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Sunday, 7 May 2023

Translation (English-Hindi) Exercise – 62

The American philosopher and author Ralph Waldo Emerson ones said, The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honourable, to be compassionate, and to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well." While we appreciate such words of wisdom, weedy understand the true meaning of such words since we rarely try to follow them in our lives. How many of us ever try to find purpose in our life? How many of us ever try to be helpful to the world and work hard to make the world better? How many of us would be willing to suffer for the millions of people in our world and lead a life with a purpose? Most of us prefer to live a good life ourselves, ignoring our duties and responsibilities for the world. A good life for us means a life of comfort and luxury with few problems or worries. It means having lots of money, a big house, expensive cars and modern gadgets. To achieve such a life, we work hard and even sacrifice our ideals, principles and relationships. Unfortunately, most people remain unhappy because they never achieve the desired success. A few lucky ones who become successful also fail to live well due to failing health, broken relationships, and an often guilty conscience. What is then the secret to a good life? "The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination," said American psychologist Carl Rogers. If we wish to be happy, we must move in the right direction and follow the correct principles. We have to earn a good life by first making the world suitable. It means that we must try to make a difference in the world by contributing to the betterment of society using all our abilities. (No. of words 312)


- Sunil Bhutani 'Rudraksha'

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