Sometimes, one stumbles across a work of art that shakes one to their very core. In the fast paced live in the consumeristic society that has been created by powers that be and our own conditioning, we are forced to compete with others and our past self, in terms of our monetary expenditure.
We compete in the cars that we purchase, attire that we wear, the flats that we live, the pricier schools that we send our children to. While all that can be attributed to trying to find/improve one's self worth, we forget that which really makes us human, compassion.
All the self help books that I have read in the past couple of months are about improving only ourselves too, but seeing life as is "from the eyes of the other is the truest way to become a complete human being. We waste a Rupee or two here there. After graduation a couple of hundreds/ thousands spent on every weekend for two, three hours worth of entertainment doesnt bother us, as we feel entitled to it & the society expects us to spend to maintain a sense of social standing. But I know this now, all that money spent has never really bought me happiness. Instead its the time we spend in the company of other people, trying to bring smiles on other faces that bring us real and lasting happiness when you sit to ponder on a solitary evening.
I feel ashamed at, all the happiness I had the potential to create for myself and others, having let go of many of those in my narrow mindedness and inborn laze to act. The mistakes I have made are countless, but the silver lining is that our mistakes are what make us realize that we can be better.
Cheers to all those who work selflessly for and create value on this earth others for they they know they are the happiest. There are many that I can look upto, including you! Everybody has greatness in them.
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