Let's Uncomplicate

"Sometimes it has to be enough just to go to my job, work hard and with focus, then return home to get a few chores done, eat some dinner, shower, and read a book. Nothing fancy, but incredibly blessed nevertheless."

-Robert Bruce Sutherland

Beautiful lines,aren't they? But for a change, they didn't come from any famous writer/poet or any other celebrity.He is in fact a simple person,living somewhere in the United States. Just a while ago,I stumbled upon his profile through one accidental click and had a sweet fortune of reading his 'about me' section which said the lines I mentioned above. It may sound weird to you but after reading them,I felt something changing inside me.Like something chaotic was slowly settling.I don't know how that happened.These are such simple lines,anyone could write them and expect to go perfectly unnoticed. But to me,they carried a great deal of lesson and in a way as simple as it could ever have been possible. I don't call those lines life-changing,but they were soothing nonetheless.Something not magically healing but sweetly calming like your mother's hand on your forehead when you were down with fever or your best friend's pat on your back which lifted your spirits after your bad performance in exams.Really,thank you Rob! Across those thousand miles,you have no idea that you have made someone very happy today!

 I don't know why, but this passive simplicity of human nature as expressed in those lines has always been grossly underrated,even detested with full force. It's a thing that most people don't want to relate to because we all have been taught to compete,to fight, to prove ourselves every day.Why have a Fiat when we can have an Audi? Don't dream small,dream big.Have eyes for the stars.Set your goals high n blah blah. Okay, I know there is nothing wrong in dreaming big but the problem arises when we begin to link our happiness with higher and higher grades of material pursuits.We are so badly trapped in this fast paced life and the bewildering competition that we are no more sure of what we really need to be happy.We begin to get our cues from the world's perception of success. We were all raised to believe that everything in this world is possible,but no one taught us that it's not absolutely mandatory to achieve everything before we can feel good about ourselves.We dream big but when we watch them shatter into pieces,we curse.We blame.We become jealous of other people's success.We compare and we become bitter.And now this jealousy pushes us towards growth instead of a healthy,well-meaning conscience.

But can we really be successful when our own mind is so spiteful,melancholy and rattled ? I believe,only a positive mind can bring a positive change.And for that reason,we need keep the worries aside for a while and revel in the love and kindness that has been luckily bestowed upon us..We are all imperfect and so is this world! Not everyone is fortunate enough to have even this basic reasonable lifestyle.It's important that we realize it, get the burden off of our shoulders and travel light.A simple life may not be fancy but can be peaceful if we embrace it with love.And last but not the least,a simple mind is not without ambitions, it's in fact more likely to succeed because it is better equipped to face the obstacles rolled out on the path of success.