Money V/S Happiness

Happiness doesn’t always come from money. There are so many other factors that need to be in in place for a person to be blissful. You may have seen people in life who have lots of money, still no patience, no happiness in life and much loneliness. It is been scientifically and psychologically proven that money alone can’t bring happiness. It is the other factors that also contribute to a person being happy. No doubt that money is also one of the factors, but we often don’t give other factors enough importance in life. That’s why despite achieving so much in life, many people are still hopeless and unsatisfied with their lives.

It is not about achieving goals; it is also about what you sacrifice in achieving them. If you sacrifice your family time, an activity that freshens you up, a long drive with best friends, a dinner date with your partner, quality time with your kids, helping your elders, then you haven’t sacrificed the right thing for achieving your goals.

When you sacrifice such things then it becomes a habit that doesn’t lay off easily. You will become more materialistic and you will always give priority to your work over everything else in your life. This is not a healthy trend and is often the cause of depression and loneliness.

If you want to sacrifice something for your goals, then you must sacrifice your excessive sleeping hours. You must sacrifice your overtime in watching videos and browsing the internet. You can cut down on daydreaming, gossiping and start doing things rather than sacrificing your family time.

There are so many ways in which you can utilize your allotted 24 hours in a perfect manner. You can make timetables; you can keep a diary or a small notebook in pocket that marks your day’s activity. 24 hours are more than enough for every activity that you want to do if you plan it every day.

As you can see in the picture above that even playing with my daughter and spending time with my wife is on the list. Because often we can get busy in other chores or some left over work that is haunting us all day. So, to have a better control over my schedule I often write my everyday goals and activities every day, therefore I am kept reminded of my family duties as well.

At the end of the day, analyze yourself for five minutes and see what you could’ve done better in the day. This way you will never miss anything in life. Only work and goals is a boring life. Living holistically is the right essence of life.

Love and power to you

Darshan