IN THE END….
Today, everyone is in what we call “THE RAT RACE”. Ever wondered why it is called that? Probably, since they move around so fast..It doesnt matter. We are all rats for now…We work hard, get stressed, hate people and at times ourselves to achieve some goal we set for ourselves. That goal can be good grades, job, promotion, partner, and the list goes on.
I often wonder, what is all this striving for? A new struggle after every other struggle. What is it that matters in the end?
People strive to get a well paying job. Fine.. you get the money but you work twice the time and twice as hard. Does that extra money compensate for the time you would have spent with your friends or family? That is a subjective opinion. I personally dont think it would.
I had this discussion once with a very close friend of mine. When I spoke out loud, it struck me that we stress ourselves out for no reason. Everything takes its own course and stressing ourselves more or less will not change things from happening. This does not mean that one should not work hard. One should do their work and not worry about the outcome. Worrying about the outcome is something one must do before taking action and not after.
In the end, all that matters is doing what you like while being surrounded with family, friends, and good health.
I believe all this can keep someone happy even if that person does not have everything in the world.
“No matter what you do in the rat race, success is not guaranteed, but if you do nothing failure is” and The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat
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Life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them – work, family, health, Friends and spirit and you’re keeping all of these in the Air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four Balls – Family, Health, Friends and Spirit – are made of glass. If you drop one of these; they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for it.
To me, if I’m surrounded by good looking women, I’ll be happy with no complaints. As you can see, it’s not that high a demand.