If a person sets a goal, such as doing five things in a month, he
enjoys the challenge and relishes the difficulties involved. On the other hand,
if he were forced to do the tasks, he would respond differently. There would be
complains arising out of a feeling of being treated unfairly.
It is pertinent to note that striving can become a source of
enjoyment and accomplishment. The key factor is the knowledge that we have
taken it on voluntarily. To enjoy life’s hardships, we must stop resisting them
and seeing them as unfair. We must clinch the circumstances, and discover bliss
in the striving.
It is not adequate to simply climb the hills - we must choose to
love the hills. It is the passionate who climb better... not the strongest! When
we love what we do, the striving is sheer fun. When we take on challenges with
this attitude, whatever the situation may be, the difficulties no longer bother
us.
It does not make the pain go away, and life does not become
suddenly easy. However, by fostering that sense of challenge and adventure, we
give up that limiting belief that life is supposed to be easy. Instead of yearning
for something easier, we learn to enjoy the parts that are difficult and the
striving is full of happiness!
hills
seem easier if seen with a gaze loving
toughest
tasks make for blissful striving!
- Pravin K. Sabnis
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