‘Let me be that I am ’- Shakespeare

Well, the quote is longer than that but I am saving the second half for some other day. And how many of us know what we are or who we are? What is our essence? We identify ourselves with our family name, our education, our status and our address. We feel proud to have been born in a rich or prestigious family, or having studied in one of the Ivy Leagues or earning so much.

We also identify ourselves as political people, supporting a particular party, we have our country clubs, our little cliques and we feel happy. But if someone was to ask you who you are without all this paraphernalia, , what would your honest answer be? What will you say?

Have you ever given a thought to that? Don’t get me wrong. I am not talking about any spirituality here that I am a soul and my life is but a journey; though if that is your honest answer then you are an evolved soul. I am talking about you as a person. What do you think your being is? Are you here for any purpose? What do you actually think about issues affecting you? Do you always play a role in your office, home, relationships or do you sometimes have that epiphany and realize that you are much more beyond these parameters defining you?

Have you ever sat down and thought what you really want? Or you chose a particular profession because your parents wanted you to or you chose a job which is not creative and doesn’t do anything for you as a person but is well paying and so you carry on?

We are humans and we alone have the capability of thought. Take out sometime and think what you really are. I am not telling you to leave your well paying job and run away from your responsibilities. But knowing yourself a little will definitely make you happier because you will be in touch with your core.

So be it!!!