Life is simple

I love doing the mundane chores..

I love making the beds, cleaning the cobwebs, hanging out the clothes, folding them neatly and keeping them in their proper places. In fact, after a hard day at office I appreciate the chance to do these mundane chores.

Some people find it surprising. But, I like doing these little things because it helps remind me that life is actually simple.

No doubt, Our metro lives and competitive careers have made our lives complex and stressful. We are continuously running, stressing and worrying about doing everything right and being successful. 

But life is actually meant to be simple. 

We need food, we need shelter, we need to educate our children and we need to grow and learn. To do this, we need to work and we need to earn. Sometimes, we forget this simple truth and end up working ourselves for all the wrong reasons - to buy a bigger house, to have a foreign vacation, to get one up over our competitors. We want to get it right and perfect and want to portray a successful image.

Not only do we stress ourselves, but we also stress our children and want them right from childhood to be role models of success. Many parents stress their children over studies and push them to their limits.

But, we have forgotten that life is actually simple- it is about satisfying our basic needs, about taking care of our loved ones, giving them support,  and appreciating the good things of life. It is about growing ourselves not only professionally, financially and intellectually but also about growing spiritually, in spirit and grace and in generosity. 

The next time we stress ourselves, we need to rethink our priorities. It is important to put our best efforts in everything we do, we also need to  keep motivating ourselves to achieve higher goals - but, we need to ensure that we maintain balance in all the areas of our life.


And, sometimes it is okay to not be perfect and to not win the game. It is okay to lie low, mull over what went right and what went wrong, re-energize our batteries, set new goals, take some risks and set out once again with renewed energies.


Confucius had once said 'Life is simple'. It is-based on the attitude we adopt.