Enjoying what you do

When I got up this morning the enormous thought that surrounded my mind was 'What am I going to do today'. What is it that I can do to make this day unforgettable. But I am afraid there aren’t too many things that we can do in our routine life that can make a day memorable. So we have to think pretty much out of the box to make a day even slightly worth remembering in the long run. Be it the phone call to a friend of the long by-gone times or the surprise gift we present to our dear ones. We have to reluctantly agree that there is little chance of finding joy in our routine activities. And we all try at least to make the day a bit colorful, a bit different from the other days. In that attempt we try to have a different variety of dish, route and add all whatever that you can think of.

But then there used to be great saints (I am talking about real ones) and priests who were content in just praying to the Lord the whole day. The atheists could argue that their existence was not really worth anything for anybody. But that is out of scope for our discussion and we are more concerned about how they could spend day after day doing the same thing (praying) all along. They enjoyed their praying because they thought it was the best thing they could do (to reach God). Perhaps we could use some of their attitude. Given the circumstances, we have to do the best thing that is available. It could be walking a mile since the 2-wheeler is punctured or studying something since we were unaware of that thing till now. Once we are very sure that we are doing the best thing given the circumstances then it tends to fill us with a satisfaction and fulfillment.

Of course a few forward-thinking people might jump up and down and say that it is foolish to be happy with the current situation and not work harder for greater gains. Please observe my sentence carefully. There is a phrase ‘given the circumstances’. This means that if need be that you have to move on then you simply have to move on. There is no point in walking a mile if a colleague of yours is offering you a lift. So the circumstances keep changing and we have to analyze the situation every now and then make sure that we are not only on the right track but also on the right speed. Once we are sure of both then the journey can be a lot more interesting and fun.

This reminds me of Brad Pitt’s words in Troy. I am quoting them here.
“I'll tell you a secret. Something they don't teach you in your temple. The Gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal, because any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.”
It is more than enough if we remind ourselves that we will never be here again. So there is no point in mulling over ifs and buts and it is better off enjoying and living the moment.

I am not trying to give anybody advice with this blog. These were just a train of thoughts that ran through my mind on a Saturday morning. Your comments are most welcome.