DONT BE SERIOUSLY
IT TOOK ME MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS TO UNDERSTAND THAT WORK COULD ALSO BE ENJOYED. TO BE FAIR, I SECRETLY ENJOYED IT BUT WAS CONSTANTLY REMINDING MYSELF THAT IT WAS WORK AND THAT I SHOULD NOT ENJOY IT. I HAVE TO DO IT "SERIOUSLY" BECAUSE I HAVE TO EARN. WHAT A STUPID THOUGHT! IF YOU, LIKEME, TAKE WORK VERY SERIOUSLY BECAUSE YOU THINK IT HAS TO BE TREATED SO, WELCOME ABOARD!
I THINK THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH ONE'S BACKGROUND, UPBRINGING, AND FINANCIAL SITUATION. WITH DUE RESPECT TO MY PAST, THE ONLY AIM OF MY LIFE WHEN I WAS SIXTEEN WAS TO SOMEHOW STUDY HARD, GET THE REQUIRED MARKS IN TENTH AND TWELTH GRADES, OBTAIN ADMISSION INTO AN ENGINEERING COLLEGE, START EARNING SOONER THAN LATER, AND SUPPORT MY FAMILY! WHEN I SEE PHOTOS OF MY YOUTH, THESE FEELINGS ARE REFLECTED ON MY FACE. I FEEL THIS PRESSURE EVEN NOW!
I DID NOT HAVE THE CONCEPT OF ENJOYING LIFE, SMELLING THE ROSE ON THE WAY, OR TAKING A REFRESHING BREAK- I WAS CAUGHT UP IN A RACE LIKE HOW IT WAS SHOWN IN THE HINDI MOVIE 3 IDIOTS-JUST RUNNING AROUND WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT I WAS DOING. SOMEHOW, I GOT DONE WITH ENGINEERING AND THEN, I WAS IN HURRY TO GET A JOB MORE THAN MY RESULTS.
I GOT A JOB, THEN, I WANTED TO SWITCH OVER TO A BIGGER ORGANISATION FOR BETTER PAY, POSITION, AND RESPECT.
YES, WE ALL NEED MONEY, AND WE DO NEED TO WORK HARD FOR IT. HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE CAN'T ENJOY OUR WORK OR THAT WE HAVE TO BECOME TOO SERIOUS ABOUT IT. TO START WITH,
LET US LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS:
❤ FREE YOURSELF OF WORRIES ABOUT THE FUTURE - YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER IT ANYWAY.
❤ STOP PLEASING EVERYBODY AROUND YOU.
❤ LEARN TO SAY "NO" WHEN NECCESSARY.
❤ ALIGN YOUR HEART AND MIND.
❤ REDUCE EXTERNAL COATING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
❤ BECOME NON-JUDEMENTAL OF OTHERS.
❤ STOP BEING HARD ON YOURSELF.
❤ DON'T WORK FOR MONEY.
NOW, LET US DWELL IN DETAIL OVER EACH TOPIC, AND SEE HOW TO FOLLOW EACH OF THEM. IT IS NOT AS DIFFICULT AS IT SOUNDS. BELIEVE ME!
I AM SURE EACH ONE OF US ALREADY HAS CERTAIN ABILITIES AND COMFORT ZONES WITH REGARD TO SOME OF THE ABOVE POINTS, IF NOT ALL - SO, FOCUS ON THOSE POINTS WHERE YOU NEE HELP, AND JUST GLANCE THROUGH THE POINTS YOU ARE ALREADY COMFORTABLE IN TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING NEW TO BE LEARNT.
FIRST, LIST OUR YOUR FEARS. SOME OF THE EXAMPLES COULD BE:
1. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I DO NOT HAVE A JOB OR MONEY COMING IN ONE MONTH FROM NOW?
2. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I DIE TOMORROW ?
3. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF MY SPOUSE IS NOT THERE TOMORROW ?
4. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF MY CHILD DOES NOT BECOME SUCCESSFUL ACCORDING TO SOCIETY'S DEFINITION ?
5. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF SOMEBODY IN MY FAMILY FALLS SICK AND I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO TREAT THEM ?
6. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I MEET WITH A SEVERE ACCIDENT ?
7. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I FAIL IN ACHIEVING THE REQUIRED TARGETS AT MY WORK/JOB ?
8. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I LOSE THE CONTRACT I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS ?
9. WHAT IF I AM UNABLE TO BUY THAT SWANKY FLAT, WHICH HAVE I DREAMT OF BUYING FOR MORE THAN A DECADE ?
10. WHAT IF DO NOT HAVE THAT SEDAN, WHICH I DESERVED TO HAVE FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS BUT AM HOLDING BACK ?
11. WHAT IF I CAN'T AFFORD TO GO ON A VACATION WITH MY FAMILY FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS OR EVEN MORE ?
THESE ARE ALL NEGATIVE THOUGHTS NOBODY LIKES TO DWELL ON, RIGHT? WE KNOW THAT THE VERY THOUGHT ITSELF GIVES US JITTERS, AND IT IS CERTAINLY NOT A GOOD IDEA TO THINK ABOUT THEM IN MORE DETAIL. HOLD YOUR BREATH - IAM GOING TO ASK YOU TO DO EXACTLY THAT.
IF ANY OF YOU HAVE PRACTICED VIPASSANA MEDITATION, YOU MIGHT ALREADY KNOW THIS - OUR BODY EXPERIENCE SEVERAL SENSATIONS THAT KEEP REOCCURRING AND VANISHING ON THEIR OWN, AND THIS IS A CONTINIOUS PROCESS. WHEN YOU ARE PRACTISING THIS TECHNIQUE, YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO NOT RESIST THE SENSATION - JUST BE PRESENT, OBSERVE IT. AND IT WILL GO AWAY ON ITS OWN AS NO SENSATION LASTS FOREVER.
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