The State of Real Living

Anas SadanFebruary 19, 2024

“Let me not crave in anxious fear to be saved but hope for the patience to win my freedom.”

Those words of Rabindranath Tagore are a strategy of life which shows what to do in prickly conditions. We are now trapped in the words and our future destination. How can we escape?

We all know that life is hard to extricate but not hard to lead happily and peacefully. The one key to life is finding meaning. Literally, our future is factual and dependent on our present steps.

Once, I asked my calm spirit, "What is the definition of life?" He replied, “Life itself has no meaning. Life is an occasion to create meaning!" My mind became quiet and snapped, "Enjoy your existence." Actually, we are visitors on this planet. We are here for 90 or 100 years at the very most. To be successful in that journey, we must do something good. The meaning of life has no definition. It is never the same but peculiar for every living soul. Like . . . leaves of a tree - some shed, some do not. Like . . . millions of stars stuck in space, waiting to be found. Like . . . money, used and wasted, abused and hated, loved and wanted. We have just one destiny to breathe and enjoy. If anybody misses the opportunity to be free in the state of real living, he/she will be pitiful. We must have recognize the factuality of Living. Life is relative.

No one can progress except by loving work. Work is like the deity of a talisman. If work is a burden, then success is a mirage. Because, if you consider work a burden, you are more inclined toward avoiding or at least not missing any opportunity where you procrastinate. Work is the metaphor of conjecture and life is appended with conjectures. So, people attached to work are people attached to success. Focusing is a chunk of success because a slight distraction could lead to diversion. You want to know how to be successful in life, have your vision in your sight, aim for it, focus. This will keep you going. Life is like a sprint and so if you fall down, no matter, stand up and complete the race. You have to rise after a fall to pick up the goals. The pathway to success is fraught, rough, and full of surprises and unexpected consequences. Don't let failures bring you down. Believe in yourself.

What keeps you glued to your purpose? Is it your belief? Have faith in yourself more than you would anyone else? This keeps you more motivated than anything else. Self-belief is a must to imagining the way of accomplishment. We can not but prompt our purified souls that our beliefs will rule us to our real point of disembarkation. But there should be no excuse in our pursuit of satisfaction. Find a way to relate a mistake to yourself rather than relating it to other factors. This way you'll have a better chance of avoiding the mistake in the future.

Life is a very valuable gift which is given by Allah to us and we must be thankful to him for giving such a precious gift. Life is not only valuable for the human but it is also equally valuable for other living beings also. We must always appreciate the good things happening in our life. There is a tendency that people always criticize the things which are going around them day and night. Nowadays, people are indulging in bad habits which are ultimately going to destroy their lives. People must observe the fact that there is a positive, beautiful, and colorful side of life also which must be adopted. We must know that family is an important part of our lives and we should take help from them, and respect them always. Secondly, apart from family, our friends constitute an essential part of our lives as they help us without any conditions. In order to make our lives valuable, we must set some goals and try hard and consistently to achieve them. We must do something good very often so that we receive blessings and good wishes from our elders and friends. Always remind yourself that persistence is our companion and we should toil tirelessly for it.

Be controlled, careful and loved throughout your concerns. You should quest for the real definition and explore the natural beauty of your life.

Anas Sadan is a 9th grade student at the School of Excellence in Madan (his hometown) in Netrokona, Bangladesh. As a 13-year-old boy, he finds his happiness by exploring nature and putting it down in his own words. He is drawn to illuminating the darkness.