There are two paths of life one can take:
discomfort with oneself - lose oneself in work or play - inability to know oneself through solitude - therefore listen to others' opinion of who one is - live one's life to please others so as to get a better opinion - strive your whole life to please others - remain eternally unhappy
at ease with oneself - know oneself through solitude - live one's life as it suits oneself - be truly happy
Mostly, we all take the first path as we don't have a life though we all think we do. We lose ourselves in work or play, it doesn't matter which.
One way or other, few, if any, are at ease with themselves. It could be the way we are brought up, preparing us to succeed in society like soldiers are trained for war. The artificially/subconsciously imbibed sense that we are worth nothing if we cannot or do not contribute to society. Maybe that is to blame for it all.
On the other hand, I have found absolute quiet and a cool climate to be the requisites for being at ease with oneself. Also being free - not a member of any organization, no responsibility for anyone or anything. Responsibility kills happiness.
But it all surely starts with being at ease with oneself or not.
Showing posts with label happiness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label happiness. Show all posts
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Thoughts- II
Sadness is more meaningful than happiness.
The problem is not that you don't have enough, but that you've lost the ability to enjoy what you have.
It is impossible to see the beauty around you when you work for a living.
When you find peace and happiness within you, you don't go searching for the same in either people or things. That's a good thing 'cause both are more harm than good.
It's better to die than to live in fear.
The problem is not that you don't have enough, but that you've lost the ability to enjoy what you have.
It is impossible to see the beauty around you when you work for a living.
When you find peace and happiness within you, you don't go searching for the same in either people or things. That's a good thing 'cause both are more harm than good.
It's better to die than to live in fear.
Monday, August 20, 2007
Thoughts
Growing up is realizing that you are not the center of the world.
Nice in the beginning ro be rude later on.
When you need other people to tell you who you are, you are beyond all help.
Love is when you need another person to tell you who you are.
People run from one thing to another, not having even one moment of true happiness because they think it doesn't exist. But it does.
Let people look down on you; you don't have to look down on yourself.
Nice in the beginning ro be rude later on.
When you need other people to tell you who you are, you are beyond all help.
Love is when you need another person to tell you who you are.
People run from one thing to another, not having even one moment of true happiness because they think it doesn't exist. But it does.
Let people look down on you; you don't have to look down on yourself.
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