Set in your ways?
Who doesn’t like to be
in control? Be it of our deeds, our thoughts, our urges, we all would like to
rein them in. Then what is it that is stopping us? It is our diffidence, our indecisiveness.
Although we are aware
the way we are leading our lives is not exactly the way we want it to be, we do
not want to change the status quo. It is true that we WISH to, but its
feebleness stops it from becoming a WILL. This is why it is said that a
person’s life turns out to be the way one deserves.
Take the case of an
addiction – Alcoholism, Smoking or anything for that matter. The most primary
indication is a shift in our priorities. Our Friends, Family, Career – everything
takes a backseat. The addiction takes over our life to the extent that it
dictates our very way of life. You lose focus. This is exactly why many
promising, abundantly talented people burnout early in life – just because they
have let themselves fall in to the downward spiral of an addiction.
Often, addiction is an
attempt to run away from the realities of life. That is why even though people say
they no more enjoy the process, they cannot give up. Unconsciously they think
it is helping them forget their suffering. But in fact all it is doing is
aggravating it.
And the accompanying
guilt, it’s cancer for your mind. The reigning emotion becomes numbness. The
mind loses its ability to take cognizance of emotions – be it glum or glee.
We think we will change
the way we live by the weekend or month end and most popular one, by New year.
If you really want to do it, today is the day. All we need to do is think about
what we are losing out. For the passing pleasure of a frivolous way of living,
we lose out on a fulfilling journey. Take control of your Life and live it to
the fullest. All you need to do is DECIDE and the time is NOW.
Arun Babu.
No comments:
Post a Comment