Time and time again, we come across people saying "the ultimate goal in life is Happiness". How many teachings that money isn’t the goal, success isn’t, power isn’t…these are all steps to reach the goal- ‘happiness’, the one thing that drives every person towards the unseen future.
But then, do people finally achieve the goal, or is that people who have achieved cease to exist. Has anyone ever reached ‘happiness’ or the ‘eternal bliss’? And what happens when one does find. Or rather how does one know that he has found, that he has reached the milestone, the milestone set by life? No one does. And that’s because the one thing that drives every person ahead into the black-hole called destiny is the belief—the belief that tomorrow is going to be better.
Every man has the unshakeable faith that his future is better and ecstatic. Even the low morale pessimist who thinks that his life is over is still waiting and hoping that he is wrong. The religious says ‘God has planned the future’…the philosopher ‘the cycle of life must rotate’…the scientist ‘man is progressing fast forever’…the businessman ‘now that I know my mistakes, I am sure to win’…the child ‘just let these exams pass, then I’ll improve…
But the fact is, every one of the belief has a common view: the better future. Men are not pursuing the long lost happiness or the ‘objects’ in life. Everyone is just running from the past and the present to reach the future—the unforeseen mystery that gives the extra punch. The eagerness of horoscopes and the belief in stars—a way to convince yourself…that you are on the right path, on the verge of glory, unseen and mysterious but unimaginably attracting. It keeps one going, overlooking failures, haunting memories, ‘petty’ successes and events, towards the dreams and the ‘light at the end of the tunnel’.
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ReplyDeleteThought invoking post ! thumbs up! keep going :)
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ReplyDeleteI think you are confusing ‘happiness’ with ‘enlightenment’. Happiness is merely a state of mind and it is quite normal for every one to be happy even in the midst of his problems and pressures faced in his day to day life. Every religion and for that matter our saints emphasized upon the need for living today or live present, the essence of which is to be happy. Nowhere one needs to look around and journeys ahead to attain the happiness. It is a feeling basically.
People in distress are looking for astrologers with a view that something good may be spelt out by them which in turn will make them feel happy, at least if not for the present, at least for the future. Instead of doing research into whether astrology is right or wrong, it would be better to ignore if there is no faith. It is good that to people who believes astrology, the prediction which despite may not be happening, at least helps the people to lead a life with hope. At that juncture it is the hope which is essential. Let us not attempt to rationalize every thing in the world; by doing so, we will only be losing the beauty and hope to people who have faith.
S. Rajaraman
kya be kaisi kaisi batain karne lag gaya MBA dimag main chad gai kya? :)
ReplyDelete@abhinav & mohit: thank u.
ReplyDelete@raja: ya i think it should have been enlightenment at some places. and my post was in no way meant to undermine astrology and faith. and the more you rationalize, the more u start u enjoy the depth of it.
ReplyDelete@ishan: nahi yaar...long time waiting...finally started.
ReplyDeletenice one .. a man is truly on a never ending path to improvement!
ReplyDeleteishan says " its not belief but hope for a better future that keeps driving every person because " umeed pe duniya kaayam hai "
@bhuvan
ReplyDeletenice post..I think to find happiness we need to take birth in animal form..coz human mentallity is he ll never stop achieving one goal after other..see animals..do they want nething more than their bread and butter..so,If someone says he achieved happiness hez either lying or he wanna hide his dark truth which may make him come under long depression..ruining his life forever..w8ting for ur next post eagerly..
@bharat and ashi: thank you
ReplyDelete@ishan: hope dies after a few attempts but belief doesnt.
ReplyDeleteWas reading few blogs today.. bumped into this one.. very nicely written and explained.. Well done!
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