Jai Gurudev !!
Mr.X is peculiar just because , flashed in his mind , a peculiar question .
And why the question is peculiar ?
That question can be very much categorized as peculiar because , it has never ever crossed the mind arena of a common man at all . Where is the time for the common man to stop and think in his non-stop run ?
Mr.X was enjoying his morning walk thoroughly , after finishing his early morning Yoga practises . The birds chirping , the mild warmth of the Sun’s beginning rays , the milkman , the paperman cycling around with a walkman in their ears . The cows busy munching the roadside greeneries .
He sat for a while on the resting bench and closed his eyes . Attending to his breath , he observed his system getting relaxed more and more . A sudden impulse arose in his thought process...
“When is a person happy during his whole lifetime ? “
Right from his childhood to the old age , when does a man *feel* that he’s indeed happy ?
The same question kept on rolling in his mind . He decided to ask this question to people belonging to various age groups and get himself relieved of that question worm. He kick started his questioning session with a young boy and moved on to the next age group person . He continued till he reached a very old man . Interestingly , he got stunning answers from each one of them …
He jotted down each of the responses in his records . At the end of this exercise , he sat for the overview of the responses to get to a conclusion .
He scrolled down and read out the individual reponses he got for the question , he shot at each one of them , “When will you be happy ?”
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| I'll be happy if I become my bro' |
6 year old kid : I ‘ll be happy , if I become like my brother , who is in his high school . He goes to shop and buys chocolates for himself .
Even he gets the pocket money from daddy too , which he spends it as he likes …
Highschool kid : Oh ! I’ll be happy, if I turn to my cousin’s age, who’s in college. U see, no need to carry this heavy load of books to school , no “n “ number of homeworks and projects . Just a file or few notebooks and go to college happily , wearing trendy & colorful dresses. The same colour uniform is so boring !!
College Student : Hey , come on man ! What a weird question !!
I’m just waiting to complete my college studies and barge into a High profile Job. We can see some real bucks in hand. Lots of Financial independency . I can buy latest electronic gadgets like I-phone , trendy Racing Bikes and attend lavishing dinner parties with my friends and enjoy to the brim !!
Software Professional in his mid -twenties :
Well , I ‘m on the look out for a perfect soul mate, u know , who matches exactly my dream girl . A pretty looking , understanding , family loving girl …Oh !Where’s she ? When will she enter my life and make me happy ?
A young couple , just married :
(Giggles) ….. Oh Yes ! How nice it’d be , if we could get a chubby & cute baby , who can bring in tons and tons of joy and happiness to our life . A symbol of our love , ofcourse !! Just could not resisit that waiting …
A middle aged person :
“As of now , my prime focus is on my son’s studies . I’m putting all my best , so that he gets the high class education and he has to get molded to a better human being , to be respectable in society !! “ Nothing else comes to my mind right this moment . I think , once that is achieved , I’ll the happiest person !!
A person who is about to get retired :
(Smiles with thin lines of worry prominent in his forehead )
By God’s Grace , my son is settled in a MNC job now. I also have enough securities for the rest of my life.Only thing is that , I need to get a proper match for my son and get him married in a grand manner. That'll be when a proud parent can feel real happy !!
A retired person, who was spotted walking in the park :
“At this age , what more joy will I ask than looking out for a loving grand daughter , who showers love to me and spends time with me . Infact , my son & daughter-in-law are busy climbing up their career ladder and they're simply postponing their issue ..Hmm…”
An old person in a wheel chair ,assisted by his grand-daughter :
(Laughs , but no teeth to be seen )
“Oh ! how I wish , I ‘m there to watch my only granddaughter’s marriage , full to my heart’s content and leave my breath happily !“
Mr.X got really fed up of each one’s answers to the question, when they would be happy .
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| Why not Happiness now !! I'm puzzled |
The visibly exhausted Mr.X , read out the response of the person , who was in his death bed :
“Ha ! Ha! Ha ! Happiness ?! “ the pathetic old man laughed out in apathy and whispered in broken words , “ I have to leave this world , without giving any troubles to my near and dear ones , not having to suffer much in bed . That’s my last wish !
I’ll leave off happily forever !!”
On reading out the multiple responses in his room , in the night time ,
Mx.X could not control his tears .With choking throat , he yelled out to the divine ,
“ Oh God !! Why is that , a man has to wait to find the happiness always in his next step of life . Why is that , you have kept the happiness in the future ?
Why not Now ?
Now !!
Now !! "
He opened up the book , “Words of wisdom “ written by his Guruji to get the timely guidance .
The words that fell in his eyes :
*Happiness is always in the present moment !!
Happines is just an attitude !!
Being unconditionally Happy is a Practise !!
The one who understands this stays happier …
For the one who does not realise this , *Happiness * is always in an unreachable height and never can he get a chance to be happy in his entire lifetime !! “
Having his mind settled , Mr.X felt a deep silence in his heart and slept off peacefully .
P.S: Infant kids within the age of three remain ever happy , for they live in the present moment completely , with no negativities like hatred, jealous , lust , anger in their mind . For they have a sense of belongingness with everybody .
Alas !! the kid is not in a position to understand and answer Mr.X' peculiar question !!
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| Hey ! I'm Happy !! |
Love & smiles....
