I spent my entire life looking for approval. Beginning with school, it’s hammered into my head to follow. The entire society tells me to follow. Now that I am mature enough to think rationally and critically, can I seek for genuine bliss on my own? Can I set for myself what true happiness is all about? Can I do it my own way?
The environment I live in got itself in a big hurry and produced a lot of noise along the way. Aside from the noise emitted from sound devices, there are a lot of noise which are more distracting all over the place. Seems everyone today is on the go to some where, need to be listened to by a friend, or amused by an external source. We all seem in need of something with us to be able to do certain things, doing not just one thing at a time and in our term, it is like multi-tasking. The common folks cannot or will not walk, drive, shop, play, or eat without their favorite buddy; cell phone, I-Pod, or PSP. I am not against hi-tech gadgets made to improve our communication, and give listening or watching enjoyment with quickness and ease. I too make use of these technological devices. However, for me all is done in restraint.
It's ok to get quiet once in a while because there are a lot of possibilities we can see and get in being quiet. We live in a busy world where nature is vibrant, plenty and wonderful. Most of the time, we forgot the outstanding benefits we can get from being one with nature.
I find genuine bliss in getting quiet, in simply being one with nature. I think that bliss for me is not only when I am away from the noise of the society but far away from the temporary, external and physical happiness of the world. These are things like hanging out with friends, going out to shopping, eating at my favorite restaurant, etc. These are nothing but shallow things which do not really touch the internal being of a person. Furthermore, these are not eternal things for it will be forgotten once the person owning that experience grew old and died. Listening to birds chirping or wind blowing through the trees is absolutely astounding. Simple standing on our rooftop while looking at the mountains and skies gives me a different kind of feeling. How long has it been since I allowed myself to completely get away from the strains of today and attach myself with nature. I’ve been very busy especially when second year college started. Connecting with the nature has allowed me to tap into my true self, and therefore better appreciate certain phases of my life such as love, modesty, clemency and integrity. It has awakened myself and has cleared my mind with the bad intentions I have had before. During the times when I find myself very lost because of the things that are happening around me, it is the most perfect time that I can reflect and discern on the things which I think can give me the true and real happiness I have been seeking for. To find peace deep inside myself is the happiest experience I can ever have.
Nature in its innocent form is all about a more advanced form of living. As spiritual beings, we're no different; we all want to have more, to become more, to experience more. All of us are all the same. And the path to go to that stage of contentment, to live a life of radiance, is to mature in accord through mind, physical body and soul. This is very important as we commune with nature. I cannot achieve true happiness by only cultivating one part of my being and yet disregarding the other two. For me to know my full capability, I must be growing in all three aspects of my life. All continues to be an excellent and self-rewarding experience for me, and calmness for the soul.
If this is new for you, or if it has been a while, begin by simply being the viewer. Try this one day. Do not bring anyone. Go somewhere, a place where there is nothing that could distract you. Observe nature where life is revealing right before our eyes, and where all is happening with unproblematic convenience and without obstacles. We will want to detach ourselves physically far away from the cellular phone, desktop, television, acquaintances, and then allow ourselves to let loose emotionally, letting go of all the bad thinking, which piles up our skulls. You will discover something you haven’t known before. Each time I do this I see myself as the individual I want to be, not the woman who has struggles in her life. My life becomes a blank canvas and I am the one holding the brush.
What is the lightest and most quiet feeling that a person can ever feel in her life? I think it is to help other people in need. Doing things for her and for other people without any bad intentions within herself is indeed the lightest work to do on earth. And if you’re going to ask me where is genuine happiness and bliss in that scenario, I strongly believe that it is something hidden from what the eyes can barely see and what all the senses can barely perceive.
When I go back to usual busy days and face the challenges, it’s a whole different chance. Because of the bliss that this quietness brings me, I find it very happy and very fulfilling to help and do things for other people without any hidden agenda. To simply help and do favor for another person without worrying much if I’ve pleased the other is something very rewarding for me. For instance, sharing a smile with a stranger, helping someone without an expectation of returned favor, sharing my time and my happiness are just some of the few that I can least do.
We are so concerned about the society's estimation on us that most of us end up in making ourselves suffer. It shouldn’t be the scenario all the way. If you go ahead in your life without thinking of what others think and do things which bring true happiness to you, that’s what life is all about. But remember to take note that the things that give us real happiness should be the things that will not harm or bring chaos to others. We simply have to live in unison with one another. Doing things only to make others happy, thinking that to be a great thing and achieving contentment on that means nothing. No one in this universe could make others happy without themselves being happy. Only our own self can tell us whether what it is that will make and give us our real happiness in life. If finding peace and silence first and then acting upon what is needed to be done can define what real happiness for me is, whether it is something awkward for other people, I will not mind what they will say. It is my own way of seeing through things and finding for that one single thing I have been yearning for, which is true happiness.
Take a break from life. After all, it's your life and you deserve the best. Know for yourself what is the most pertinent, and do that to your living. Only you can know what’s best for yourself. All I want continues to show itself in my life, through hoping, connecting with nature, and in being calm and getting silent. J
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