What should you do in life?

By Ishara Mudugamuwa

I know that all of you have a dream of becoming a better person in life. It’s always better to have a good understanding about yourself. It is sometimes difficult to understand who you are.

This is so because always you think there is nothing wrong with you and that you are perfect. That is human nature. If you really want to know who you are, try to find frank answers to these questions.

What do you think about yourself? Do you think that you are surrounded by problems? If so what are they? What are the problems you want to find solutions immediately....? If you are not married, what type of a person you are looking for? If you are married, are you satisfied with your marriage life...? What are your future plans...? What are the worst qualities in you..? Can you be proud of yourself...? How do others think of you....? In short, what type of a person are you?

If you find answers for these questions, you can easily have an idea of where you stand at present? If you haven’t got a clear picture of your present situation you can’t face future challenges. If you have any bad habits, try to get rid of them. It may not be an easy task, it may require some time, but gradually you will be able to get rid of them and stand as a role model.

First you have to ask yourself whom do you do whatever you do for? You might not have thought about this before. But it is a valuable question that you have to find the answer too. There are two answers for this question.

“To me” and “To whomever closer to my life”. So you have to pay attention for both of them. I know that you will ask me why shouldn’t you think about society. Think about yourself. Can you extend favours to everyone? Surely you’ll tell me “I can’t”. This is true. You cannot do so.

But you can do something for yourself and the people who are closer to you. If everyone does so, really the society will be a better abode for everyone. This is good advice when it comes to ‘your love’ life too . You must love yourself first.

There are so many things that we have to do during our life time. We have to study, work, love, enjoy and so on. We can’t do all at the same time. You have to prioritise things you should do during particular stages of your life. There is a famous saying “Think before you leap”. So you have to think before doing anything.

It takes time for a flower to bloom a flower. Likewise, life too needs time. Be patient and you will achieve much!