The Theory Of Life/ Goal in Life !

was thinking today about the purpose of our lives and what it would feel like when we are at our deathbeds and if someone was to ask us, "How did you do?" Can we say that we did 'good' with our lives? Actually, this thought came to me when I watched the Million Dollar Baby and when I sat down and thought about it, this is how the 'theory of life' unfolded...
As humans, our scriptures say, our ultimate goal is to achieve 'moksha' and be 'enlightened'. What we are also told is that we should not 'want' anything- purely because it is 'too materialistic' and shows lack of total surrender. But I don't agree with that. Because if you want the feeling of not wanting- you are actually 'wanting' the feeling of 'not wanting'! And hence, the predicament- should you want the 'not wanted' and hence violate the law or not want anything at all-which seems implausible because you are again wanting to 'not want'.

Here is my take on life and I will present it with the help of an example. Assume that you are running a race and have a finish line to run for. The problem is that being human we can't control whether we will cross the line or not. Hence, whilst chasing the finishing line if our life comes to an abrupt end we will leave this world thinking we could and should have crossed the line. If, on the other hand, we cross the line we might say, "Now that I have crossed the aim of my life- I will sit and lax". This is again not desirable because there are things you can achieve and make the world a better place and one should constantly rediscover and challenge one's boundaries and achieve more...

We can, instead, not run with the concept of a predefined finishing line. Instead of focusing on the finishing line and wanting to reach/cross it- why not focus on the running itself? Not to say that don't have goals in your life. Have them and instead of running for the "pot of gold" at the end enjoy the run, as Robin Sharma says in 'The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari'.

"Live in the Now", says Eckhart Tolle in The Power of Now. If you look at it Now is the ONLY truth in one's life. Come to think of it have you ever lived in any frame of time except Now? No, because history is the 'gone' Now and future is the coming 'Now'. Just as yesterday was Now for yesterday and tomorrow will be Now for tomorrow. And if you can learn to live 100% in the Now- you are guaranteed a 100% life fulfillment for the rest of your life. Doesn't it feel amazing to be able to live 100%!

We aren't talking about 6-sigma here- we can cross it many times over!
As for execution, sit down and write what you really want in your life and segment it according to the time you want it in-5 years or till you die. Simple, make 2 columns and write what you want in 5 years hence and till end of your life. This will give way to a clear understanding of what you should focus on and what not. Please make sure you give a thought to yourself as a human, a family man, a professional, and a citizen of this country and other roles you and I take through our lives. Write what you think you want-don't stop wanting because it is the only thing that drives our existence. For instance, we don't love anyone- we love the feeling of loving someone or we love some because we want the person was to love us back. The only exception to this I could think of (and I am guessing) would be the love of a mother for a new born. Also, we love because we seek completion as humans and feel that the person or object we love will have what we don't and lead to our completion. And most of all, don't feel shy to say that you want something. If you don't ask for it how will you get it? You need to knock the door before you should expect it to open...Don't feel bad about yourself. Be proud of who you are, give your 100% to whatever you do and let life take some decisions for you. The most gracious moments of our lives come when we stop thinking and 'bucketizing' things and just 'feel' them.
Remember, books can teach, people can suggest but it is you who needs to take charge of your life. And understand that you can do anything and everything. Believe that it is in you to dream, realize those dreams and help others achieve their dreams, too.God will bring you the dreams and the strength to fulfill them once you are ready to give yourself up to the task and the taskmaster. Allow only positive thoughts to come in your mind and replace negative ones as soon as possible with positive ones- I say OM whenever anything negative comes to my mind...So far it seems to be working :-) May it work for you too...
Things can be positive if you start taking them that way... God Bless!