Often in life we simply go through the motions without questioning???????????

[Guest guest]

How many times have we asked ourselves ‘Why do I have to do this? Why am I

working so hard? What am I getting out of this?’ Often in life we simply go

through the motions without questioning and if this questioning does occur, it

happens too late in life. The problem lies in the fact that we do not pursue

what we love. We take up career paths depending on the ‘scope for success’ that

it has, in other words the amount of money we can make, rather than following

our own calling. But is success merely about money and fame? Or is it something

more? Isn’t success about being happy, about being at peace with oneself?

The reason most of us find ourselves unhappy is because we are engaging

ourselves in fields of activity that at loggerheads with what we really want to

do. Work must be something that we look forward to. Even to achieve sustainable

‘success’, we need to go about our jobs with passion. The problem is that we

don’t have the courage to follow our conviction. We are too worried about how

we will ‘live’, another pseudonym for earning money. And in trying to live, we

die. We kill our talents by not engaging in fields of activity that require

their use. We are too scared about what others might think if we want to become

painters, musicians, archaeologists, poets or philosophers.

To really be successful, the first thing we need to do is do some soul-seeking

and introspection and find out what our talents and strengths are. Having done

this, simply jump into the chosen arena and go about what you love doing.

Gandhiji said ‘Find purpose, the means will follow’ and how true it is. Anyone

who has put his work before himself and dedicated his talent for some higher

purpose has never suffered. In fact, these are the only people who truly

‘live’. Money comes where there is merit and true merit can only be acquired in

the field of our talent. The Gita refers to this field of talent as svadharma.

In the Gita, Lord Krishna powerfully asserts, ‘Better is svadharma though

devoid of merit than paradharma (opposite to one’s own nature and talent) well

discharged; better is death in svadharma, paradharma is fraught with fear’.

Wayne Dyer says we often know the right thing to do; the hard part is doing it.

We often know what our

talents are deep down, but we don’t heed their calling. We think success is all

about money, name and fame. Ask those who have all of these if they think they

are happy and successful. Chances are slim.

The best part of pursuing our svadharma is that it puts us on the spiritual path

without even wanting to be there. Only through the field of one’s svadharma can

one find what one seeks in life. It’s never too late too switch. For those who

think they are too old, make time to pursue svadharmic activity but for those

who think they are young enough, go for it, chase your dreams and believe in

yourself even if others doubt you. Prove the doubters wrong, create a path for

the rest to follow and most importantly, realise that great potential that lies

dormant in each one of us. All of us have our talents but we need to uncover and

fulfil them. Have the courage, follow your conviction. You will be rewarded,

have faith in yourself and God. By doing this, we put ourselves on the

Spiritual Highway!

Too much attention is paid to the movement of others rather than ourselves, all

we need to do is to find our lane, find our speed and move on!copyrights ©

Sujoy Mukherjee

 

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