Time to live

We have plans for everything, but do we have plans for living? This is the question that popped into my head suddenly and i realized, interesting...do i really have such a plan? We are busy planning the next decade and so on, thinking on how to increase our 401(k)'s, stocks, ESPP, bonuses, but do we have plans on how to make life better? Every new year, do we stop and think about what happened last year and how we can make next year a better one? Not necessarily does this mean self indulgence or splashing money for luxuries, but more from an internal perspective...like, what things caused me grief and how can i overcome them? what simple things that could have been done from my side that would make others happy, what little luxuries could i have foresaken to give some necessities for others etc...Well, today, i feel like, there are many people who are struggling for basic things and here iam scheming for the next promotion or payrise? Is it worth it? In the end, do i even care for these? Probably not...Of course, this doesn;t mean just run with the wind or go with the flow approach, but simply, plan for things, but don't get too attached...Attachment is the source of all suffering....Feel the pain, but remove the attachment....

Now, the lighter side...i read a forward from my sister about world ending or probably ending for most of us and leaving for the lucky rest after 2012, 21st Dec, 11:11 Am...i'm not sure whether it is am or pm, but what the hell? If i know it is that date, 12 hours won't make a difference...There was a sense of relief first when i read that, dont know why, but somehow, the heavyweight we carry everyday was gone, albeit for a fleeting second..Next moment, my mind warned that, these doom sayers were in business for a long time and they keep moving the date conviniently from one decade to another...However, now i feel that, there is no harm in believing this one...Afterall, it is only 3 years away and may be i can see it or even better, live to tell the stories to the future...3 years of life is a long time and probably, i should live life to the fullest...and then if i survive, then think about the future...and if i don't make it, what the hell? I would one of those many lots that were wiped off...Just kidding, but if you happen to stumble onto this blog after the D-date, remember me ;)