Man as we all know is mortal. But the genomic transcriptions in man make him believe that he is immortal. Therefore whenever death occurs in the family or to friends, we don't think that it will happen to us.
It is only with advancing age that we fear for our death. When death is inevitable, why should one crave for name ,fame and fortune?This question has frequently arisen in my mind .Coz,when we succumb to death,whatever we have earned we have to leave it behind in this materialistic world.The answer to this is given in Ayurved. Man is called karma Purush in Ayurved. I.e who performs actions. Hence once born in this world we should do work, actions ,activities etc. Depending on our karma we will get the results. Good karma gives good results. Similarly bad karma gives bad results. The actions of previous life may bear fruit in the present life. Hence we are not able to explain some results which are not due to our actions.
Leading a satisfactory life by performing the necessary karma without harming anyone and also performing actions in the service of mankind will lead to moksha. This is the ultimate goal of mankind. So it is not wrong to crave for a good name, success and fortune. It is the path which we follow is more important.Since we as humans are meant to perform actions, let us utilise this time to do something which will benefit the fellow human beings.
Happiness is personal and internal. It cannot be found in external and materialistic things. Each person should search within himself what gives her or him the true happiness. It can be art,music, dance ,literature,gym,sports, etc. Even though we are busy in our work, some spare time should be given to any of these activities which gives us happiness. This way we can live a more satisfied life. Life should always be meaningful and well lived and in the service of fellow human beings. Such life I would call it complete , satisfying and a well lived life
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