In the process of being busy with our to-do lists we lose the zeal to fully live our life. We were having a chat amongst friends where the topic of adventure sports came up and one of us said that sky diving was a No for him as he was worried that the harness may break or something uneventful may happen which could lead to Death so why do it? My husband then said that the Fear of death itself kills the spirit of living and one must never forget that we are alive until we die.
Our fears are so strong that we don’t even realize when we simply let go of our wishes or desires just because we were too scared of trying. When I was young, I was absolutely fearless because when I faced a tough situation or challenges, I asked myself whether it is going to kill me? If the answer was no then there was no more fear. If the answer was yes then I’d ask myself whether the task was worth taking the risk of death? If I really wanted the thing, I’d tell myself that I’d rather die or fail while trying to do what I wanted to do rather than having the regret of not trying at all. This is the beauty of children, they don’t overthink like adults and that’s why they are happy even in little achievements. These days people are so busy working hard that they forget their inner child and then they are so stressed that they have to visit therapists or psychiatrists to find solutions that they are already subconsciously aware of. Why push yourself to that point where you feel hopeless and too scared? Instead accept the reality of death and failure and live each day completely and fearlessly. Then you will always be happy.
There is no secret ingredient to happiness and the only secret there is to it is being YOU. Don’t worry if you fail or if you were unable to achieve everything you wrote in your goal list. The thing that’s most important is to try. Don’t stress too hard on living the Perfect life, building the perfect house or marrying the perfect girl/boy. Focus on living in the present moment everyday just like you used to as a child. When I went for my first scuba dive with my husband at Maldives, as soon as we started our descent inside the sea I was so scared that at one point I removed my oxygen mask hoping that I would reach above the sea immediately. Then I realized I was 13 meters below sea level and I could either panic and die or be brave and survive. The instructor was with us and helped me put the mask on and breathe. She asked us whether we would still like to continue the dive or go back. That was the moment when I could have either given in to my fear of dying in the sea or I could have faith in the life that I was blessed with and take the plunge. I chose life and continued the dive. It was an amazing experience and if I hadn’t taken the risk I would have never experienced life.
So guys, Today let go of all your fears and dive in the ocean, climb mountains, dance like no one is watching, go to a place where you have never been, do stuff that makes you happy. Free yourself from the cage of fear and anxiety and give your best shot to your one life today. Do this today because there is no guarantee that there will be a tomorrow and there is no better day than Today and there is no perfect moment than this moment.
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