Sunday, 15 March 2026

The Greed Beyond the Need

 

                                                    The Greed Beyond the Need

Every individual among us is running. We all are running for money as we do feel that it is the only solution to all our problems, indeed it is as well. But the problem is that there is no target to be achieved when you start running this race.

You start earning from a scratch and you are highly motivated, aiming to earn some money that would make you meet both the ends and provide a good life to your family. You dream that if and if I can afford a car, it would bring end to all my misery and I would travel happily with my family. But once you buy that car, another need strikes your mind. May be if I can have an own house of my big enough for my family, may be having this house could put me at peace and I could feel a sense of accomplishment in my life. You start working hard and invest few more years of your life. During these few years you compromise on things that you like and the moments you enjoy. Maybe you would be sacrificing some good times that you could have spent with your family or friends, but eventually you make this sacrifice to get into a new house where you could eventually enjoy with your family.

So in this way we keep on setting targets that are worldly in nature but we associate a feeling of happiness and accomplishment when we achieve it, but in the duration we compromise with the things and the moments that we actually want to live on the accomplishment of the objectives.

Time passes and flies, but we are eventually trapped in self-created targets that we eventually feel would be the source of our happiness and would add to good times for the future. But somewhere deep inside our heart we feel the pain of giving up the things we like, the small gifts the small talks and the precious time we give upon with our loved ones in order to build a house and a good future for our families.

We never realize that this habit of ours slowly gets transformed from need to greed and we just keep on running after unlimited targets in this limited life where eventually we have limited days and limited years to survive on this earth. Working for families is needed and indeed is essential but we forget the true essence of life and then comes a point when we realize that may be we have come too far in the search of happiness and indeed we actually missed upon the true moments of happiness and joy that we could have lived to the fullest.

So it is better that we start differentiating between our needs and our greed and rather invest this limited time on the feelings on the moments that really make us feel happy and also make our families feel happy and bonded because this is the real happiness and no cars, no houses could bring this feeling of joy and warmth that love, care and affection could bring to us.

It is very important to understand the difference between need and greed because there exists a very fine line of differentiation between need and greed and each one of us has to define that boundary so that we do not cross the boundary and start wasting our time chasing the greed because greed has no end and we can never satisfy our greed, even though needs could be satisfied and fulfilled and they could bring in satisfaction to our lives but by being greedy we just ruin ourselves of the precious time we do have in our life.

Thus we need to realize that we do not have infinite time with us and so we do not require infinite resources to fulfil this life with materialistic things, instead we should aim for a peaceful life that provides us with happiness, satisfaction and contentment because it is these aspects that would eventually make us feel to add a meaning to life and would eventually help us to derive more in our life.

It is rightly said that we only live once but if we live right once is enough, so it means that we should realize that what is right for us and what is not because if we do not realize this aspect it would add misery and increase more challenges in life, might be we could earn more with this approach but we would eventually drift far away from what real happiness is and this should not be the aim of life, instead we should focus on acquiring a peaceful and meaningful life.

https://saurabhsharma7.blogspot.com/2015/07/higher-though.html

 

 

Saturday, 14 March 2026

"How to Access- The Success"

 

How to Access- The Success

Success is actually a very common destination as every individual wants to achieve success or become successful. Everybody is running and chasing success like it is the only goal in life. Most of the people associate name, Fame and money with success. It is these aspects that term an individual successful in the modern society. However, want and desire is one thing but actually becoming successful and reaching the pinnacle of performance that brings in success is a totally different aspect.

Success is not accessible to all and in order to make it accessible, there are basically two steps that needs to be followed.

Step 1- Understand what actually success means to you as an individual and as a person

The first mistake that most of the people make is considering success as a common aspect that is same for all. If one individual considers becoming rich as an orientation for success, most probably his/ her friend would also consider becoming rich as success. This is the biggest mistake which we make. We define our success in relativenes to what is success for others. So the first step is to actually realize the meaning of success in our personal life. This step is extremely important because without this realization our efforts would be in wrong direction and we would be focusing towards achievement of things and goals that will not value to us eventually.

Example- There were two friends, one of the friend wanted to earn money and become a successful entrepreneur, so he left his house at the age of 19 and worked really hard to become a successful entrepreneur by the age of 35. However, after getting into business he barely had any time left with him for his family, his parents grew old and he was not able to manage his time between his wife and his parents because of increased workload. Time passed and he realized one day that what is the use of earning if he doesn’t have time for his near ones.

On the other hand, his friend started his own business but at a small scale, so that he could manage it while being at home, so even though he was not able to earn much but the good thing was that he was able to spend time with his family. So by the time he was 35, he was not earning very good, but he was very satisfied with the time he was giving to his family and the moments he spent with his family. He actually did not have any regrets.

Step 2- Prioritize and strategize through reflection and understanding

So it is very important that one should be clear as to what has to be achieved and once this is done the next step is to understand as to how to balance between personal life and professional life. There should be a balance and the quest for excellence and success should not put an individual in a situation where he/she gets frustrated about not giving enough time to personal life as well. It is very important that an individual reflects upon his own personal interests and desires and this would eventually help to get a better understanding and clarity about the personal goals and aspects that would bring in success and personal accomplishment.

