"The best things in life are free" is one of my favorite old songs that i enjoy listening to, not only because of the rythm of the music, but because the song unfolds a huge amount of meanings about life, love and how little things in life can bring happiness that sometimes money can not achieve it.
When listening the song, i tried to compare the words of the song and what we live in today's world where everything, well almost everything has become money related. Money talk is the motho, and the rule of who is who reign over every part of the world leaving the moderate people with no choice but to feel discouraged, depressed and angry at life, the economy, the political agenda of their countries,...
I lived in a country where the majority of its people were on a daily complain about life. They complain about the governement, they complain about the poverty line, they complain about the unemployement rate, they complain about them not having enough money. and these people get trapped in a circle of non stop complain without tryin to end it or develop it. I know that sometimes when it is hard , it is hard but nothing is impossible to me and i bet that this is the case for so many people who believe that Magic can happen but it needs to be accompanied by hard work not just hope!
The world is changing so rapidly, and in the midst of this change, some nations are developing and others are deteriorating. To cope up with this change " crisis" every nation is trying to find a way to survive. Many European Countries are already grieving their losses and other countries are on the way to banckrupcy. People in many countries, following the encomic crisis, have changed the way they live, the way they spend, the way they even interact with other people. In Fact, the whole style of living has changed. But does this mean that we need to stop enjoying life.
In the midst of all of these, we need to learn one simple thing that has always been existing and it will always exsit, and that is: You can enjoy life in its simplest things because most of them are free!
I believe that the economic crisis has been a lesson to every one in the world to realize that things can never be the same and life is changing and so are we, therefore, we need to be very flexible with this change and not allow ourselves to be in an internal crisis as well!
Money is not the yardstick to Happiness, it is only a tool . Learn to enjoy every single moment of your life, Learn to enjoy every corner of your entourage. When going to work in the morning, try not only to get annoyed by the busy traffic, but be thankful to the fact that you are still driving to get to work, Many people are lacking that feeling simply because they are jobless.
When you go jogging, dont only focus on how many calories you are going to burn at the end, take time, slow down, enjoy the beauty of the park, look at the various types of roses, plants arround you. discover something new, interact with people, laugh and enjoy the moment,you will end up not only staying fit in the physical body but you will achieve a rest of mind and soul.
spend time with your family, cook dinners at home and try to do it more often. There is nothing as beautiful as a family gathering, Celebrate that togetherness with your family and Thank God for every moment you are being able to see them, simply because other people are longing to have a family but they do not have it.
Volunteer, it is free, it is not painful, it wont take much of your time, but it will give you a sense of appreciation and a huge amount of self esteem, and it will draw a huge smile on the face of the people who need your help.
Pray and spend time closer to God. It wont take much of your credit card, it wont need any hotel reservation and no flight ticket, all you need is a place where you can establish that feeling of closenes with God, and i am sure that it is accessible to every body in this world!
So what are you waiting on, dont wait on the economoy to get better so that you can have enough money to enjoy life, stand up and start enjoying the little things that are free and accessible. Then you will realize that happiness and self esteem is not fully based on money but rather on how willing are we to lead a happy life !
