Yesterday, I talked about taking things at
our own pace. Today is a new day.
“When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.” - Francois de la Rochefoucauld
There are so many stories of
people who have everything – money, status, fame, respect from
peers, and a life of luxury – yet are miserable and in some cases
need therapy to cure their chronic depression or even commit suicide.
No matter what we have, only we can make ourselves happy. I love ice
cream, but no matter how much I eat it’ll never be able to really
fill any holes in my heart. I have to fix them myself.
Unfortunately, so many people
fail to see the importance of self-reliance and self-actualization
and end up depending on external sources for happiness. Many who
chase this lavish Hollywood ideal and end up achieving it find that
it is actually much different from what we expected.
Some realize that they spent so
much time, energy, and had to make so many sacrifices for something
that didn’t even make them happy. Some “happy-ending”, indeed.
It’s depressing and can make anyone feel like everything they’ve
done was for naught. This can drive people to losing their drive to
do anything. After all, what’s the point? It’s just gonna end up
like their Hollywood “dream”.
I think the importance of this
message is learning to be happy with what we have – in other words,
knowing that we are already fine the way we are and that we should
learn to appreciate it. By being appreciative of what I already have,
we can learn to be appreciative of having nothing, too. Yet no matter
what we’ll always have something – our life, and that alone
brings me a sense of peace and tranquility.
Until the day I die I’ll always
have something to be thankful for – I’m alive and that’s all I
need. Anything else is just a sweet bonus – plus alpha.
Peace
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| Peace often comes from the quiet moments when we're by ourselves. Because we're all we need in order to be happy. |
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