My dictionary meaning of Happinezz is Looking forward to something for tomorrow – yes it does sound strange, doesn’t it?
I had not arrived at this definition till yesterday. I was with my husband yesterday just caught up in the traffic between Sion and Matunga to get my daughter Jyothi’s birthday cake. There was heavy traffic yesterday as always during the evenings. Frankly speaking, after a hectic day at work, putting on the sandals and getting down for shopping is something I am not keen on these days, but the mother in me could not resist from getting my little one’s favorite double chocolate cake.
We had just reached the turning at Maanav Seva Sangh (a charitable institution for kids and women) close to Sion. I was getting a little irritated, because of the vehicular honks and the pollution and to add it up, the heat and of course I was tired. Also, the FM music did not seem to interest me at all and believe me I love to hear music when I am being driven down. To my surprise, I just wanted peace. In the midst of all this, I was also complaining to my spouse about the traffic and how much work I had pending in the home and that I had to go home straight and cook dinner. Then there would be my daughter’s friends who would be coming home for her party etc etc. The above mentioned sequence of things that I had to do after reaching home drained me much more than the actual physical work or activity that was involved in doing these. Thoughts can be actually very draining.
My better half patiently heard me out but just smiled and said nothing. May be he knew it was one of those usual bouts of feeling low. I was just relaxing and my eyes happened to catch the Maanav Seva Sangh and my thoughts suddenly drifted into thinking about few of those people who were housed there. I am sure the institution is providing them a decent life but many of them, I am sure do not have anyone to call their own. I could see a small kid standing there and just looking at the traffic and I am not sure whether that little one had a family. There would be so many people in this world who are just all alone and have no one to call their own. So what was I complaining about? Like me, many of us are blessed with a family and friends. We have no reason to complain or feel low as we have work to be done, things to be done for our family and friends, office to work, family to be loved. Don’t we have something to look forward to everyday?
That simple thought and shift in thinking actually charged me and I decided that henceforth I will not allow these thoughts to make room into my brain.
We are truly blessed in more ways than one and may we remain so!!
Many of my posts talk about happiness and contentment and how we should look out for those beautiful moments of life and laughter. I am not sure how many of you would be able to relate to it. The thoughts that are being penned by me are purely my thoughts and emotions and it is totally left to my readers to digest these ideas and viewpoints.
Signing off for now!!!
Luv and Blessings Always
Rekha
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