Enjoy The Present Moment (Part 3)

We should also 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 from the belief that it is only the future that counts the most. In this treadmill of achieving socially valid goals, we keep trying to win a prize that eventually dissolves in our own hands, before we even feel the slightest of happiness of having achieved it. We also fail to notice so many potentially fulfilling experiences of the present in this race.

➤The most crucial step in freeing ourselves is 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. If we learn to enjoy and find meaning in the ongoing stream of experience, the burden of stress for achieving something often falls down from one’s shoulders. Inner power returns when rewards are no longer externally connected. We learn to enjoy the genuine rewards of life and stop running after the prize that is sometimes just out of reach.

➤𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝, 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞. In the process of achieving these individual accomplishments, an attitude of collaboration and co-operation with others can add a sense of harmony and fulfillment in life.

➤We learn to be more sensitive to life when we cultivate a space for care and respect for other souls and their ideas and lives that are beyond the physical self. This human integration and flow makes the present more enjoyable and it adds self-confidence to us, which allows us to build skills and also make significant contributions to our family, friendships, workplace, and society.

(Continues tomorrow...)