We often see most of our friends are being passionate about their careers. Not all career opportunities give hefty financial returns. Still, most people are very ambitious about their careers. Almost everyone wants to reach to the "highest" position in their career ladder.
Some of us divert this passion to achieve something totally different. Many artists love their skills and sometimes go beyond anyone's imagination to achieve their dreams. They create astonishing art even their career doesn't bring financial or social stability. While others, devote their entire life for the service to others.
I have a passion for day-to-day life. It's certainly not a struggle for me to survive a day. However, I like to make the most out of everyday. For some unknown reason, I "don't" have any dream which I want to achieve in my life. For me, living a life is an ultimate satisfaction. That doesn't mean that I don't think about short term goals. I do. And I'll try my best to fulfil them. My passion is knowledge, I like to know more, want to understand everything there is in the nature to understand, want to live in the present time and enjoy the most out of it.
As Gautama Buddha has said,
"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."
We can't change what has already happened in the past. In the present moment, we can't do anything to influence our faraway future. Hence, I think the best way to enjoy the life is to be passionate about the life and enjoy the current moment.
Most people have few goals in their life, they may want a managerial post at some point in their career, earn thousands if not millions of pounds, have a luxurious life style, own the costliest technology products, have a big and a beautiful house, etc etc. For me, I have none of these things as goals. I believe that if I can be here, without thinking about the future and planning ahead for 2-5 years, I think I can be a good position with just living a life without targeting any of these so called "goals". Money does bring happiness. More money also brings more happiness and more ownerships of the objects. However, there is no end to this acquisitiveness.
One should feel satisfied with what he or she owns. We should be thankful for the food and shelter. We should be more focussed towards helping family and community. We should share knowledge and have a desire to learn more. By living a simple life, we can achieve more.
