Important Rules Of Life: Do What Makes You Happy?

Learn from your past, do not regret it; do what makes you happy today; plan your future - Thoughts. Many philosophers, teachers, counselors and even many parents teach these ‘important rules’ of life. In the era of this techno-freak and socio-freak world these important rules are also seen on social networking sites as posts of people or pages followed.

But, thoughts are always far from reality. A bridge has to be made to link both – again a thought. When it comes to put them in practical life, it becomes difficult. Difficulties move a level up for girls who belong to middle class Indian families, families which are stuck between traditions and western culture. It becomes very difficult to be modern and at the same time not hurting traditional sentiment of parents.

Life for girls, for me in the society I live in, meant to do your schooling then complete your graduation or any further studies you wish to do but get married by the age of 25 years and after that, if, in-laws do not mind you can continue with your education and job. Life with such set of rules become meaningless. Why is it so compulsory to get married by 25 years when all she want to do is to study and be successful in her live? And why does nobody see if she is happy? Question any number of people about her happiness; answer will be same ‘Oh! Look at her, do not you see her smile… she looks so happy’. And from here, definition of happiness change for her.

What exactly happiness is? Psychologists may define it many ways but in simple words, is it not something you get when your dreams come true? Dreams are not always suppose to be big. Little dreams or little moments of life also give happiness, do not