" What do we really want in life? "
This is a very simple question for which the answer is not so simple. Most of the people do not know what they really want or desire.According to me most of the complications will finally come to this fundamental question.
What do you really want?
"I want to make more money", "I need power"," i want new car", " I want a bungalow", "I want a descent job" - some general desires. Let us take this example of money.
" Why do you need more money?" -
Because then i can buy what ever i want. I can eat whatever i want.
"and then what?"-
Make more money and be happy.
" how do you make more money? -by working harder, by sacrificing your precious time which you cannot give to your family and friends. By working harder on things that you don't like often , And what do you do with that money? You continue living doing things which you don't like in order to make money by doing things you don't like doing.( you make money by doing what you don't like in order to go on a living which is about go on doing what you don't like doing.) At the end of the story everyone regrets of wasting a lifetime doing things that he or she did not like.Having desires of materialistic world is not going to help us. How many times you wanted to buy a watch, laptop, mobile so desperately, did you had the same anxiousness after a week of receipt of those things. NO! I am sure you didn't. It dies down. I need a new car, bungalow - these desires will subside with time. Even after having all these things the question " what i really want " will still be in your mind. Is it so difficult to decide what do you need in life? not at all. It all depends on the perception- how he is viewing his life. Why people find it so difficult to answer this question is that they have different desires at different times of their lives and often all these desires are driven by worldly pleasures." My neighbour bought a BMW, I will also buy a BMW or a better one" is the tendency of some people. But my question is do really need a BMW?"My cousins are studying engineering, they will make more money when they get the job, So even i will study engineering or medical" - Are you interested in engineering or medical? "My friends are studying in abroad, They will get a job there and make more money, Even i will go abroad". Do you really want to go abroad?Or just because you don't want to be left behind in this race for money, you want to go for it( even if you don't like doing it) But why? Why get a car because neighbour has got new one? It is because Human cannot be satisfied with what he has. He wants to be on the top of everything. He cannot tolerate if someone is above him. Isn't it. He constantly compares himself with other and assesses what he lacks with respect to others. Don't do something just because someone else is doing it. That shows that you are comparing each aspect of your life with others. Don't compare yourself with others. Everyone is unique and they have different qualities. Instead of comparing yourself with others and feeling jealous compare with your past and your present. Do something if you want to do it, if you are passionate about doing it.Read this wonderful article
Just forget all these and think - there was no money when human evolved, in the early stages, not till recently when the barter system was replaced by currency system. So comparatively man has spent more time in the barter system age. Wasn't he happy then ( we dont know that ). It is possible when we know where to draw the line, when we realize our limitations. When we accept ' we dont have to buy a BMW because the neighbor has it'. But still why we don't realize? Because we still live in materialistic world which offers temporary happiness when you possess something. We have an EGO that wants to be superior to others. Of course the misconception is that money gives superiority. That is absolute stupidity.
Now back to the question. What do you really want in life?
Some really intelligent people tell they want to be happy, they want to be in peace. This also seems funny. Because here they are very ambitious of how their life should be. That can be achieved by so many ways. So again you are confused that what you can do so that you can happy. I say do what you like, in fact all the things you like. But who will earn money, feed the children if we keep on doing things we like? such as painting, music, arts, traveling, pottery, poetry, story writing etc which doesn't fetch serious money. But let me tell you, will you be happy having things ( materialistic)or doing things which you don't like?Will it give you eternal happiness? Human will be really confused what he wants if he digs too much into what he really wants. Surely he will have no answer unless he digs into depths to find the answer.
As long as you are doing what you like, it does not matter what it is. you don't get bored. Your life will be interesting, full of events because you will be passionate about it. Forget the money. It was never a part of human culture. His main aim was to live,Not to care much about many other things. You may say he was uneducated, he was uncivilized. But my question is how do you define education and civilization? Is having a degree, speaking English, knowing rocket science a education? You may know about theory of relativity, but what use it is to you ?( Unless you really wanted to learn theory of relativity !) Is wearing clothes, walking, talking and other decency civilization?( then what about this ). Early man was not a fool. He knew what he wanted. The so called intelligent man is ruining everything which has been preserved since ages. Old man was active, He used to go for hunting, he had physical exercise with his lifestyle( he never went to gym, In fact no other animal goes to the GYM). He never used to sit infront of the his stone Computer for hours. These are just indications to start thinking that there is something wrong with us.
We are all into the habit of following the mass, following the easy path . Finally when you are about to kick the bucket you will not think about what you did, you will think about those things you did not do. So what do you really want.?
You might wonder if i know what i want. Even i am in the process of digging deeper to find the answer. But let me tell you what your approach should be rather what my approach is. What you want to do should give you those things/jobs/activities that you are passionate about; Those things which will give some meaning to your life; Those things which will help your family, friends and the society; Those things by doing which you wont regret that you did it; Those things which give you peace of mind and the satisfaction. those things which will make your life eventful. Here money shouldn't be included, but in this modern world it becomes mandatory to earn. By doing those things you will enjoy life. You will start living your life, Until then your are merely existing. Live, don't exist!
