We are a society obsessed with other peoples' matters. Most of us would have had been the target of rather personal questions from people we have hardly had an occasion to interact.
At the receiving end of this mindset, we are concerned more with the impression we create with "other people" rather than our own hapiness. We are perpetually bothered with "log kya kahenge" (What would people say/think). And so, we insist on following the mores of the society, doing things we do not want to do. And in this process we take for granted, and at times hurt, the people we really care about and who care for us. Why, I wonder.
Why should a person not seek his or her own happiness (as long as we are not hurting anyone, especially the people who are close to us)? I strongly believe that if one cannot keep himself or herself contented or happy, noone else is going to, or even be able to, do so.
Sunday, August 06, 2006
I wonder why
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You are right. If we start listening more to our hearts we can be happier. The heart can never guide us to harm anyone else at the cost of our happiness. I think our heart is nothing but our intuition or inner voice. Also, have you noticed how much other people get "hurt" is also dependent on how much they believe in following the societal mores..... :-)
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