Humanity - Human's First Duty

Ultimate Goal!

Everybody is born with a dream. Dreams are different but the common thing is that everyone strives to realize their great dream. As we grow up our dream changes, our wish changes , our necessity changes and we are always busy in achieving the short term goals of our life with each day passing. Its not uncommon to hear people saying that we should live in present. Yes, I do believe we should live in present. These small goals become the way of our life. If we achieve the goal we are happy and satisfied,if we do not we are frustrated. This endless cycle continues. The goals are hard to define but goals are there however small or big it may be.The success in achieving these short goals give us such an intense short term satisfaction and happiness that we are ready to do anything for it and everyone falls prey to it. I have not heard of any exception yet. This is the way of our living. These short goals keep us going. If we fail in one goal we strive hard for another because we still have time and we believe, we can do it. Slowly time passes. The body reaches its maturity. The day arrives when we are haunted by the bitter truth that our end is near. Last few days are just left to us to think of our past. To review our life. This is the time when we need to answer the unasked. am I happy with what I achieved in my life? am I a satisfied person? Have I lived this precious life given to me as the way it was meant to be? Was there anything I could have done better? do I have any repentances? do I wish to have another life to correct my mistakes? Do I enjoyed my life?

I think everyone will agree the fact that if u have answered most of the above questions as "Yes", you are the luckiest,happiest and most satisfied person. You have lived a life worth it. You are the best soul. This is the final point of your life and there is no road ahead to amend for anything. This happiness is the cumulative happiness and satisfaction which u have achieved.

But if your answers are mostly "NO" then u will agree that u have failed in your life. how many short goals u have achieved in your life, how many instances of short term happiness and satisfaction came in your life but a repentance in the last moment of your life have robbed u of all your happiness and satisfaction just because its ultimate destiny!!!!!!!!!! Its cumulative and its end. No time at hand to make any amendments and die as a happy soul like other short goals where we wanted to do better in every next goal. Now there is no next......Its the end of the episode.
Finally,u are left unlucky to die as a repenting, unhappy and unsatisfied soul, the only thing u would have never wanted in your life only if you were aware of it............The only thing for which u would have sacrificed everything. The only thing u could not vision.

Nothing explains this idea of ultimate goal better than the song of the movie "muqaddar ka sikandar"
"rote hue aate hai.n sab, ha.nsataa huaa jo jaaegaa"

This is the ultimate destiny and the ultimate destiny has to be the Best of everything! Live in present but live in such a way that u can feel proud when u reach ur ultimate destiny...........

Learning from Americans in California

I have been in Santa Barbara for more than 6 months now and I have found some noticeable and praiseworthy behaviour in Americans living in California particularly in Santa Barbara.
1. Courtesies.
Whatever be the place, they will always greet u with a smile and never forget to wish you when u leave after meeting.
Certainly a great gesture.
2. Helpful.
They are always ready to help you within their limitations.
3. Respect for their country rules and regulations.
4. Disciplined and true to their work.
5. Physical fitness.
They love to spend time on their physical fitness. I got inspired to take up jogging only after watching them do so on regular
basis.

These attributes are certainly worthy enough to be cultivated in personal life.