This is a very simple question for which the answer is not so simple. Most of the people do not know what they really want or desire.According to me most of the complications will finally come to this fundamental question.
What do you really want?
"I want to make more money", "I need power"," i want new car", " I want a bungalow", "I want a descent job" - some general desires. Let us take this example of money.
" Why do you need more money?" -
Because then i can buy what ever i want. I can eat whatever i want.
"and then what?"-
Make more money and be happy.
" how do you make more money? -by working harder, by sacrificing your precious time which you cannot give to your family and friends. By working harder on things that you don't like often , And what do you do with that money? You continue living doing things which you don't like in order to make money by doing things you don't like doing.( you make money by doing what you don't like in order to go on a living which is about go on doing what you don't like doing.) At the end of the story everyone regrets of wasting a lifetime doing things that he or she did not like.Having desires of materialistic world is not going to help us. How many times you wanted to buy a watch, laptop, mobile so desperately, did you had the same anxiousness after a week of receipt of those things. NO! I am sure you didn't. It dies down. I need a new car, bungalow - these desires will subside with time. Even after having all these things the question " what i really want " will still be in your mind. Is it so difficult to decide what do you need in life? not at all. It all depends on the perception- how he is viewing his life. Why people find it so difficult to answer this question is that they have different desires at different times of their lives and often all these desires are driven by worldly pleasures." My neighbour bought a BMW, I will also buy a BMW or a better one" is the tendency of some people. But my question is do really need a BMW?"My cousins are studying engineering, they will make more money when they get the job, So even i will study engineering or medical" - Are you interested in engineering or medical? "My friends are studying in abroad, They will get a job there and make more money, Even i will go abroad". Do you really want to go abroad?Or just because you don't want to be left behind in this race for money, you want to go for it( even if you don't like doing it) But why? Why get a car because neighbour has got new one? It is because Human cannot be satisfied with what he has. He wants to be on the top of everything. He cannot tolerate if someone is above him. Isn't it. He constantly compares himself with other and assesses what he lacks with respect to others. Don't do something just because someone else is doing it. That shows that you are comparing each aspect of your life with others. Don't compare yourself with others. Everyone is unique and they have different qualities. Instead of comparing yourself with others and feeling jealous compare with your past and your present. Do something if you want to do it, if you are passionate about doing it.Read this wonderful article
Just forget all these and think - there was no money when human evolved, in the early stages, not till recently when the barter system was replaced by currency system. So comparatively man has spent more time in the barter system age. Wasn't he happy then ( we dont know that ). It is possible when we know where to draw the line, when we realize our limitations. When we accept ' we dont have to buy a BMW because the neighbor has it'. But still why we don't realize? Because we still live in materialistic world which offers temporary happiness when you possess something. We have an EGO that wants to be superior to others. Of course the misconception is that money gives superiority. That is absolute stupidity.
Now back to the question. What do you really want in life?
Some really intelligent people tell they want to be happy, they want to be in peace. This also seems funny. Because here they are very ambitious of how their life should be. That can be achieved by so many ways. So again you are confused that what you can do so that you can happy. I say do what you like, in fact all the things you like. But who will earn money, feed the children if we keep on doing things we like? such as painting, music, arts, traveling, pottery, poetry, story writing etc which doesn't fetch serious money. But let me tell you, will you be happy having things ( materialistic)or doing things which you don't like?Will it give you eternal happiness? Human will be really confused what he wants if he digs too much into what he really wants. Surely he will have no answer unless he digs into depths to find the answer.
As long as you are doing what you like, it does not matter what it is. you don't get bored. Your life will be interesting, full of events because you will be passionate about it. Forget the money. It was never a part of human culture. His main aim was to live,Not to care much about many other things. You may say he was uneducated, he was uncivilized. But my question is how do you define education and civilization? Is having a degree, speaking English, knowing rocket science a education? You may know about theory of relativity, but what use it is to you ?( Unless you really wanted to learn theory of relativity !) Is wearing clothes, walking, talking and other decency civilization?( then what about this ). Early man was not a fool. He knew what he wanted. The so called intelligent man is ruining everything which has been preserved since ages. Old man was active, He used to go for hunting, he had physical exercise with his lifestyle( he never went to gym, In fact no other animal goes to the GYM). He never used to sit infront of the his stone Computer for hours. These are just indications to start thinking that there is something wrong with us.
We are all into the habit of following the mass, following the easy path . Finally when you are about to kick the bucket you will not think about what you did, you will think about those things you did not do. So what do you really want.?
You might wonder if i know what i want. Even i am in the process of digging deeper to find the answer. But let me tell you what your approach should be rather what my approach is. What you want to do should give you those things/jobs/activities that you are passionate about; Those things which will give some meaning to your life; Those things which will help your family, friends and the society; Those things by doing which you wont regret that you did it; Those things which give you peace of mind and the satisfaction. those things which will make your life eventful. Here money shouldn't be included, but in this modern world it becomes mandatory to earn. By doing those things you will enjoy life. You will start living your life, Until then your are merely existing. Live, don't exist!
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