In Pursuit of Happiness : Blog # 28

       In Pursuit of Happiness                   

         I was trying hard to get some semblance of why I was moving back and forth from happiness to melancholy. These are some of the thoughts and reasoning that emerged.

 At times, we just lose the streak of happiness. We try hard to deliberate about the cause, but in vain. Then out of the blue, the smile returns to our face. We feel light and liberated. I guess we just need to understand we go through emotional highs and lows and accept them as transient phases and not waste much time around them. It is easier said than done. Lost happiness is a highly irksome bother.

              I think all we can do is to maintain a well balanced emotional portfolio. For instance, if you set the onus of all your happiness on a certain person, you end up being obsessed with that person. Also, when you invest too much in one habit seeking happiness, it becomes an addiction. Having said that, it doesn’t mean one shouldn’t have a passion in life.  Addiction and passion are two entirely different ends of a spectrum.     

            And then there is the classic living in the past syndrome. I have heard people saying quite often “Those were the days”. What they forget is the fact that today will also become a good old day, a good old memory.

           We should ensure that our life doesn’t become monochromatic. It should have various shades to it. For instance, there are people who are workaholics. The only source of joy they have is work. They miss out on a lot in Life and burns out along with their work. 

         Where many of us go wrong is in not acknowledging the happiness. Whenever we feel happy deep within, register those happenings. They will act as a fountainhead of joy later on.

         While filling up your basket of happiness, do not forget to include your soul in it. One grows as a person when one understands how to derive happiness from within and it is the one which is the most lasting and the most blissful.          

                                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                       Arun Babu

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