‘Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present
The words of the above quote belong to an American entrepreneur and author Jim Rohn. He was a motivational speaker also. He elucidated his ideas through audio, video, and by writing. He is well known for his notable work ‘The Power of The Ambition’. The quote describes the mindset and attitude of Jim Rohn on life. What is life? It is a boon given by God to us, consisting of a series of pleasures and miseries. We don’t know how to agree/accept the miseries which come along our way, at the same time, we even don’t know how to experience the entire delightfulness. So the writer tried to say to the readers that we should live every little bit of time in happiness and stay assured to live our future with success and happiness. Because we are not sure about what is going to happen next. What determines it is the delightful contented things in the present.
Really these lines fight with the real-life problem in my life. Because of the work of our routine life, we are mentally depressed and our minds are psychologically confined to the stress. So we should practice how to manage them and how to reach the vision of life. Therefore, we should be always conscious of the reality of these lines to enjoy happiness. Faiths and beliefs of religions also teach us about being happy forever. Meditation and yoga are precious gifts introduced to us which give us more patience and make us feel the wisdom inside us. With their help of them, we are capable to enjoy every moment of our life.
In my perspective, there are three salient points/terms to be discussed in the above quotation. They are happiness, the present, and the future. What do they mean? Happiness is one of the emotional states which expresses an enthusiastic mindset. It is expressed by everyone when they are contented with something they possess or see or enjoy. The present is comprised of the should-be-awkward moments which lead to a better future the life. But we are unable to understand life. We are too much afraid of what lay ahead as fear of the bygone days continuously haunts us. We forget to breathe the soft breezes of the present and relish the happiness. We, everyone, know the word happiness. But we haven’t heartily felt what happiness really is. The day we can laugh and not know why we are laughing, is the pleasure of happiness.
If flowers bloom with fragrance, all the honeybees go toward them. Similarly, if we discover happiness inside us, all good things draw toward us. We must set big dreams for a beautiful future and thus creates a wonderful tomorrow, but should not forget to enjoy the ‘today’. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. But today is the only gift where you enjoy happiness. That’s why it is called a present. These are one of the movie dialogues I have ever loved. It explains that if we are living in the future, we are too nervous, wishing for something that is not happening yet. If we are dwelling in the past, we, mostly, lament over the bad things that happened and the days which dumped us. But living in the present split second is where we will have maximum control. That’s why happiness should be felt in present and should not be postponed at any cost. Whoever thinks to live happily in the future by scarifying their present happiness is like a blind talking about colors.
It should be always remembered that our life is a novel written by the author God using infinite letters called ‘now’. Sweet present truly gives the brightest future. It is in our hands to design the present suitable according to our wishes. And we, the astounding artworks of God, should live today happily for a better tomorrow.