WE’VE FORGOTTEN HOW TO LIVE IN THE TRUEST SENSE OF THE WORD

We all have become a mechanic device, running after money, and more of it every day. Our day begins a noisy, cruel alarm and the machine starts — getting ready for office, looking for important documents, the halfway kind of breakfast, a hurried goodbye to the children, long working hours, sometimes overtime! After all this, one can only return home tired, with our battery dying. We recharge it as much as possible through the night, and the chaotic routine starts again the next day.

Working to earn a living is important, but we mustn’t let it eat into our very essence, health and life. In our quest and attempt to plan a luxurious future, we’ve forgotten how to live in the truest sense of the word. Like, start the day with a cup of coffee amid the dim light of sunrise. Shutting the eyes and stretching the arms, as we take a deep breath of the fresh, cool breeze. Or, letting your spouse know that you love him/her or what their presence in your life means to you. Spending precious time with your kids that they’d cherish all day long, and every once in a while, sitting back to relax, and soak in life. We must aim at progressing in life while extending a helping hand towards those in need. These are the real joys of life.

More than that text message that tells you that your salary has been credited, it’s the smile that you bring to others’ faces that makes one happy. Live with that!