Carpe Diem !!

Translation of the title : Cease the day! 

I remember reading a dialogue from the comic Winnie the pooh which goes like this:

Pooh: What day is it?

Piglet: Today!!

Pooh: Oh that's my favourite day!

These cartoons though are meant for entertainment can actually teach us the priceless lessons of life. Pooh tells us all to the cease every moment and every minute! We all have a tendency to peep into the past- either too delighted by our achievements or too depressed by our failures. But we all know that past is history and future is mystery. 

This summer has taught me how to have a new perspective of life and know my inner self. A new habit I have adopted is to smile the moment I get up because it helps me to begin my day with a new zeal. I read somewhere that we must all learn to focus on kriyas rather than karmas. Too ideal but absolutely true! Kriyas are the actions we do in the present while karmas are our deeds in the past. Our kriyas decide our future so why worry about what happened and what is going to happen?

In the Bhagvad Gita, Lord Krishna had told Arjuna that he must follow his duty and the rest will follow. 

But somehow I have a doubt here. How is it possible that we do not think of the consequences? If we ever reach the crossroads in our life, we would certainly think what each option will result in- won't we? The dilemma is sure to arise! That is when I think we must choose the path that makes us happier. I have tried this and would try to follow this all my life. Lot of times we repose our trust in someone but that so called trust fails! Sometimes we work day and night to accomplish something but the outcome is highly disappointing! At that point in time, some will say that it is just a passing phase and you must carry on your efforts. The others will advise you that it is just too early to lose hope and you must take macro view of life. But I feel that we must only choose the way that delights us every moment to go a step further. We are bound to reach our goal by following this pursuit of happiness. 

I agree that this is too philosophical a note to post and too ideal to follow in real life! But thinking about all this helps us to imbibe some of these virtues unconsciously. Hope my summer reflections help my readers to live a contented and satisfied life!