A very happy and nourishing November to all the lovely readers :)
Recently I stumbled upon a popular magazine where my
favorite columnist, whose articles I really look forward to, mentioned
somewhere about people who have reached the middle life crisis. It has been said
that people during their midlife crisis often look at their life as having too
little tomorrows and a lot of yesterdays left behind. So that left me wondering
about the topic and I thought to discuss it with all of you. Are you one of
those people who think there are too many yesterdays and fewer tomorrows to
look forward to? Do you think you have
seen a lot, been through enough or scarcely have any amount of exhilarating new
adventures to experience? Then, brace
yourselves to welcome an absolutely unique perspective into your life.
I understand life isn’t always rosy, pleasant and peaceful. But keeping a pessimistic view on the
dilemmas of life can only make things worse. Yes, we have crossed the stage of
infancy, childhood and teenage with our share of bitter- sweet experiences, whining
or boasting about it. Not to forget, we did not have the privilege of advanced
technologies, media exposure and sound knowledge of internet. That is probably
the biggest regret of older generations who think they could have progressed
even farther if they had as many bright, endless, diverse opportunities we have
today.
But don’t you think we enjoyed our childhood with the beauty
of innocence which is absent in today’s kids? We enjoyed playing many outdoor
games, simple yet tactful, while having fun.
You’ll find most of the kids under the confines of their air-conditioned
homes busy with video games, Xbox Playstations and lots more. Some of them
glued to their computer screens, tablets, mobiles and the idiot box (that’s television) gaining weight and a
weak eyesight. Relationships are a joke now. Sometimes a person gets to know
about their break-up through their partner’s Facebook status. Children don’t
have time for their parents. Husbands are busy with their respective jobs and
can’t make time for their wives. What do you think you missed? A lot of
pollution? Global Warming? Dust? Corruption? Inflation? Or too much hostility
around? Don’t you think we grew up in
the best phase when all of these malicious elements weren’t prevalent? At
least, these were not on the rise and as widespread as today. Alright GenNext! Don’t get angry but I’m just
stating the fact apart from the bright possibilities which are present in the
current century.
Don’t regret having too many yesterdays. In fact, that is
what makes you what you are. Unlike the current generation who has to rely on
others (even Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Quora) to resolve their problems; you
have the wisdom of the past for guidance. Yes, the failures, embarrassments,
goof-ups, rejections, mistakes, golden memories are all a treasure called
experience which is gained over the years, often at the cost of your
self-respect. Can you imagine going back again to suffer a plethora of these
unfortunate events amongst just a sprinkle of joyful moments to gain
experience? You are a worthy individual
who deserves all the happiness, health and honor after all the hard work
invested for a lifetime. Why make yesterdays a reason for grief or guilt? Whatever
your age is, don’t wait for ‘the one day’ you will live life the way you always
dreamt of secretly but never chanced upon.
Go travel the world, join that hobby course, follow your
instincts, spread love to your loved ones, help the under-privileged and
just do what you love before life kicks
you out. There might be too little tomorrows for some but take a leap of faith,
take the plunge to live your life on your own terms after having lived for
others. If you make the most of today as if there were no tomorrows...before
you know it, you would have engraved golden memories and have lived fantastic
tomorrows which are worth waiting for many lifetimes. So, live the beauty and
purity of life with all your heart but take your brain along with you (wink) This is when you
wouldn’t really care about the quantity of tomorrows but you’ll treasure the
quality of tomorrows. Especially the adventures you have lived or are about to
undertake a beautiful journey of soul searching and engaging in activities you
loved and never tried.
Tomorrows define a
handmade memory of a sculptor who shapes destiny with his hands through vast
imaginations, creativity, hopes, passion, ambitions and love. The sculptor of
this hand-made portrait of your future is none other than ‘YOU’. Bon Voyage!
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