Last weekend I came back
home from office pretty late and was all tensed with work load. We were to go
out for a family dinner. I was in no mood to go out and wanted to stay back.
This was not the first time I was in such pensive mood due to work. It had become
a custom in the recent past. Well nonetheless we went out for dinner, came back
home and when I was about to go to sleep, papa called me to his room as he
wanted to talk.
I went to him and he taught
me the most wonderful philosophy of life. He started firmly by asking "why
do you think you work?" pretty ordinary question I guess. I replied saying
"we work to earn money, to get successful or may be because it's fun to
work."
Papa: Not exactly. We
work to lead a better life; we work so that we can earn enough to enjoy the
pleasures and luxuries of the world. We work so as to have a fun filled
peaceful life. Nobody has forced us into work. You are doing it by choice. If
work is putting you under such pressure that you are not able to enjoy life, you
feel tensed every time then the basic ideology of working is defeated. It
indeed is important for you to apply your brains at work, get involved, give
your best shot but at the same time do take advantage of the worldly pleasures.
Go out and party. Enjoy the life. The tension and hardships related to
work should be left back at the office. Once you are home, don’t carry your
strain with yourself. We work to live we don’t live to work. To work is not the
ideal of life. The basic objective is to lead a nice life. Now to lead a nice, comfortable
and happy life, work is necessary that is why we work. If work is not allowing to
lead that kind of a life then stop working because you aren’t reaching your goal.
This wonderful piece of advice from him apparently
has changed my life. A complete turnover I must say. Such a beautiful thought which
was so nicely and calmly described by him.
