Some days are good and some days are bad - for all of us. These up and down swings leave us with moods ranging between elation and depression. BUT, there are some people around you who always look happy, like they do not know what problems really are.
One such person I know is my chai wala. He serves me chai everyday in the morning and evening. He walks in with a huge smile and serves chai to me and everyone else. He makes the chai special by describing how fresh and hot it is. He also makes small conversations with people around based on his small observations about them. Besides, he not only supplies chai but other snacks like biscuits, chips, etc. He is they only seller in the vicinity of my office. He often shows up outside my office looking through the glass window showing me all the products he has. One by one I either say yes or no depending on whether I want the goods or not he is showing me . I always feel happy to tell him 'Thank you' for all his services.
Looking at him makes me smile. Especially, when I am down sometimes. His happy-go-lucky nature is infectious. It always makes me wonder how does he remain so happy? Does he never have problems? The answer I guess is - that he does have problems like all of us. But I guess he chooses to not brood over them. I am sure when he looks at others working in the office receiving higher salaries he regrets not having had the opportunity to have gained formal education, and earned a different lifestyle. But I guess he accepts what he has and does his best in what he can. Maybe he consciously chooses to live each moment thoroughly and not choose pain that could be caused by comparing his life with others' lives.
I may have more than him in a materialistic sense. But he has something I don't - content and unconditional happiness. I do this sometimes - I look at others and feel dissatisfied with myself. It is an unconscious act. But my chai wala has taught me that to be happy and content or not..in the end it is a matter of choice. :)
One such person I know is my chai wala. He serves me chai everyday in the morning and evening. He walks in with a huge smile and serves chai to me and everyone else. He makes the chai special by describing how fresh and hot it is. He also makes small conversations with people around based on his small observations about them. Besides, he not only supplies chai but other snacks like biscuits, chips, etc. He is they only seller in the vicinity of my office. He often shows up outside my office looking through the glass window showing me all the products he has. One by one I either say yes or no depending on whether I want the goods or not he is showing me . I always feel happy to tell him 'Thank you' for all his services.
Looking at him makes me smile. Especially, when I am down sometimes. His happy-go-lucky nature is infectious. It always makes me wonder how does he remain so happy? Does he never have problems? The answer I guess is - that he does have problems like all of us. But I guess he chooses to not brood over them. I am sure when he looks at others working in the office receiving higher salaries he regrets not having had the opportunity to have gained formal education, and earned a different lifestyle. But I guess he accepts what he has and does his best in what he can. Maybe he consciously chooses to live each moment thoroughly and not choose pain that could be caused by comparing his life with others' lives.
I may have more than him in a materialistic sense. But he has something I don't - content and unconditional happiness. I do this sometimes - I look at others and feel dissatisfied with myself. It is an unconscious act. But my chai wala has taught me that to be happy and content or not..in the end it is a matter of choice. :)
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