Apr 2, 2012

THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS……


People  who  profess  happiness…seldom  are  happy!!.  Its  a  fact.  We  cant  be happy  all  the  time  and  in  everything  we  do.  People  who  say  otherwise  are  either   lying  or  high  on  weed.  No  one  can  be  really  happy  all  the  time,  except  maybe  kids.  And  if  you  really  are  happy,  what’s  with  the  need  to  show  it  off  to  the  rest  of  the  world??..Why  rub  it  on  others  faces??
Happiness  they  say  is  a journey  and  not  a  destination.  That  way  if  you  don’t  like  where  you  are  headed,  all  you  have  to  do  is  change  direction.  Sometimes  we  end  up  spending  our  entire  lifetime  chasing  happiness  and  eventually  end  up  thinking  that  happiness  can  only  be  pursued  and  not  achieved. Am  I  closer  to  the  truth  here??

TIME- BOUND  HAPPINESS!!

I  love  both  my  boys  to  bits.  My  early  days  of  motherhood  with  my  first-born  were  quite  challenging.  I  had  no  way  of  explaining  to  myself  what  I  was  going  through.  Life  was  just  slipping  away  through  my  hands.  I  never  thought  I  would  be  happy  again.  In  my  very  own  pursuit  of  happiness  I  started  putting  time  limits  to  my  happiness. I  will  be  happy  once  Anku( my son) gets  over  his  speech  imparity.  Then  when  that  happened  I  decided  I’ll  be  happy  when  he  stops  needing  therapists.  Once  that  was  done,  I  decided  I’ll  be  happy  when  he  joins  a  mainstream  school…when  we  move  into  a  bigger  house  etc etc  etc.  There  was  no  end  to  it.  It’s  like  I  was  so  afraid  of  being  happy,  that  I  was  running  away  from  it  by  putting  time-bound  restrictions  on  it.  That’s  when  my  second  bundle  of  joy  arrived.  He  was  every  mothers  dream  baby.  A  healthy  happy  child  who  was  happy  and  content  with  everything  and  everyone  around  him.  My  family  was  complete…:)).  That’s  when  I  decided  I’m  gonna  be  happy  NOW!!.  No  matter  what   tomorrow  has  in  hold  for  me,  today  I  will  be  happy.  God  has  been  kind  so  far,  wudn’t  it  be  ungrateful  to  sulk  over  things  I  cannot  fathom!!
I  realized,  I  will  never  know  how  wonderful  my  today  is  if  I  let  my  fears  of  ‘how  my  tomorrow  will  be’  intimidate  and  overwhelm  me. I  have  watched  my  kids  and  learnt  from  them  to  seize  the  day  and  live  my  today  completely.  Tomorrow  can  wait

HAPPY  MARRIAGES!!!

Reality??  Or a  myth??...The  myth  of  happily  ever  after.  After  being  married  for  almost  20  years  I  can  safely  say,   it’s  a  bit  of  both.  It’s  a  myth  and  may  come  as  a  complete  shocker  to  people  who  are  in  it  for  a  free  lunch  and  who  believe  happy  marriages  are  dished  out  on  a  platter.  It’s  a  reality  for  people  who  are  ready  to  adjust  and  work  hard  to  keep  the  relationship  going.
Every  marriage  starts  with  a  huge  celebration.  Couples  enter  it with dreams  in  their  eyes.  Huge  mistake…keep  your  eyes  wide  open. Its  not  healthy  to  saddle  ones  marriage  with  unrealistic  expectations.  The  burden   will be  too much  for  a relationship  that  has just  taken  off and  is  treading  on  fragile  grounds.  Its  bound  to  bring  the  relationship  crashing  down.  Like  I  stated  in  my FB  status   a  cupla  weeks  back..”castles   in  the  air  are  allright,  till  you  try to move  into  it”...:)

Dear  Tomorrow  Do  Whatever  You  Want  To  Do....I  Have  Already  Lived  My  Today  And  I  Am  Not  Afraid  Of  You  Anymore!!





P.S...The  movie "The  Pursuit  Of  Happiness"  is  a  must  watch!!

10 comments:

  1. So true.....about the castles in the air n the reality of things once we try to move in. Everything seems so sweet n dandy in a vision until tried, tasted, tested and reeled. I feel it.

    I love this post. The reality, the fears, the perseverance, the victory and the myth. I find it comforting knowing life is perfect in all it's imperfections.

    Thanks for sharing.

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  3. @amy...i married a stranger amy...n now my whole life revolves ard him...such is the magic of relationships...not love...but relationships...my boys..all 3 of them make me a betta person...i think tht sums it all...:))

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  4. Not love...? Really..?? How so?

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  5. well ours was an arranged marriage to begin with...it took a whole lot of adjustment n more...it was a fragile relationship...we had to work on it...we both came frm totally different backgrds plus a 10 year age gap...:P...today the relationship is ROCK SOLID...:))...but we have had our share of bad times...i dont bank a lot on the love stuff amy...i have seen ppl falling out of love at the drop of a hat...wat i believe in is committment n showing ur partner tht you care..mine doesnt say so much in words, but has 10 other ways of showing it...:))...thts works for me..keeps me happy..wat more can 1 ask for..:))

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  6. Couldn't agree more that love alone does not carry a relationship but alot of other factors as well. Thank you for helping me understand Kalpna. ;)

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  7. Fantastic post, thanks for sharing your journey Kalpana..:-)

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    1. @raj...thk u raj...been crazily hectic..will get back to blog after my short break...tc..:)

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