In Pursuit of Happiness…..Still

Stop…Take a breather..You have been running for so long!

Who? Me? No time to relax – I am on to something – something really big. I am almost there…

This is the story of most of us. The goals of life are reset the moment it doesn’t meet the standards set by others.

We are always in hot chase – Chasing shadows of reality … Shadows of perception – We hardly perceive

Shadows of Happiness & Bliss…

By the time we have exhausted ourselves of the fuels of life – the reference point has moved somewhere else – We are living in fourth dimension all the time ….The future makes sense while the present is squandered in glory.

Why can’t we change our reference point from outside to inside – so that our heart & soul is in sync …..

Because that’s painful …That needs real courage….Lots & Lots of it…And most important of all-

It necessitates the removal of centuries of Baggage & Bias – Of our culture …Of rituals & religion…Of our family & Society…Of our fears & apprehensions…Of our hegemony & superiority….Of our race & nation…Of our language & literature….THAT’S A LOT OF BAGGAGE.

But, then the choice is ours – To keep running without a destination or

To start the process of self-purging

For me, the happiness is cocooned in -

Watching the babies sleep!

Watching the dog wag its tail at the sight of you!

Gazing at Birds flying away to their nests at twilight with food for their little one!

Seeing the first bloom of Tulips in Spring!

Rain drops making ripples in an isolated lake…

The list goes on…..And you know what…All this is right in front of us…Every moment…Right now – If we care to open our eyes & ears..