We hear this phrase all the time: ” I want to be free.” If you take the train off the track, it is free, but where does it go? If everyone could make their own traffic laws and drive on any side of the road would you call that freedom or chaos? What is missing is discipline. By observing the rules , we are actually gaining freedom.
Likewise, How and where we derive our happiness from is just as important as the happiness itself. It is result of our values, discipline and responsibility.
We keep hearing “do what you like.” The reverse is just as true. Like what you do. Many times we need to do what ought to be done whether we like it or not.
A mother comes home after a long day’s work, takes care of the household chores, looks after the baby and goes to sleep exhausted. In the middle of the night the baby cries. Does the mother feel like getting up? No, but she gets up anyway. Why? For love, duty and responsibility.
We can not live our lives by emotions alone. We need to add discipline, no matter what age we are. Peace in life comes when we do not succumb to what we want to do but do what ought to be done 🙂
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