It is so easy to gain a narrow perspective in our life, and even easier to focus on yourself, here and now. When I had the following two conversation with different people (Names have been changed to protect their identity), I felt like I have woken up from a dream and finally shook hands with reality. I want to extend this feeling to my readers and have you enjoy this post...
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On Suzie’s 50th birthday:
Me: Hey, congratulations... 50th b'day is great, you have achieved so much. Great family, Great job, everything is settled, you have everything, you have got nothing to worry about.
Suzie: well, you still have something I don’t have.
Me: What’s that?
Suzie said: Options. You still have all the options open in your life. Take advantage of it.
Me: Hey, congratulations... 50th b'day is great, you have achieved so much. Great family, Great job, everything is settled, you have everything, you have got nothing to worry about.
Suzie: well, you still have something I don’t have.
Me: What’s that?
Suzie said: Options. You still have all the options open in your life. Take advantage of it.
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| "Dare to Fly" at London Jun 2012 |
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Jasmine is 23. She is educated from a top university, found a well paying job, has a perfect boyfriend, and her parents are really well off (happy and enjoying their life).
Me: Hey, you are so young, and you have everything laid out for you. How awesome is that?
Jasmine: That’s what. There is nothing to look forward to in my life. It’s all saturated. At least you have something to look forward to.
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She was right. Not being happy with what we have and where we are is one thing. But the fact that we need someone else's misery to realize the value of what we have is plain pathetic. What a shame!
Me: Hey, you are so young, and you have everything laid out for you. How awesome is that?
Jasmine: That’s what. There is nothing to look forward to in my life. It’s all saturated. At least you have something to look forward to.
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She was right. Not being happy with what we have and where we are is one thing. But the fact that we need someone else's misery to realize the value of what we have is plain pathetic. What a shame!
Since then I realized, that even after reaching a destination, the one thing we miss the most, is the journey itself. We always need something to look forward to in our lives. The most difficult part is not reaching a destination but choosing to accept that you have arrived. Choosing to see and realized that where you have reached is where you needed to be and wanted to be on the first place. The most difficult part is defining your destination, and remembering that definition when you have arrived. [ For example, the difficult part is not falling in love, or being in love, but probably the most difficult part is choosing to admit it. ;) ]
The ideal destination is not where the journey ends, but from where a new journey can begin. We might feel that others around us are happier than us, because they have reached their destination (by finding their passion, obtaining their dream job, or finding a true love), but if we look closely, where they have reached are only pit-stops in this long journey of life. And the key to happiness is to take life as a LONG DRIVE...and be in the constant search of new roads we can explore, it could be a hobby, a passion, a dance class, computer software, reading a book, learning a new language... or just simply being a better person.
Congratulate yourself for having a LIFE... that IS A JOURNEY of infinite destinations...!
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Related quotes:
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Related quotes:
- "It has been said that we need just three things in life: Something to do, Something to look forward to and someone to love."- Maya Angelou (American Author and Poet)
- "The powerful motivator in our lives isn’t money; it’s the opportunity to learn, grow in responsibilities, contribute to others, and be recognized for achievements."-Frederick Herzberg
