Thursday, November 29, 2012

Life is beautiful ... always !

"Life is always beautiful" is something i said to my friend as we rested on a bench in the park after our morning jog. The immediate head turn response was " Well I don't think its beautiful ... always " and packed her bag rushing to go to work. Later in the evening I came to know that she had resigned from work and today was her last day in office with no job offer in hand to hop. She was worried how would she manage her life and make ends meet.

Is life really beautiful always is the question so often in our minds. As I understand even if you’re not exactly where you’d like to be at any given point in time in life that doesn't mean that life at that moment can’t be beautiful or enjoyable. Life is definitely a roller coaster ride with its up and down swings. Its natural .. isn't it. It may sound a bit philosophical, but come to think of it had the swings not been there and life would have been a straight line ... how boring had it been is what i wonder quiet often. All of us go through the swing, but the answer to the question above is only in one's own perspective. And the best part is, you don’t have to do anything to make it beautiful. Its already beautiful with huge possibilities around to explore. All you have to do is 'open your eyes'. 


So to my mind, can we just once, for a change not instruct life with all do's & don'ts rather allow it to manage itself and just be a silent observer watching how beautifully it does so.

Remember, every situation in life leaves you either with a learning or with an experience.

One prime reason as to why we don't find life beautiful always is that we are so self obsessed. We are so much engrossed in our own thoughts, ideas and opinions that we hardly care about the signals around. So often we get caught up in the drama of life that aren’t really important and feel so frustrated. 

Few tricks of the game that I have understood are :

  • Delegate your problems to Life to solve. It is more intelligent than you.
  • Trust your 'Life'. It will never deal bad with you.
  • Accept people, things and situation around. Make peace with Reality.
  • Connect to Nature and live intimately with Life to understand its signs and signals.

Realizing that beauty exists in every moment is possible; it simply takes a way of seeing things a bit differently. So the next time you have a cup of coffee, completely dip in the smell and the flavor of the beverage. When you eat, take the taste full. When you breathe, feel the air enter your lungs and reach to every part of your body. When you walk, feel the ground beneath your feet. If you’re walking around disconnected, mind you, you are not living life you are simply existing. When you simply exist then for sure you overlook the abundance of wealth and happiness that you are surrounded with. On the contrary if you have been able to successfully build a connection with life then it won't be tough for you to conclude : Life is Beautiful ... always ! :)

Cheers !