Happiness for New Year

Christopher Garder (the father) to his son (Christopher):

Christopher Gardner: Hey. Don't ever let somebody tell you... You can't do something. Not even me. All right? 
Christopher: All right.
Christopher Gardner: You got a dream... You gotta protect it. People can't do somethin' themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it. If you want somethin', go get it. Period. 

This is one of the best quotes in the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness”, if you haven’t seen this film then seriously do yourself a favour before setting the goals for the coming year do watch this film. Because this is what I’m going to talk about in today’s blog: 2011 what a year it was!! and the moment you realise this the year is almost gone... It blazes past you like a bullet train while you keep hanging on like an analog watch at the railway station.

This year was one of the best travelling year for me, almost did the world tour in an year’s time. Been to lots of places and met lots of people. I saw someone snatching bags and purses at Eiffel tower and someone showing way to lost people in London. Some of them drunk as hell and wasting time near subway and some trying to earn a decent living and entertain crowd while playing music in metro stations.

I kept observing this at everyplace I went; whether it was London, Paris or Rome people are the same everywhere and they are all doing their best to keep up. To be happy, to be content, to be successful some of them are and some not.

 In this time of financial meltdown people are showing their aggression towards the political system all over the world. What is making us so much restless? Although there is a lot that needs to be done as a society but let’s just talk about ourselves here. It reminds me of that adage “It is so simple to be tough but so tough to be simple” “tough time never lasts but tough people do” – Be tough! Be simple!

Let me share another excerpt from this movie:

Christopher: Hey dad, you wanna hear something funny? There was a man who was drowning, and a boat came, and the man on the boat said "Do you need help?" and the man said "God will save me". Then another boat came and he tried to help him, but he said "God will save me", then he drowned and went to Heaven. Then the man told God, "God, why didn't you save me?" and God said "I sent you two boats, you dummy!" 

Isn’t this true? Every day in some way we keep getting these messages, help or favours next time when you get it don’t forget to reciprocate it. You never know when your help could come handy in saving someone’s life or someone’s dream.

There is no fixed recipe or secret to happiness, there is only realization of its presence some days we feel it some days we don’t. Whenever you feel it spread it around. When you don’t always remember help will come in some way, shape or form until then keep your pursuit going.

A Very Happy New Year and good luck for new pursuits...