Reflections

well here's something I just thought about and wanted to share it with the universe.....

What is the goal of any individual? Do we ever wonder what is it that we really are after in our lives……what is it that determines the way we lead our lives…..what is it that enables or compels us to make the choices that determine the future…..what is it that makes millions pray……what are they ultimately wishing for…..what is it that we want? Is it to make money…to attain power…to attain respect…to control…to criticize… is it to satisfy the basic wants……is it to attain wisdom….is it to nurture the young…is it to take care of your loved one’s…is it to get this…..is it to achieve that…..?

A recently released movie calls it “the pursuit of happiness”…….how true…..how incredibly simple yet abstract and relative………the two words pursuit and happiness…..which ought to be the most powerful in every individuals lives yet are ignored and sidelined…….happiness……joy…..self-satisfaction……what do these words mean to you……do they have any value in your busy lives..? Just take a moment and think….where do you rate happiness in your list of goals…..whether you even rate happiness as your goal….? Now you are thinking…what is this guy saying….yes I want to be happy….yes I want joy….yes I want to be self-satisfied…..but dear readers that’s not what I asked….read my question…..I am asking you the degree of importance……is to be happy, what you ultimately want..?

A recent study rated India in one of the top 20 places on a survey on happiness in comparison to other countries of the world……..Bhutan…our friendly neighbor to the north, wants to measure its progress not economically, not militarily but by an index which measures how happy the citizens of Bhutan are?...........A little hard to digest for you….no GDP.. no Sensex…no Nuclear Agreement…..well here’s a thought…..100 yrs back people did not have all the gizmos and gadgets that we posses now…….1000 yrs back……people did not have foreign vacations….nor did they have fast food…..plastic money….shopping malls…..cool cars….business class tickets…..etc….Are you claiming that people were not happy back then……are you claiming that they were not self-satisfied……? Now is Bhutan’s logic digestible to you…?

So now think what are you really chasing in life?

A lot of unanswed questions on my mind.....if u have the answers do enlighten me....