Beautiful Life

I was a grumpy man until a few years ago. If I had studied harder I would have got a better seat in a better college, if I had worked a little harder I would have got Best Employee award, if I would have done well in Placement I would have landed a better job, if I would have... Basically I thought I would have been happy if I would have done x instead of y in the past.

Two points. One, how can I judge any of my past actions based on what I think is correct today. Two, I am a normal human being and it is perfectly alright to make mistakes.

Common people like me make optimal decisions. How can we judge any our decisions that we have made under different circumstances in the past, based on circumstances that exist today. It is a grave injustice that we are making to ourselves. So, whatever decisions that we made and are unchangeable today were all optimal decisions.

The biggest feature of freedom is freedom to make mistakes. We are not programmed devices to behave and act in a particular manner every single time. We have bad days, we have good days. Even in a single day our mood and feelings fluctuate. That's absolutely normal. Why should I consider myself a superman? Why should I succeed in everything I do? Why should bad and even nasty things not happen to me? If it can happen to people then it can happen to me too. That however doesn't mean I am not sincere. But there are many things that determine the outcome and not each one of them is in my control.

So, no regrets. That makes me so light. That brings such a beautiful smile on my face. That makes my life so enjoyable.

When we reach the dusk of our lives if we feel that it was an exciting and enjoyable journey and would not mind making this trip again, I think we have succeeded.