Do you seek happiness or fulfillment?
“What’s the difference?” You may say
Every step, every action we take
from the time we wake up
to the time we go to sleep
is a chase,
a chase for happiness or
to move away from pain
We know it is momentary,
it is fleeting but
like tiny electric shocks
which we believe
don’t damage us,
we chase the drug
called happiness
When we get the object of our desire,
then we are satisfied momentarily
and then we start a new chase and
every time the addiction increases
requiring larger doses of effort,
larger doses of self-inflicted pain
before the cycle renews again
Fulfilment is the feeling you get
when you serve someone.
You don’t have to chase fulfilment
You don’t have to buy anything
to get fulfilment
Just be of service and
you will experience fulfilment
As the week winds down
if there is any lingering feeling
of lack or absence or inadequacy
it is a sign that chase for happiness is on
Stop it immediately!
it’s a race to a precipitous cliff
release the effort,
Pause,
look around,
life wants you
The purpose of life is to live
and to live it fully
Take a deep breath and
feel life emerging inside you
and growing and
filling you up with contentment
exhale slowly and
release the chase,
the wanting .
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Today,
Ask yourself
Am I chasing happiness or seeking fulfilment?
life worth living is when
the chase for happiness ends
Kapil Gupta MD