Back to school called Life!

All of us have talked about this one thing in Life, some day or the other, all of us have entangled ourselves into variables of Life and tried to solve the seemingly complex equations to get a definite solution to the ever pervading problem, as we define it. What is that one thing? I will define it with two words: "PURPOSE" and "DESTINATION". As both of these are related. Try and ask yourself, how many times have you thought about purpose of Life and destination of this journey? 

Let me digress from this question and let us go back to a very familiar environment which we all loved. A classroom. A school. The teenage. Well, we all want to be back there again, don't we? Let us ask ourselves, why? Why our minds are stuck in schools and colleges, why all of us sound the same when we talk about "THOSE TIMES"? 

Were those times so ideal that our mind gets so desperate to create a virtual house and reside in there forever. A house which is a part of that phase when we were students and loving every bit of this Life. When we never thought of those heavy terms as stated above and we just loved living without getting too serious about it. The answer lies within. The so called complicate equation of infinite variables  can be solved if we are ready to become the same person that we once were. A person was competitive trying to attain one's peak potential but still grounded. A person who had the so called negative virtues like HATRED, JEALOUSY, BACK BITING, SELFISHNESS, etc etc. The qualities with which the creator has blessed us all with. But when we made the tough transition from the study environment to the so called COMPETITIVE WORLD where we are expected to face everything independently, there is something which we changed deep inside and all these negative qualities started to take toll on us. The former world was far from ideal, but it was full of fun, we still miss it, there were ups, yes, but there were so many downs as well, then still, we do we miss it. 

May be because, people told us to move on and become an independent human being who is a part of the RAT RACE. Do a job, curse your boss, leave one company for salary hike, plan investments, marry, raise kids, take care of parents, and keep moving up the professional ladder. Well, there was one thing which we just left behind and that was the understanding of our role in this Universe. The role of being an ETERNAL STUDENT in a classroom called Life where all that matters is the knowledge we gain from the journey, we learn happily, we give tests, sometimes pass and when we flunk, we learn and keep moving, we have friends, we love our trips, our fests, and we keep moving on without burdening ourselves with self expectations. 

Today, we feel stressed, we need meditation and we talk about spirituality lessons to take us to a higher level of self consciousness. We expect ourselves to be perfect in every role and be happy always. But how is it possible to be blissful when we have forgotten what our role was? Suddenly we have changed the picture of Life from being a classroom full of adventure to being a battleground, where there is always sadness, stress, loss of life, attack on each other, blood stains everywhere, noise, people in pain all around. 

Let us go back in time and let us re assemble on a cozy afternoon in our classrooms, let us become innocent again, let us be mischievous , full of energy again. Let us enjoy the adventure called Life and forget about destination as there is none. Life is a continuum. It will never end, so there is no destination. There is only JOURNEY full of ups and downs, full of the scenic views and the rough roads,  of vehicle breakdown, motion sickness and also full of laughs, merry and eternal bliss. Let us become a student who is keen to absorb knowledge on every step of this sweet and sour journey. A student who is ready to learn and improvise, and has only one self expectation: TO BE ABLE TO LEARN AND IMPROVE. And who has only one motive: TO RELISH THIS GIFT CALLED LIFE. 

If we all can do that, the world will be a better place full of happier souls, Life would be like an adventure which never ends. 

Cheers

Saurabh 

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