What
do I want in life! I’ve been thinking about this question since last week. An acquaintance
of mine genuinely asked me as to what I want in life? So many answers came
rushing to me that I almost got a headache and I started rambling on. Then this
man asks me “what is the one thing that you truly want in life and you know you
deserve it.”
I
was stumped. I mean I’ve bucket full things I want in life, but determining the
priority among the list was rather painful. I thought about it for a long
time and could narrow my bucket list to 5 things but I could not make myself
agree on the thing that should take precedence over the others.
In my childhood, when mommy would force me to
go temple hopping with her, I’d make a list of things in my head for a
bargaining session with God, but at the most opportune moment, I could never
decide which is the one thing I wanted most in life at that point... so I
always ended up saying “please help all the strays everywhere”.
I
would return home upset thinking ‘Almighty’ won this round of transaction
because I could not ask for anything for me. I also promised myself that next
time we go temple hopping I’d have the negotiation list ready!
Obviously
that has never happened till date and now I’ve stopped going to temples
altogether.
So
getting back to what I want. I of course want World peace and End of Hunger;
but I am a selfish & a materialistic person so yes I also want affluence
and good health for my family and a giant SUV (black). Then there are
some eeny meeny wishes as well... more like greed. I know they are not right,
but what the hell, they are there.
Normally,
I do not need much time to make up my mind or take any decisions but this is a
never ending failure on my part! I have no more than 3 to 5 regrets in my entire life,
and not been able to give precedence to my wants may be one of them!
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