Attitude

Man always complains. He is never happy and content. The amount of money and power one has can never guarantee him peace of mind. A beggar may sleep peacefully on the roadside but a king may not get sleep on a cushy bed of his palace.Its all about ones attitude towards life. Living carefree and peacefully is all about ones approach. The objective of life is to live peacefully. Atleast that's mine. Its very important to sit back and contemplate about ones journey of life. Are you living your life peacefully or are you just running a blind race dictated by the society and circumstances ?
There is no point getting frustrated by society norms.My earlier post titled "Loser" shows my unhappiness and frustration.Now I realize that I am not a saint who is going to bring some revolutionary change.I can only do my part. I have started ignoring things that make me unhappy.I have implanted a filter in my brain that filters out unnecessary stuff.
I have adopted a formula for happiness.Firstly,Do whatever you feel like without caring what people or the society will react to it. Secondly,take care of the relationships with people you are close with and thirdly, ignore people and things that don't really matter to you. Believe me there are very few things that really matter.
Start doing your own things. Things that give you happiness.Don't get into the rat race.Its a conscious effort and I guess I have started doing that

And yes whining and complaining never helps.Ignoring does.

Sharing with you a beautiful ghazal by Qateel Shifai. It influenced me to the core.


har bezabaan ko sholaa_navaa kah liyaa karo
yaaro sukuut hii ko sadaa kah liyaa karo

[sukuut = silence, sadaa=call]

Khud ko fareb do ki na ho talKh zindagii
har sangdil ko jaane-e-vafaa kah liyaa karo

[talKh = bitter; sangdil = stone-hearted]

gar chaahate ho Khush rahein kuchh bandagaan-e-Khaas
jitane sanam hain un ko Khudaa kah liyaa karo

insaan kaa agar qad-o-qaamat na badh sake
tum is ko nuqs-e-aab-o-havaa kah liyaa karo

[qad-o-qaamat = zenith/height; nuqs = fault]

apane liye ab ek hii raah-e-nijaat hai
har zulm ko razaa-e-Khudaa kah liyaa karo

[raah-e-nijaat = road to freedom; zulm = oppression]
[razaa-e-Khudaa = will of God]

le de ke ab yahii hai nishaan-e-ziyaa "Qateel"
jab dil jale to us ko diyaa kah liyaa karo

[nishaan-e-ziyaa = hint/indication of light]