What can I say, romance has gripped me. Not the kind which is popular - falling in love and other things. Out of all the 'elements' around us, the romance with the other sex accounts for a very little and insignificant part in life. The major part of life is, life. And what better than romancing it? It is around you, at all times, in everything. It is what theists call God.
Life is God, love is God. What is it we ultimately seek? Not love, not satisfaction, not success. These are merely means to an end - Happiness. The easiest way of being happy I have discovered is not some weird complex calculation of feelings. You want to be happy? Simple. Go ahead and be happy. As easy as that, no bullshit. In life, there are many things which have been placed out of our control, a majority of things actually. But the most important feeling, the sole reason of existence some might argue, is right where it should be, in our tightly clenched fists.
The other feelings such as sadness, is something that has been taught to us by the society for most parts. We tend to feel sad 10 times more often than we 'actually' feel sad. Failed in an exam? You got to be sad. Tanked a job? Drown in booze. Humans indulge in self pity. Why else are break up songs so popular? At some level, we imitate what we see. We mirror feelings of the society around. Ever catch yourself feeling something on the outside but something very different on the inside? One example is feeling sorry for someone. Such an indifferent term this - feeling sorry for a person. You try to get involved and attached with that person without actually getting anywhere close to the details and emotions that make that person. It is a way of fulfilling your social obligation. And social obligation is so confining, so superficial, so fake.
Freedom is what I seek, from this mask that we wear. Freedom from saying things said in a movie (said by someone else), freedom from thoughts read in a book written by someone else. Shake it all off. All this dirt and copied emotions sticking to one's self like toxic carbon sticking to your car's piston. It is then, you will find your true self, who you really are.
And who has found true happiness without discovering one's self?
Life is God, love is God. What is it we ultimately seek? Not love, not satisfaction, not success. These are merely means to an end - Happiness. The easiest way of being happy I have discovered is not some weird complex calculation of feelings. You want to be happy? Simple. Go ahead and be happy. As easy as that, no bullshit. In life, there are many things which have been placed out of our control, a majority of things actually. But the most important feeling, the sole reason of existence some might argue, is right where it should be, in our tightly clenched fists.
The other feelings such as sadness, is something that has been taught to us by the society for most parts. We tend to feel sad 10 times more often than we 'actually' feel sad. Failed in an exam? You got to be sad. Tanked a job? Drown in booze. Humans indulge in self pity. Why else are break up songs so popular? At some level, we imitate what we see. We mirror feelings of the society around. Ever catch yourself feeling something on the outside but something very different on the inside? One example is feeling sorry for someone. Such an indifferent term this - feeling sorry for a person. You try to get involved and attached with that person without actually getting anywhere close to the details and emotions that make that person. It is a way of fulfilling your social obligation. And social obligation is so confining, so superficial, so fake.
Freedom is what I seek, from this mask that we wear. Freedom from saying things said in a movie (said by someone else), freedom from thoughts read in a book written by someone else. Shake it all off. All this dirt and copied emotions sticking to one's self like toxic carbon sticking to your car's piston. It is then, you will find your true self, who you really are.
And who has found true happiness without discovering one's self?
Nice! Never thought you would write these kind of articles but nice.
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