Life : is it what we think it really is??

Let me begin by asking my readers a very silly question (or is it?) : what is life?

While you ponder over it, let me give you my take on this befuddling topic. Life is the interval between when you are born and when you die. Kind of trivial is it not?? And what we choose to do in this period is what the world will remember us by, as either a trailblazer or a servile being, a sympathetic one or a sadist...all of these adjectives are bound to be attached to each and everyone during some stage of their life and career, and the earlier we manage to set an image about us, the better, since as is said "First impression is the best impression", and also since this will give one a shot in the arm, a dose of confidence if the person has obtained a rave opinion of oneself among everyone on has to interact with.

Today, the attitude is that since a person has got only one life to live, it must be enjoyed to the fullest, completely ignoring their responsibilities to themselves and the society in which they live. A person can enjoy himself or herself if they are also capable of performing what the society expects of them, because if one puts in real effort in one's formative period, then one will be able to handle the most stressful periods in life as if it were a breeze.

This, in some quarters, is considered to be the barest minimum necessity to lead what can be called a "successful life". There are also those people who have done this and over and some even take these people as role models (I think we all know who are being talked about here).

So, it only depends on the individual to decide whether to be a person of repute, someone who everyone looks up to, or just another also-ran in this highly competitive and volatile world, where perfection is the only true benchmark.

I would like to end with this quote I heard somewhere : "Perfection is the only goal; excellence can be excused".