As kids, we read stories of kings and queens who struggled early-on in their life, and due to some strange twist everything ends on a happy note. The movies we grew up watching also have the hero and villian, or the lovers and the opposing parents and after some time and major drama, everything falls into place and we have a happy ending. Even in Ramyana, the story is almost over once Lord Rama is back to his kingdom and power. So, did he never have any problems after that? (Of course Sita's woes continued and that's a different debate altogether...) I am sure he had a ton of problems managing his kingdom, protecting his kingdom from invaders from outside and within. Just because its not part of the story, we think he had a great time ruling!
May be these things become so much part of us or may be because I specifically never came out of this dream world, I always subconsciously had set time goals after which there won't be any hiccups at all in life (Writing this line itself, I am embarrassed of my foolishness!) Obviously that's not the case. There are problems in life, professional goals, personal problems, financial hassles...There is never an end to this story...Then I ask myself what keeps so many people to put up with all these problems and still live?
It is joy derived from simple things in life...The sense of accomplishment when a professor says you are on top of your work...The peace we experience when holding hand of the person you love looking at the sea.. The joy we get out of doing some random acts of kindness...The out of the world feeling when meeting your family after some years...I guess it is things like these that re-fuel us..
Life is a journey as lot of people have already said and not a story that has a "happily ever after phase"....It is only slowly that I am understanding this... and rather strangely... I am not complaining!
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