Want to make the most of this precious life? You should probably do this

If you ask any Mumbaikar about an ideal life according to them, they would probably start off with an open and comfortable home, where they can live at ease with their family. Unlike what is the general perception, they would be happy with a moderate pay, albeit it meets all their daily requirements and financial commitments. Their job would be around 9 hours, with the office located a 15-minute drive away. When they come home, they would probably relax with a hot cup of coffee and a favourite book; maybe they will even go for a walk with their respective better halves and children. At the end of their day, they will sit together and narrate their day's experiences to the ones closest to them and go off to sleep, content with their lives and prepped for a similar day coming up.

That's the rosiest picture for most people who live in this mega city. And let me tell you, most would happily exchange their current routines for this sort of life. Because people living here have the EXACT OPPOSITE of everything that they aspire for. Homes are cramped; travel is more than 3 hours a day for most; money is never enough; office hours are never-ending; and most of all, there is NO time! Not for a family dinner, not for a book and certainly not for a leisurely stroll in a park. 

I may be wrong about this. But I am increasingly coming across people who are so busy in becoming financially secure and provide for their loved ones that the very life that they are trying to create passes them by. They are unable to spend time with the family that they are slogging away for. They barely have the energy to spend the money they are accumulating. And they are so involved in their daily struggle that the importance of relationships, love, joy, leisure is completely diminished.

And I am afraid that I will become one of them too. Afraid that one fine day, I will wake up and realise that I am well past the prime of my life, alienated or out of touch with my most beloved friends and family members due to the lack of time and attention. And without them, what is life anyway? With this fear, has also come a fierce determination. I will NOT let life pass me by, thinking that I will have time to enjoy with my husband later, that I will spend my money when I have enough, and that I will visit that place I have always wanted to see next year. I will grab every opportunity of doing what I want, how I want, with whom I want. Since the beginning of this year, somehow this realisation has dawned on me.

If you too are stuck in a similar situation, no matter in what part of the world, remember that the change in the situation needs to come from YOU! One small step at a time will do. But ensure that you make the most of NOW! Spend time with loved ones. Show them how much they mean to you. Create special memories with them. Spend your money as you like it (it truly gives you sense of freedom and more satisfaction than at the thought of having saved for your later years) And most of all, make the most of this precious life. You never know... The future that you spend so much time planning for, may be RIGHT NOW!