Understanding your most critical need….

It is far easier to understand the needs of others than yourself. The simple reason is we cannot observe our own behavioral patterns so scrupulously, which we can do for others whenever we want to. Most people including ourselves are so confused about what they want in life, the reason being they do not understand themselves or their inner desires.

People want money and hence happiness, those who get money want a nice wife, those who get both crave for social respect, then for a child who would top all exams throughout and the list goes on. There is no end to their “needs” but the true need remains unattended and elusive. People do not know how they would react in certain situations, they do not know what clothes they prefer to buy in a fashion store, they do not know how others are reacting to their behavior, they do not understand whether their style of talking is hurting others, and they do not know how they can improve themselves as individuals.

I feel that the most important component that any living being wants, even subconsciously, is PEACE OF MIND. Nobody realizes, but we strive for everything in life so that we can achieve it. We want to be the best in whatever we do, we want to win, we want to have a happy family, a nice high-paying job, a foreign trip every year, and the latest car model, eventually for the sake of peace. We want to pamper our ego at every possible opportunity just for attaining peace of mind. We fail to comprehend however that in doing so we tend to ignore our core requirement in life, focusing instead on the peripheral imperatives.

Without peace of mind, no happiness lasts long enough. It is not necessary also that possession of material wealth would bring peace of mind. I believe that once we start to live our lives to attain peace of mind, all other things will fall in place and none of us would demand for extraordinary pleasures in life. When I pray to God, I do not ask for promotions, a car, a flat or money. I ask God to bless me with peace of mind all my life, because I know that if I get peace, I would get all the other pleasures of life as a complimentary offer.