- The Pursuit of Happiness - Before I start writing this, I know that I have a hundred other things to do. I have to study and I have to prepare reports and I have to complete projects; it is all there at the back of my mind. Maybe I am a procrastinator, but somehow after I finish writing my thoughts or a story that I want to convey, I feel relieved. I find solace in writing. Like the traffic jam that is in my head just cleared and all I see ahead are lush, green, empty stretches of roads. Where I imagine myself closing my eyes; I can feel the wind on my face and the sound of the wind howling. I know I should prioritize my life. I know this is neither going to secure me a job in some newspaper nor is it going to contribute a bit to my income. But this is what I love doing. I want to prioritize my happiness. I want to “waste” this precious time in doing something that I love instead of running like Jerry around targets and appraisals. I write for this page because I find the company of my readers comforting. I know you also have a million things to do and not much time to spare for this writer, but if you have found something that has given you solace, something that has moved you, pushed you to try something new, then pursue it. It could be photography, it could be painting, anything, even just strumming your guitar. Don’t stop doing that because at the end of our lives, it’s only what we teach others or how we have behaved with others that matters. The appraisal is not about who you are, it just says how you perform your job. So even if it is great and your boss is all praise for you, if at the end of the day you haven’t had conversations with your loved ones in a week, you are probably prioritizing the wrong things. Don’t do what I did: don’t wait to lose a loved one to bring out the so called writer in you. I have my regrets about how I wasted time in gossip which was irrelevant; neither did it add anything to my soul or to my mind. Have conversations which are meaningful: a casual hello to someone who used to be your best buddy is not going to kill your ego. So now I rest my pen and feel my mind soaring; that project that was pending will be done. I am now even more determined to finish it, because I prioritized my happiness. So even though I have deadlines I know I will finish them because I know the true meaning of solace. I know what I have to do and what I want to do; and that, my dear reader, is half the battle won. ~ K
Posted on: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 12:30:00 +0000