So I want a new car? A new pair of
shoes? A sophisticated wristwatch? I can get them... I will go get
them. All for the purpose of nothing but to make me feel better. I have
countless desires. It includes getting my daughter to a high-end school
and good and healthy life for my wife. Because not getting what I dream
for them will surely cause feelings contrary to that makes me feel
better.
In fact everything we do is aimed at making each
step closer to being happier, isn't it? If not, then all the things we
spend physical and mental effort are for naught. Everything we do is to
dissipate or minimize entropy in our body. We try to stay as whole as
possible, doing anything we can to ward-off sadness, humiliation,
disgust, regrets and any feelings that is not associated with pleasure.
We always aim to feel better and better.
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| Ramana Maharshi - the Sage knows what the Purpose is |
There is nothing
wrong with that. This just shows that it is our nature to be happy as
much time as possible. It is our nature not to be consumed in sadness
and to live a life with utter joy and comfort being free of worries,
being loved, being noticed, being given importance, being considered,
and being respected. We want happiness. Not just a glimpse of it. Not
just a taste of it. We want it whole.
But why there are times no
matter how we wanted the feeling of happiness to last, there is always a
point where everything reckons back against the initial feeling of
lightness. We even feel anxious that the current feeling of joy will end soon. Smiles turns to tears. Hope becomes despair. Sweet romance
becomes hatred. Pleasure become pain. We never had what we really
wanted. We just had a glimpse of it. We just had a taste of it. Never
been ours wholly.
If it is true that our nature is
happiness, then why can we not find a way to sustain it in a lifetime?
What is the reason why majority of us spend majority of the time not
feeling the "to feel better" thing? What is wrong with us?
Has anyone found the answer? That is the purpose.
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