THE SMALL THINGS THAT WE OWN ARE THE MO
THE SMALL THINGS THAT WE OWN ARE THE MOST PRECIOUS TO US.
We hanker after success, money, social position, big bungalows, luxury cars, and expensive gadgets .We feel we have arrived with these paraphernalia that surrounds us. But do they actually give us happiness and satisfaction? No, they are only appetizers. The more you have the more you yearn for. They are only material things, in which you can only find temporary happiness. Small things we have are equally welcome; in fact more welcome as they spell out emotional anchorage; a sense of belonging.
Some are note able to own any of these things that spell success strictly in the sense of standards set up by society. There is no need to feel upset about it. You may achieve them in due course of time or you may not ever achieve them. But why should you care? They are not as important as the small things that you own .
Take example of your wrist watch given by your father when you were a child, a camera presented to your by your uncle, a dress stitched by your mother, a painting gifted by your sister! Aren’t they more valuable and source of true happiness than all these electronics which provides a mere source of satisfaction? Mobiles get outdated in a jiffy and you throw them in a jiffy! Do we do that to lovely possessions cherished from childhood? Not at all because they are a part of our child hood memories of unconditional love of trust that we grew up with. Are not those a part of us?
What about the certificates of merits we have accumulated from nursery classes? We cannot easily throw them away because they are a part of our growing up. They are the bricks of our character formation. They give us courage, power, confidence and a sense of worth! Obviously they small things which are precious to us than any of the things money can buy!
And what about that album where snap shots taken with simple cameras takes us on a nostalgic trip down memory lane? The wedding photos of your parents, the image of
We hanker after success, money, social position, big bungalows, luxury cars, and expensive gadgets .We feel we have arrived with these paraphernalia that surrounds us. But do they actually give us happiness and satisfaction? No, they are only appetizers. The more you have the more you yearn for. They are only material things, in which you can only find temporary happiness. Small things we have are equally welcome; in fact more welcome as they spell out emotional anchorage; a sense of belonging.
Some are note able to own any of these things that spell success strictly in the sense of standards set up by society. There is no need to feel upset about it. You may achieve them in due course of time or you may not ever achieve them. But why should you care? They are not as important as the small things that you own .
Take example of your wrist watch given by your father when you were a child, a camera presented to your by your uncle, a dress stitched by your mother, a painting gifted by your sister! Aren’t they more valuable and source of true happiness than all these electronics which provides a mere source of satisfaction? Mobiles get outdated in a jiffy and you throw them in a jiffy! Do we do that to lovely possessions cherished from childhood? Not at all because they are a part of our child hood memories of unconditional love of trust that we grew up with. Are not those a part of us?
What about the certificates of merits we have accumulated from nursery classes? We cannot easily throw them away because they are a part of our growing up. They are the bricks of our character formation. They give us courage, power, confidence and a sense of worth! Obviously they small things which are precious to us than any of the things money can buy!
And what about that album where snap shots taken with simple cameras takes us on a nostalgic trip down memory lane? The wedding photos of your parents, the image of