One thing that has to be remembered is that Success is not the same for all and that every individual has a different definition for success, what is most important for you is to realize what is Success for you and how would you approach success for you in your life. Once you have an answer to this question, your quest for success would become more clear and achievable while adding contentment to your life as well.

https://saurabhsharma7.blogspot.com/2015/07/dying-while-fighting-is-better-than.html

Wednesday, 12 August 2015

"Exercise regularly and stay fit"


 

Do you remember this word? Or left it there in the school ground? Yes most of us have left it there only. When this word comes we just get so much disturbed that we just want to run away. Well people are becoming conscious about their health these days and so I am writing on this topic.
It is really very important for us to indulge in an exercise routine if we want to live a healthy and long life. Do you remember the days of your PT period and the morning school assembly? So strong we were. We had such a sound sleep. Don’t you miss your that state of mind and body? It was all because of the regular exercise routine we had at that time.
Exercise as per the dictionary means indulging in any physical activity that helps in keeping oneself fit. That should not be so difficult a task to take up. Exercise can be taken up in any form whether running, jogging or physical workout. Remember after a bad day at school you would play videogame back at home and release all your tension and aggression over there. But videogame in return stresses our eyes. Exercise provides a platform for releasing our vent up worries and paves way towards ‘feeling good’ the whole day. There is a stress hormone cortisol which gets burnt away through exercise and while other happy chemicals like dopamine and serotonin are released in the brain during exercise. Exercise also helps to cope up with the negative feelings of pessimism and uncertainty. Body needs flexibility to work at its best in life. The Stressed body results in bad postures and drooping shoulders which form very unimpressive body language. 
‘In a Sound Body lies a Sound Mind.’
Body can only be made sound by following a regular exercise regime.
The benefits of which would be-
Exercise helps to-
-          Improve your balance and co-ordination
-          Tones and tightens your body
-          Increases your capacity, and concentration
-          Restores bones and muscle loss
-          Keeps your heart healthy
-          Stimulates the fat-burning process
-          Improves your lung capacity
-          Burns out your stress hormones, and elevates feel good hormones like endorphins.

Before following any sort of exercise regimen you should be first of all be aware your body type and about the capacity of your body. One should not take up a vigorous regimen as a beginner.  Before taking up an exercise regimen one should undergo a physical test. The physical test includes Pathology test, Diabetic profile, Liver Profile which will first help in diagnosing the problems that already exist in your body. This should not stress you, because keeping yourself abreast of your problems helps in following a more appropriate regimen without giving undue stress upon your body. Do remember not to be too harsh upon your body.
Many people are hitting gym these days but if you can’t afford that no worries. All you need is a good pair of sports shoes, a skipping rope and some of your favorite music and you can begin from where you are. You can start it by going for a Jogging or walk in the morning.  You can even take up skipping. Skipping is the simplest form of exercise that is very much capable of providing you with quick energy and all the effects of a wholesome workout. You can also go for all those exercises which were taught to you during school days. Nowadays much fitness DVD’s have come up that can so very well guide you to put your leg forward. Many bollywood personalities have now come up with their fitness DVD’s like Bipasha Basu, Shilpa Shetty and Lara Dutta. You can follow such fitness DVD’s and can religiously follow their personal exercise regimen. Nowadays internet is the big thing and can guide you on anything you ask for. So you can go for the videos and step by step guides to exercises which have the pictorial representation of all the exercises running by their side.
Example-  I started going to gym by just considering in my mind that i would invest at least 1 hour to 90 minutes on my self on a daily basis as a part of my routine. I planned myself for the same and on the daily basis i did different exercises that helped me to slowly gain better physique and in this journey, i saw that there was a transformation. This transformation was indeed slow and gradual but eventually i saw things changing in me. I eventually gained a positive mindset and started thinking in a positive way as well. 
The exercises not only bring in a change to the physical body but eventually also bring in a major change to the way in which an individual thinks and takes action. It adds a new dimension to ones life and brings in new experiences and  further helps the body 
Well, exercise is not just only about having a special workout session always. If I talk about women first, they have so many household chores of such sort that they can cover their exercises in them also. All the household chores starting from sweeping, kneading dough, washing clothes, cooking involve exercise of some sort. Cooking is regarded as best stress busting activity. Sweeping provides ample amount of movement to your lower back if done with the correct posture. So women should try to do some of the above household chores on a daily basis. While if we see the life of men; they have long working hours and they have to sit all the time. This requires them to move outdoors and take some fresh air into their systems. What they can also do is that they can just take a walk in their office place after certain intervals of time. After coming from office they can just go for a brisk walk or a rigorous jogging to release their entire vent up emotions. It is always demanded from a man to leave all his office tensions in office and to relax in his home and this can be possible only if he indulges himself in some sort of exercise to release his daily vent up of stress hormones and paving way towards the release of feel good hormones. Kids are already physically very active in their schools; nowadays they are more glued to their mobile or tablet screens or to their tuition.  This is not a good thing. Parents should encourage their children to move outdoors and indulge in some form of a sport. Parents should themselves also try to play with their kids and make it a daily routine. This will increase your bonding too. Sports should be encouraged at school and college level. Old age also brings with it lot of problems.  These problems can be minimized if we make our bodies and minds strong through regular exercise. The senior citizens should also try to indulge themselves in doing some light physical workout and should not altogether stick to their beds unless it is required.
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