I came across this wonderful saying somewhere that people find it tough to be happy and they actually feel guilty when they are happy for a continued period of time. The reason for their guilt according to me is that they are holding on to sadness and they love it so much that they hold on to it like a Fixed deposit.
Let me add a little bit of financial angle to it, though I am not very good at economics. Even if it were a Fixed deposit, it would mature at some point in time right. Okay it matures and you get double the sadness. But why renew it?? Yes , at times, we love to be within our own coupe of sadness and like to bask in it, we complain to our spouse, relatives, friends about how sad things in life are. Fair enough, but don’t stretch it. It will become a pattern of your life and it will reflect on your personality. With months and years of this fixed deposit interest getting added, it will appear like an dinosaur.
This also reminds me of the Sanskrit word (Athithi) which means a guest who comes home without giving notice. Sad moments in life are like the athithi (guests) that come but you can rest assured that they will go as well. Obviously, we are not going to make them stay with us and make them a member of our family or extended family. However, if you keep feeding thoughts of depression, self guilt and anxiety, the atithi is sure to reside in your home and in your mind.
Yes there are moments just like all of you when I am down and sad. But as far as possible, I try and change the thought. This was difficult initially, but I am definitely working on my life.
When we go on a vacation, we make the lodging and boarding arrangements and generally the hotel is booked for 2 nights 3 days or 3 nights 4 days. The check out in most of the hotels is around 8 a.m. in the morning. Max to max you get a buffer of an extra 1 hour at the time of check out. Anything extra is charged right!!!
The extra time that sadness stays in the home and our lives is chargeable. It takes away our peace of mind and solace. So try packing it off as soon as possible and don’t allow it to extend its stay in your life and cave away the beautiful moments of your life.
It’s definitely not worth it. That’s all to be penned for this blog post.
Luv and blessings always
Rekha
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