A commonly
expressed misnomer (an inaccurate expression), in our everyday
interactions is - "Wait till I achieve this particular goal, whether it be
a promotion, success in a particular exam, marriage, retirement, a birth of a
child or an end of a nerve wrecking (tight) situation and I will be
happy".
So we
argue is it a journey to happiness or is it a journey
of happiness? The wait for happiness is futile because one goal is followed
by another challenge; the challenge is followed by another unexpected phase,
leaving us without any moments to experience our desired happiness amidst so
many uncomfortable pressure points.
Happiness can be defined as a state of being created, while working towards a goal, not a feeling to be experienced after achieving the goal,
simply
because life is a journey with a series of goals, sometimes one after the other
and sometimes with two or even more than two goals co-existing with each other.
So should one anxiously wait for the goals to be achieved or should one take
the wait for goals to be achieved, in one's stride accepting it as a part and
parcel of our life journey.
For very
long, we have associated happiness with achievement and
this has become an integral part of our modern day belief system, as the speed
of life has become faster and more challenging with each day.
We suggest
a change in this ideology and associate happiness with experiencing each
day - creative ideas; experiencing strengths, specialties and skills by
bringing them in action and also experiencing beautiful relationships with
others; the relationship with the self; and love by sharing and receiving it
from others.
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