Fun
– if you don’t value it, chances are that you never had any in your life. For
those who did, would swear by the richness it brings to life. See, no doubt
that life is a serious business and one must pursue and execute one’s duties earnestly.
I totally agree on that point. But, what’s the harm in mixing it all up with a
bit of fun and frolic. Let’s not be too grave about life for it will come to an
end anyway…sooner or later.
Now
before you guys pull out your guns at me and be your trigger-happy selves, let
me be straight with my stuff. I do not intend to get preachy here. So, please
discount me on the fact that it will be completely unintentional if I do sound like
one at any point.
Of
late, I have noticed that things are not as difficult as we make them out to
be. And, frankly speaking, I didn’t need to look beyond me to realize that. Just
the other day, I was…..errrrr. Wait, I am not going to embarrass myself on a
public platform with truckloads of stupid episodes that I have encountered lately.
Instead, I will be a bit generic and start from Level 1.
Scary
as they sometimes seem to be - a job interview, an upcoming review meeting with
a client, facing a girlfriend after having failed to stand up for a date, we-need-to-talk sessions with your wife
etc – our mind tends to work overtime and lean towards the negative aspects/
outcome more. And before you know, the fear engulfs you so much that, most of
the time you choose not to walk that road at all lest things will turn from bad to
worse. FEAR is the root cause of all problems as one cool dude (Swami
Vivekananda) figured out almost a century back. 100 goddamn years have passed
by ever since but we, the human race, have failed miserably to get that simple
thing. So, for once, let’s ride on a new wave today. Today, we will not focus on fear but FUN.
See,
fear is something that was, is and will always be there to trouble mankind. The
trick lies in becoming aware about its limitations and knowing how we can
mitigate its impact on us. Yes, we should combat fear with fun. Now, fun can
mean different things to different people. But for me, it means overcoming fear
and to be able to see what lies beyond it. Just try to think of what immense
possibilities and rewards await you if you subdue all your initial fears and
take that first leap.
There
could be a dream job waiting for you if you choose to put your fears behind and
take that INTERVIEW. You never know you may be the candidate they have been
looking for.
I
agree a REVIEW MEETING can go either way but if you deal with it by being
bundle of nerves, it is sure to go only one way – southwards.
A GIRLFRIEND may be mad over you for getting
stood up on a date but, if you really do care about her, call her back or rather
meet her with genuine remorse and show some promise for future. Wait…what am I
saying?!?! NO WAY! Listen guys, DO NOT DITCH your LADY….EVER on a DATE! Because
chances are you may come back from dead but there is absolutely no redemption
here.
And
lastly…..DON’T avoid we-need-to-talk
sessions with your life partner. Being a continual sore is a different thing
but realizing it and acknowledging the same before your wife is a completely
different stuff. Who knows, doing the latter may make your wife think of you in
a different and positive light. Nothing works better than a sincerely-felt
apology. And don’t you ever try to fake it. Women can see through put-ons.
BEWARE!
The
point is that the balance between fun and fear changes with age and maturity.
Fun usually rides over fear when you are a kid and growing up. Once we come of
age, God knows what happens to us and the equation changes diametrically. Must
not we then hold on to that attitude which saw us through tough times during
our childhood! After all, what is life without a bit of fun here and there.
Fear, as I understand it, is here to stay. And if you too have come to terms
with it, why not make its existence less troublesome with an attitude laced
with FUN!
