What matters?

What matters?

Life is like the weather. It may be pleasant one minute, but clouds can cover the sun in the blink of an eye. But while weather is something you can still judge and take precautions for beforehand, life isn’t lenient in the least. It will throw you down the highest mountains just so that you learn your lesson. The least we can do is manipulate our brain into finding the betterment of ourselves in every rock thrown at our face, because life might as well seize that last ray of your happiness before you even know it.

So while we are at this topic, ask yourself this question- what actually matters in life? Does failure or success matter more than the learning process included? Does the space in your house matter more than that in your heart? Does it matter that you are in a cheap hotel and not in an expensive one? Does the phone in your hand feel better or the hand of someone you truly love does?

Certainly, these thoughts don’t cross your mind the first time- when you are busy living in the moment. But no matter how big your smile in your Instagram post is- at the end of the day it doesn’t count as happiness, just as more likes and follows. That, clearly, isn’t how you define a happy person. It is a shame that somehow, it is a mindset that most poor people are richer in happiness than most rich people. And even though I do not agree with their generalization, it does show what matters more.

‘Success is important in life’- every child feeds on this formula the very second he is born, and when the child grows up- he smacks the same thing across the brains of his children, too. This cycle keeps on going- but wait, where did the mention of finding happiness go?

Why are children unable to find time for their parents anymore? Because their parents told them to find success and success alone, and while doing that the children forgot about the part where happiness was also needed to find success.

Why are more and more farmers committing suicide? Because they were so engrossed in giving others food that they forgot that their own food and lives came somewhere in between, too.

Why are there more terrorists these days? Because they couldn’t find success in anything. Terrorists could be these students who are stressing themselves more than they should, or even farmers who are unhappy with their lives. Terrorists spread terror because that was all they themselves knew in their lives.

There are, I am sure, more reasons for people’s actions that are still unknown to the world. But there is only one thing that could have stopped them all from doing what wrong things they did, this question- what matters?

Think about it...

Would your school feel the same if not for other students and teachers- good and bad alike? No, because what matters is that they embrace who they are with pride. Would the scenery from your hotel room seem the same alone? No, because what matters is that you are with your loved ones. Would you be happier if your sibling didn’t disturb you when you told them not to? No, because what matters is that they care enough to see your reaction every time.

Would life be the same race without the hurdles in it?

No, because what matters is learning how to jump over the hurdles and not winning the race.