A couple of days ago, I read an interview that the famous
film director Rajkumar Santoshi (who made Damini,
Andaz Apna Apna, The Legend of Bhagat Singh, Khakhee
and, recently, Phata Poster Nikla Hero)
gave the Times of India (TOI). Santoshi
tell TOI’s Priya Gupta that he regrets not having spent enough time with his
mother. He says candidly: “My mother died three years
back due to cancer and I cry thinking I could not spend as much time with her.
We all live thinking we will live forever, but Life suddenly goes away. Even
though she lived with me, she would be sitting on the terrace while I would
have my discussions inside for three hours. Now I regret not having spent one
hour out of those three with her. Even though my work will continue, I cannot
get my mom back. We cry only once we don't have something, but
don't value it when we have it. I
have bought this house with a terrace where I can see the stars and feel the
breeze which is tax-free but still we do not want to enjoy it.”
This is so true.
Not just the breeze, but most priceless aspects
of Life are tax-free. Yet we spend so much
of our time lamenting over things that are not there in our Life. Instead, if
we focussed on what is there, we would be so much more happier. Because then we
will be celebrating Life for what it is.
The essence of Life is to experience its many facets. Its
ups and downs. Its trials and tribulations. Its joys and sorrows. Going with
the flow of Life__without resisting it at any point__is one sure way to
experience it fully. This doesn’t mean you sit on the terrace and enjoy the
breeze all the time. Nothing wrong with it. Except that you will get bored in
some time. So, do everything, do it well and in good measure. What is happening
perhaps to many people today is that they are working harder than ever before,
postponing living their lives fully and are therefore unhappy.
Instead of complaining that you are unhappy, choose to be
happy! If you can create time for an unscheduled business meeting in an already
busy week, can’t you create time to spend an hour with someone you care for,
love and enjoy being with? Who’s stopping you from planning your time
differently but yourself?
Each moment that you spend complaining that you
don’t have this or that, or that you don’t have time, is one more moment gone –
wasted, without having been lived fully! Enjoying Life for
what it is, doing what you love doing, and experiencing Life fully, is a
full-time job! Remember to complete that job too before your time’s up!
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