Well this is my first blog, so i would like to share an incident which has enlightened me the most. i learned a lesson which helped me in many ways, so this how it begins
I was cycling in the morning as i like the morning breeze and usually visit a beautiful seashore nearby my home Umbergaon, while returning I noticed a person about half a km ahead who was cycling as well. I could guess he was going a little slower than me and that made me feel good, I said to myself I will try catch up with him.
So I started going faster and faster. Every meter , I was gaining on him a little bit. After just a few minutes I was only about 10 metres behind him, so I really picked up the pace and pushed myself. I was determined to catch up with him.
Finally, I did it! I caught up and passed him. Inwardly I felt very good. Because i beat him.
I had missed my turn to my house,Of course, he didn’t even know we were racing. After I passed him, I realized I had been so focused on competing against him that I had missed my turn to my house,I had missed the focus on my inner peace,I missed to see the beauty of greenery around.
Then i thought , isn’t that what happens in life when we focus on competing with co-workers, neighbours, friends, family, trying to outdo them or trying to prove that we are more successful or more important and in the bargain we miss on our happiness within our own surroundings? We spend our time and energy running after them and we miss out on our own paths to our given destination.The problem with unhealthy competition is that it’s a never ending cycle. There will always be somebody ahead of you, someone with a better job, nicer car, more money in the bank, more education, a prettier wife, a more handsome husband, better behaved children, better circumstances and better conditions etc.
You can be the best that you can be, when you are not competing with anyone. Some people are insecure because they pay too much attention to what others are, where others are going, wearing and driving, what others are talking.
Take whatever you have, the height, the weight and personality. Accept it and realize, that you are blessed. Stay focused and live a healthy life.
Lesson – Focus on the process you are in to, and not on others. Focus on your inner peace and your happiness.
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