Invest in Relationships to Earn Long Term Benefits in Life

 

Spend Time and Invest Love in Your Relationships

Humans are inherently social and Love to be surrounded by people; they are addicted to cry on others’ shoulders, rejoice with a crowd while boasting about their achievements and can’t think of celebrations without a mob of their near and dear ones. Yet, today we are standing alone at the crossroads of ceaseless ambitions, work and family life stress and a monotonous pursuit of attainment of the lofty goals of life, and an inner conflict of justifying our own choices of falling in this quagmire which we define as life. Can we really call it a life? How life can exist without the warmth and exuberance of the loving and selfless relationships that we choose to compromise when materialistic goals take precedence over everything. What we will do with the infinite achievements when we have none to share our happiness with.

The Pyrrhic victory of the Pandavas, in the battlefield of Kurukshetra is quintessential of the ultimate truth of human survival when all their kith and kin were wiped out in the name of honor and integrity. The Pandavas lamented after the war was over though they were victors but the cost that they had paid for this victory made them disenchant themselves.

When the pandemic disrupted everything in everyone’s life, the importance of relationships emerged as the only savior to help us and find our way out of this labyrinth. Many must be still living with the compunction that they had harbored resentment and grudges with their relatives and never bothered to revive those relationships. In reality, life is too short to wait for others to extend their hands to reconcile; go and grab your people for yourself. Make it a goal to invest in relationships to earn long-term benefits in life.

Life’s all memories narrate the moments of loving others and being loved by others and our most trusted relationships provide us an impalpable verve and stability in our thought process.  Family and relations are the most formidable forces in your life that guard you against all adversities and obstacles so invest in them, don’t be hasty and precipitous to keep those ‘once lively and loving relations’ in abeyance.

Ego Should Never Rule Any Relationship

Humility is an essential virtue and must exist in everyone to establish peace and harmony in all relationships; humility lays the foundation of the camaraderie among the groups of varied opinions and different perspectives. Each one of us is possessed by an undefined EGO, (for what? Nobody knows) and when ego overpowers our mind, it starts obliterating even the most treasured relations of our Life. Be careful if your love and attention for your loved ones is ego-driven, you will end up with bitterness and sorrow in that relationship.

The words of William James say, “Whenever you’re in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. The factor is the attitude.”

Practice humility in your attitude; overcome your ego and control it so that it can’t build walls and obstruct your near and dear one to come closer to you.

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Healthy Relations Break the Monotony of Life

In this fast pace world, our mind is inundated with Endless expectations and dreams while the list of our near ones is being gradually whittled down because we prioritize to strive relentlessly to fulfill our desires without bothering to the stagnation which creeps into us. Eventually, the majority of us are at an intellectual cul-de-sac and the whole pursuit of success boomerang back on us. This bleak, barren lifestyle clutches our emotional well-being and alleviates the miseries of life. On the contrary, the healthy relationships in your life boost your happiness level and you feel delighted to rejoice your happy hours with them. A slight shift in your outlook about the relations in life can help you relish your leisure time with them. Despite the fact that relatives always remain at loggerheads, you are sure, when you need them; they will come rushing to hug you. All your gains are futile if you don’t earn the wealth of good relations and don’t preserve them. Learn to Forgive Your Loved Ones, offer your support and help if you want to nurture the bonds with them.

 

Reflect On Your Relationships

Cultivate generosity in your behavior, it is rightly quoted; “To an artist there’s nothing ugly in Nature and to a generous heart there’s none in the world to feel rancor towards.” When you are generous to your people, you respect their privacy and priorities which is an essential catalyst to sustain the dignity of any relation. In relationships, most of the time, the expectations are on higher side; you want others cater to you, pamper you and fulfill your emotional demands. But you fail to consider the other person’s expectations from you and here you successfully sign up for a life of conflicts and loneliness. Let’s not expect any relationship to continue on the basis of our whims and fancies, rather reflect upon them and have larger hearts to handle the tiffs.

 

OUR MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND PERSONAL WELL BEING entirely depends upon the quality, transparency and warmth of our relationships. If we are well-knit with our loved ones we feel safe, secure and happy because we know that our lives are filled with the desired time and attention we demand from our near and dear ones. The most priceless emotions and experiences are those which are shared and cherished with the people we love. And these people can be enlisted as family, relatives, neighbors and colleagues; the wider groups can comprise those people also whom you share your hobbies with, like gym, sports or religious activities. Invest in your relationships so that you feel more secured and loved and I am sure you will cultivate a sense of awe and gratitude if your inner self is experiencing the joi de vivre because you have the most amazing people in your life. Treasure them, love them, adore them and invest in them you will surely reap long-term benefits and the biggest one is the bliss of enjoying the holistic health of mind, body and soul.