The Void

17th January '11

"We become aware of the void as we fill it." I was thinking for a long time that it is said that the value of a thing is seldom known until it be lost but it is also true that when we receive something we realize what we lacked. These things are mainly something good. A feeling never known before, a happiness never experienced before, something that makes you realize you lacked somewhere.

The experiences of life are to be remembered and learned from. Of all the experiences we cherish the good ones and learn from the bad ones. Then comes a time in you life when you experience something that you've never experienced before and you suddenly feel elated. Something that makes you happy. You were happy before but this new feeling gives pure bliss.

It can be the experience of a new job, working in an environment you like. It can be a person who makes you feel special, different. It can be a place that makes you feel welcomed. Anything that brings out a new feeling and a all new you.

We go through monotonous lives. Doing the same things everyday. The same schedule, meet the same people, live in the same house and work in the same office. Therefore when something different comes, that too good, we feel all new and happy. Nothing else can compare to the new feeling of elation and we want it to remain for a long time, as long as it can stay.

The void that is there in our lives lies dormant till someone or something fills it. Then we know that there indeed exists something which can make us complete. Nobody these days is satisfied with their lives. People may be happy but satisfaction is hard to find. We always want more than we have. Our dreams never end. That is human tendency but there has to be a point when you feel complete, satisfied with what you have achieved or what you have earned.

Happiness is a state of mind. You have to believe that you are happy. But the feeling of satisfaction or being complete can come with a little help of an outside force. When we allow something or someone to touch our life like no one has done before. Some find this force early and some may take longer. But when it comes you have to recognize and appreciate it. And the void will fill by itself.