Never ever be contented in life!
Yeah, that’s right! Never do that. To be more explicit, I would like to share a story by Shubhangi Sharma..
As a kid, one of the first lessons that my father taught me was:
Jo mile so acchha!
[Whatever you get, is for the best!]
I blindly believed and followed it for 19 long years of my life. I was one of those quiet people around, whom other people hardly notice. I was satisfied with everything I had and everything that I got.
Now this might sound like a virtue, right? No, it isn’t. Let us have a look at the demerits of it:
- I had no long term goals. None!
Until one day I learnt- Life without goals is like cooking without knowing what to serve. - I wasn’t passionate about anything (career wise). All I wished for, in life, was love!
Until one day I learnt- Love can wait; Career won’t! - I had no hunger for money. Not even a bit. I thought money was not at all important or necessary to be happy.
Until one day I learnt- Money can’t buy happiness; but money can buy things that can make you happy!
Long story short, I never wanted anything more! I was totally, totally satisfied with everything! And trust me, that’s not a good thing.
Consequences:
- Since I had no goals and no passion, I was like a donkey either working or studying all day long without knowing where my life was heading to or what I would do with my life.
It was frustrating and depressing. And ofcourse it earned me nothing but failure. - While all my friends were already on their way to achieve what they wanted in life like a big house, or a fancy car, or maybe a whole wardrobe of branded clothes and shoes… all that I was planning was to marry a Scottish guy and live in a cottage, somewhere in Ireland- the dead country!!
(Well soon I realized that even if I wanted to get there, I needed to make lots of money :P) - I was this sad and boring person with same old routine, always wondering, “When will my life begin?” like Rapunzel.
Then one day… I just ran away! Well a lot of things provoked those guts in me, but the point is I eloped! Not knowing where I was going or what I would do… I just boarded a bus and left.
After travelling for 8 hours in that bus, I knew what I had to do finally! I just needed to stop being satisfied and ask for more from my life, from myself!
I called my dad and before I knew, he was there to take me back home.
It was a tragic incident for my parents. They were scared and got over protective. Whereas I became this whole new person.
I wanted to have some meaning in my life. I wanted to be someone whom people will always remember. I wanted to be one of those people who bring changes in the world. I wanted to learn as much as I could. I wanted to use all my talents for my own good. I wanted to teach people. I wanted to be happier that I ever was.
I just wanted to be!!
Today, I am not that timid person anymore. I am a more confident, stronger, busier, more knowledgeable and happier person. Not that I have lost my identity… but just that I brought about some changes to create one which is way more impactful! I am not content anymore with most of the things (not all but most). I need more and I have passion and hunger for that. Now, I make sure that my motivation is compelling enough to overcome all the potential obstacles so I can achieve what I yearn for!
I have never been happier! And to add up to the perk, I am heading towards a successful life.
And people love me! I make so many people happy which in turn yields me a good sleep.
The point here is- not that I want any empathies or sympathies, for that matter… What I want is you, to learn from it and know that satisfaction is good but not in the long run! It is good to be thankful for what you have but it is not good to just stop right there. You should always be grateful to the universe for what life has given you so far; but you must never stop working and longing for more.
Don’t let yourself be full ever! Starve for more… And don’t just yearn for it, work for it.
It sure takes a few milliseconds more to put a comma instead of a full stop, but it never marks the end. Continue the sentence of your life till you reach the point where ‘you live happily ever after’.
P.S. Just remember being greedy is something completely different so please avoid that.
Stay Blessed 🙂
