Life, Death and Satisfaction

Life, Death and Satisfaction

One fine evening, my baby sister Rahi, was dancing on her favorite song “Kutu ma kutu” Beholding this wonderful sight, as she was holding her little hands back and forth as a step to her dance I could experience a different sensation on my chest, I could feel the bliss of that moment–my brains should be producing enough dopamine then. There are other instances as when everything else seems oblivious, and I feel I have reached a state of perfect happiness one of them being listening to my favorite songs.

I sometimes wonder, how unbelievably our happiness depends on these mere things and not much on what we quote as an act of “big achievement”. Perhaps, our understanding of small and big things must have been wrong, or perhaps it’s in these small things that our happiness and being content relies on. But, firstly what is happiness? For me, it’s a sense of feeling heartily content regardless of the situation and circumstances life has bought with it. It is for me that moment of bliss when I see my baby sister dancing; I feel I have everything in the world­–every happiness, a moment which I‘d want to feel when I die–for there’ll be no regrets at any point in my life when I’ll be beholding this. With no regrets comes satisfaction. Satisfaction is not always the fulfilment of what you want rather a realization of how blessed you are for what you have. Man’s desires has been sort of an entropy; a disorderliness that always keep expanding. And when these desires fail to meet fulfilment there induces dissatisfaction. As a normal human behavior we tend to expect for more; particularly things we don’t have. What we tend to think is that, “if only I had this thing how happy would I be?” But, what is to be kept in mind is that–the bucket list of desires are never going to end anytime soon. So, how about learning to be satisfied with the things that we have today, realizing that we are privileged and not just taking things for granted?

“How afraid are you of death?” seems stupid right? Who wouldn’t be afraid of death anyway? I’ve seen even the aged people who’d ask to stop talking about death when provoked of the topic. It seems everyone wants to keep themselves busy with life pretending as if death is almost nonexistent. But will it really erase the fact that everyone living should leave this dimension someday? It won’t. Death is in fact the ultimate emancipation. It is the liberation from all the burdens–an escape from the reality; the end to the one act play of life. It is said you never see the heaven unless you die. Maybe those who aren’t afraid of death are simply lying or maybe they have a closer realization to the fact that it is inevitable. I should say, that I am not afraid that I’ll die someday but I’m afraid if I’ll be content at the moment it’ll take me.

Quite contrarily, do we get what we wish for? Rarely do us. But we can at least try to live life in a way there’ll be no regrets. So, let’s not complain for things that are missing but be grateful for the things we have. I bet the things we take for granted are a dream for someone. Spread love with the people you’re close to and try to find happiness in those things that may seem “small” but are “the biggest”. May you experience the bliss life has to offer not on the only moment you die but every moment you live.

This article may be too shallow for its title. Yet, is my perception of life so far; there's more to learn with time. Live, love, laugh and never forget to be happy people. Good day! :)