The unreachable greener pasture
The fact that I write this post at about 2:30 at night must mean that it deals with an issue which is plaguing me dearly and it is rightly so. It is said that grass is greener on the other side; I completely agree with it. Infact, I've learnt that I hunger for things I do not possess (like all mortal men do) but procuring them does not end my hunger. It merely redirects itself to other greener pastures and some pastures which are not so greener than my own.
I've had a good life - infact quite a terrific life - so far. I've been at some good places and I've stood out from the crowd. At the age of 24 I've achieved quite a lot of things men do quite later in their life. I'm not stating that I stand supreme; there are lots I know personally who are way above me and who inspire me. But I lead a happy life right now. After being away from home for my college studies, I was lucky enough to land back in my hometown. I have quite a unique job - not only has it led me to work with some of the most brilliant people I have ever know, it gives me the freedom to not having to follow mindless work ethics and gives me the pride to know that I am competitively placed among my peers. I've gotten back to my hobbies which I had left for whatever reasons and I have ample time to attend to my social needs. No job is perfect, but my current one comes quite close.
Yet, I am not content. The reason eludes me somehow. Perhaps I subconsciously yearn for a alternate course of future suggested to me by family. Perhaps I am trying to make some of the aspirations of my friends, my own. The fact remains that I wish to change certain aspects of my nearly perfect life for a much more painful adventure, whose end result I am unaware of.
Many would believe that true happiness lies in being satisfied with what one has. I think the illusion of their wonderland follows the principle of Ignorance is bliss. For me, I think, its time for a change.
Labels: future, introspective, philosophy
This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 2:31 PM.
chhaggee - change your settings to enable full post in rss feed - coming to your webpage everytime is painful!
also - howdy! :)
s
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 1:24:00 AM Posted by GrasshopperBoy
@sujeeeeeeee: done sujeeeeeee done
now send me some pickle please :)
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:47:00 AM Posted by SmeaGollum
Firstly, please tell me where you work man!!!
And why does this hunger bother you? Isn't it a good thing? Most mortals become satisfied too easily, and it takes either a huge effort or some external factor to get them off their ass.
Friday, June 27, 2008 4:43:00 AM Posted by GrasshopperBoy
@smeagollum: dude, i work as a tech lead in a london based financial software company : www[DOT]p9ft[DOT]com
the founders (one of them being my boss) are from cyprus...hence the cyprus connection
..and the hunger bothers me because i can easily lead a nice happy life without any change in my current life...and i'm already a lazy creature :(
» Post a Comment