Title — THE ESSENCE OF LIFE. Category — Wisdom
By: Varun Yadav
Tags: Life Lessons, Time, Self Improvement, Wisdom, Life

Title — THE ESSENCE OF LIFE

4 MINUTES READING

Two renowned sages met at the junction of pathways. The old sage was coming from a village a few kilometers away from this junction; while, the younger sage was coming from a town near the junction.

Their gleaming eyes met each other, and both quivered their lips as a sign of hubris (excessive pride) of knowledge and wisdom. No one said a word for a while. Perhaps, Both were expecting to start the conversation by the opposite. Finally, the older sage spoke in a grotesque but calm voice, “Have you found the essence of life?”

“Not yet, still searching for it,” said the younger one. “But I realize that we are wasting our time here. We should go to ‘THE HIMALAYAS’ if we truly want to find it.”

“What if I tell you that I already found it when I was wandering in the fields of the village not far from here?”

“REALLY”, shrieked the younger one in disappointment, he never wished that his opponent knows more than him, “How and what is it?”

“When I was strolling in the fields of the village”, The older sage continued; I saw a group of children at the age between 10 to 12 years. They were playing in the muddy fields as this was the happiest task of their life. They didn’t give a moment of thought about whether playing and wallowing in the mud would make them dirty and filthy. Instead of thinking about what others would say or think about it, they were just happy whatever they were doing. No sign of concern they had had on their face.

Walking a little more, I saw the elders of the village sat under the banyan tree. They were gossiping to each other. All seemed happy and delight. Some of them were laughing loudly as it was the last thing they always wanted to do. The reason for Happiness is simple: They need not think about the future, just focus only their present whatever little life they have. It doesn’t matter whether they have desires, dreams or aspirations or not. None will change the fact that their feet are hanging in deathbeds. Hence, they left all the remaining desires and dreams behind, and making each day count as one precious extra-day of life.

At the end of the village, I saw a group of adults working in the paddy fields. All seemed sad and gloomy as anytime soon the earth would be destroyed. They focused only on their task. Even if anyone came near to them, they didn’t try to talk to them. Might be thinking and concerning about their uncertain future. The burden of desires and expectations made them working days and nights. They were restless so much so that taking out one moment for themselves was very difficult. They couldn’t bear to foresee a future deprive of their desires and dreams. Fear and worries left only a bit of joy and content in them.

“In my conclusion,” continued the older sage, “Overthinking about Future is the main cause of sadness and despondency. If we want a happy life, instead of focusing on the future, we should focus on our present. This is the real essence of life. We waste so much of our life dwelling in the past and future. That’s the reason why children and older ones are so happy where they are. They are living in the present and not in the Future.”

The less older sage was mesmerized with this revelation. He felt that he didn’t need to go the Himalayas for great wisdom.

Never waste time for these overthinking questions. What is destined to happen will happen. You can’t stop them to happen. Once it happens, then it is your responsibility how you react to it.

“Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus they enjoy the present, which seldom happens to us.” ~ Jean de La Bruyère

The essence of life is: Live in Present

@Carvingthelife2020

by Varun Yadav