parents, friends, teachers etc.). The funny thing here
is actually that, even after our tremendous efforts, we are
NEVER 100% happy.
Many times
what we do, doesn't get as much appreciation as we feel is required.
So, we get upset and perhaps angry with the person who didn't appreciate us.
Like the other day, I did a lot of household chores, by choice, and when my
mother came back from home from work, she didn't say anything about. Not even a
word.
Naturally, I
got upset and kept "begging" for her appreciation. This is a very
common situation in our lives, a mother “begging" for appreciation from
her kids when she makes a meal for them, a friend "begging" for
appreciation from another friend after buying him a gift, even to the extent of
"begging" for appreciation when we do social service.
Thinking
about this habit of "begging", we understand that, it is for our
happiness. This is clearly because we feel that appreciation from another
person gives us happiness.
We feel, all
these external factors, which are obviously not in our control (unless we have
super-powers), are the factors that our happiness is dependent on.
But as we know the only thing one can control is himself/herself. And
that is the answer we have been searching for: Happiness comes from within.
All we need to do now is change
our perspective.
To change our perspective,
first we need to be in-peace no matter what situation we have to face.
Secondly, we shouldn't base our action ONLY for the
sole purpose of another person’s reaction. Thirdly, be prepared for
the worst outcome, (don't think negative, but just be cautious) because
other people can be very unpredictable.
The objective of doing the
household chores, for me, was only to gain my mother’s appreciation. However,
if I would have done the chores for the sake of seeing the house clean, and
taking it as a part of my duty as a member of the family,
I wouldn't have realized that my
mother didn't acknowledge it.
Now, even if
I didn't change my thinking that way, if my
mother didn't appreciate, I should try and understand that, her
reaction is beyond my control. If she is a person who would
otherwise appreciate, something is obviously not going well with her
too. May be she faced a few problems during work or had to face heavy
traffic.
very good devu!! . . . the most appreciable fact is that you have learned such important "life-lessons" at such an young age and also thought to share the wisdom so others can benefit from it . . it shows a positive and mature mindset . . will hold you in good stead in life
ReplyDeletehahah Thanks Chetta :) means a lot ! <3
ReplyDeletethis is really good!! so well explained :D
ReplyDeletei go to temple on Sundays and this is one of the things they teach us