"If your life were to end suddenly and unexpectedly tomorrow, would you be able to say you've been doing what you truly care about today?"
I can answer yes to this question, because as I’ve grown older and come to understand more about who I am, I’ve discovered a path that fills my life with value. Two years ago, the IA crossed my life, and I was able to find that corner in education and different way of learning, which suits the type of learner and person I am; I currently find relevancy in my school work, passion in everything I study, and I feel that I have control of my own schooling. Also, I’ve been able to grow as an athlete, as I’ve been given the opportunity to compete in both national and international tournaments representing the sport that makes me who I am, swimming. Finally, I’ve been able to meet, bond, and spend time with people who make me a better person, support, and inspire me to pursue my passions.
Randy Komisar, in the book “The Monk and the Riddle”, mentioned how you need to find the balance between looking for value in your work, doing the things that make you happy, and still be able to maintain yourself and your family. He reinforces this idea throughout, Randy advises the reader that to live joyfully, you need to make a strategy to craft a life--finding the perfect plan won’t be easy--where you are able to use your passion, expand its horizons, innovate, and make a job that fulfills and provides you with a living. There are many wealthy and successful business man who go to work everyday, but live in a world that does not make them happy, everything in their jobs saturates them, but they resist as they’ll receive great earnings. In many cases, they desperately await for the time when they’ll retire, to finally leave behind the money, and being doing on what they love. But, Randy Komisar, suggests you can still make enough money working on whatever you aspire to work on tomorrow. Life is short, so don’t wait for retirement to be happy.
We grow up surrounded with the mindset that successful means having an amazing title and studying a good paying career, however, this is will only lead you to wealth, but not necessarily to happiness. There is no doubt there is a debate about money making you happier, but why not have both, the job that makes you jump off your bed and the job that pays off the bills.
About a week ago, I read an article about Amou Haji. Amou Haji is the dirtiest man on earth, with over 60 years of not taking a bath. This man eats rotten animal meat, and smokes animal dung. If you offer him clean water, or even a bath, we he will get furious and will not accept the offer. He lives on a hole on the ground, such as a grave, yet he claims to be excessively happy and enjoying life. Many people wonder how a man be happy in those conditions, but he’s proven you can. He doesn’t have a single coin in his pocket, and he has never asked for one. Money doesn’t buy happiness.
About a week ago, I read an article about Amou Haji. Amou Haji is the dirtiest man on earth, with over 60 years of not taking a bath. This man eats rotten animal meat, and smokes animal dung. If you offer him clean water, or even a bath, we he will get furious and will not accept the offer. He lives on a hole on the ground, such as a grave, yet he claims to be excessively happy and enjoying life. Many people wonder how a man be happy in those conditions, but he’s proven you can. He doesn’t have a single coin in his pocket, and he has never asked for one. Money doesn’t buy happiness.
Every minute that pases is a minute that we will never get back. Through his brilliant book Randy Komisar has not only taught me the importance of finding value in work, but the importance of using your time wisely. Working for money will not make the minutes count, working in something that feeds your happiness is what makes time worthwhile. This is why, from now on I want to prioritize and really devote my time to those things that give me memorable memories, things I care, and those things that make me, me. So if that means not taking a bath for 60 years, or spending more time in the pool, I will do it.
And as always, thanks for watching.
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