Assembling Thyself

Let's face it. Everyone has their "Triumph" moment, where all of them feel like being on top of the world! Too exaggerated? I agree. But why doesn't this triumph moment last long? Or come to us at a shorter interval? You wanna know the answer, right? One word, Expectation.







Let's have a look at the silly little arctic fox. It "expects" to find food few inches inside the snow. For your kind consideration, here's a little insight. During winter in the arctic, many rodent like creatures known as "Lemmings" stay a few inches beneath the snow for shelter, warmth, food (berries, roots etc). Now, our little friend, uses their ears and hunting experience to find the optimal position of the lemmings and Action.

You might be wondering, "So why did this dude give us a lesson on how arctic foxes hunt and how is this relevant to the title or the caption?" Patience, my child.



Let's go.

As we all know, animals such as foxes don't have a complex emotion like us humans. Even if they don't get what they want, they don't show any pain, anger or disappointment unlike us. (Because they're not humans. Duh!) 

Well, you see, for me, this gif is more or less like the Schrodinger's Cat thought experiment. In my mind, I see that the fox has made a hunting attempt. But, are his efforts futile or is he victorious, those aren't clear in this short gif. What we all can agree on is, This arctic fox had an expectation to catch the lemmings and he made an effort for it. That's it. 

The fox hunts within thick snow in order to survive, We humans run after success (and happiness) in order to thrive. But just like the fox doesn't know for certain if he's gonna get the food or not, we're also not sure if we're gonna thrive like we think in our minds.

The term "Success" varies from person to person. The feat you achieved might be trivial for you, but for me, that might've been a game changer. We don't know when we'll thrive. We don't know IF we're ever gonna thrive. We just hope, with a big expectation that something "Good" is waiting for us. (Which is actually important to hold onto) 

But champ, life ain't the same for all. You and I know that know, right? This is why sometimes, having BIG EXPECTATIONS leads to the GREAT DEPRESSIONS (not like the 1930s) that we, as a single person, are not always strong enough to handle.

Even I have....used to have huge expectations. But as the world revolves, I've come to realize that, that only brings pain and disappointment. So as of right now, I'm keeping all of my expectations to a bare minimum. Whatever comes, I alone have to face it, whether good or bad. If it's bad, "Yeah, that was unexpected." If it's good, "Yeah, that was unexpected. I'm gonna do a backflip now" and sprain my back.

Doesn't mean you have to though. As we all know, all of our lives are different. If you have always gotten the outcome you hoped for, it's good for you to keep up that expectations. But if you ever come across anyone who has lost all hope and expectations, tell them this, "You're not alone in this. You can do so much better", (Even if they can't, fundamentally).

Only you have been given the potential to assemble all the pieces of your puzzle so called "life". Make an effort and keep your expectations to a bare minimum and accept whatever the outcome with a positive outlook. See if life becomes a bit better or not. As a wise man once said, "You miss 100% of the shots that you don't take."

After all, happiness nowadays seems so slippery to catch! Hold onto it the moment you grab it 😉



(Today's Song Suggestion: Summer Salt- Fire Flower)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oNqaRLDOi0


 





Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Modern Maze of Love

Image
In the age of double taps, disappearing messages, and those subtly crafted posts meant to send just the right message—communication seems easier than ever.  But is it, really? If anything, human emotions have only become more intricate, and love... well, love has turned into a riddle wrapped in an FB/IG story. We’re living in an era where expressing interest can be as simple as liking a story or as confusing as replying to a message days later just to keep the game alive . It’s all so easily understood on the surface yet maddeningly complex when you try to play along.  One moment, it’s all about the thrill of a new notification, and the next, it’s like staring at a blank chat screen, wondering why your "perfectly crafted" response sits on read. You see it all the time: someone posts a song lyric/post that just feels directed at you, or they like your old photo out of nowhere. The signals are everywhere , if you know where to look. But recognizing them is the easy part—ac...
Read more

Another one bites the.....Victory?

Image
It's not an easy to task to fail at every single task life throws at you. On the contrary, the possibility of you successfully completing a task is higher than you think. It's a written fact! Yeah I'm kidding. It's just a mental model . The phenomena which I'm talking about goes something like this, " If there are 'N' terms of tasks available, the possibility of a person completing at least one task is higher than failing at all of the tasks. "  But life isn't as simple as a mental model, right? There so many variable, complexities and situations which we have to consider before acknowledging a mental model as a real-time model . The topic today is quite simple. Defeat or Victory . What's greater in the long run? Does it really have an impact over our life and most importantly, our way of living ?  Let's just go over it one question at a time.  The elephant in the room. Two keywords, one fight. Now let me remind you about the premi...
Read more

Bubble of Humanity

Image
  W ithi n a small span of unpredictable life, we've got so much to do. Most of your childhood and adulthood will go through heavy monotonous study and work/job. Let's not forget to mention, maintaining your family, religion, culture, society, personal life and other miscellaneous errands. And after successfully completing all of these, you finally get to truly enjoy  your life. That's it. Or is it? Let's face it. True enjoyment can never be accomplished if you aren't lucky enough to be born in a solvent and upper society. In this case, these people are the minority (who actually get to enjoy their lives from childhood). But this essay is not about them. It's for us majority, the average people. So, where were we? Yes. After spending all your adulthood tirelessly working, you finally get to get out of the cycle. Your responsibilities start to loosen up and your time starts to free up. That's what most of the general people dream of. This dream, a dream where...
Read more