The Art of Living
Sometimes, the most beautiful moments come when you stop chasing and start feeling.
We all know life is all about enjoying — or at least that’s what we keep saying, right? “Enjoy the process,” “Live the moment,” “Be present.” But let’s be honest — how many of us actually do it? Most of the time, we’re just running. Running behind something, towards something, or sometimes even away from something. There’s a never-ending list of things to do — work deadlines, responsibilities, relationships, personal goals — and in the middle of all this, we often forget to actually live what we’re doing.
We want to get things done as fast as possible, check them off, and move to the next. And in doing that, we unknowingly leave behind the joy of the process — the essence of enjoying.
It’s like our brain has been programmed this way — to be result-driven. To always have the next target, the next aim, the next “big thing.” And I’m not saying it’s wrong. Having goals is important, but it becomes harmful when all we do is chase without ever pausing to breathe and absorb.
Yesterday was one of those rare moments that reminded me what “enjoying” actually means. I hadn’t trained my arms at the gym for over three weeks, so I decided to take it slow. No rush, no fixed target, no timing. I just wanted to feel it. It turned into a 1.5-hour arm workout, which, if you train regularly, you know is unusually long. But strangely, it didn’t feel long. I wasn’t thinking about reaching home early, or preparing my meal, or TV sessions with my partner, or helping my brother with his business, or even about sleeping on time for recovery.
For once, my mind wasn’t in ten directions. It was right there — present. I didn’t count my reps. It was just me, my music, my breath, and the rhythm of my muscles contracting and relaxing. It was literally udta hi firu in hawaon mein kahin. Pure flow. And that’s when I realized — this was my best gym session in months.
When we’re too focused on achieving something, it becomes a task. The sweetness in between — the little joys, the tiny-moments — they just disappear. Once you finally achieve that goal, the excitement lasts maybe a day or two. But what really stays is how you got there. That’s what you remember. The grind, the effort, the small satisfactions in between. That’s the part you actually live.
You want a high paying job — you get it, then what?
You want a great athletic physique with six-pack abs — you build it, then what?
You dream of owning a Mahindra Thar — you buy it, then what?
You want to crack a top competitive exam — you do it, then what?
You want to marry your crush — you do, then what?
And same goes even when things don’t turn out your way. It’s okay. It’s completely okay. Remember what Naina said to Bunny in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani — “Kitna bhi karlo, kuch na kuch toh chhoot hi jaata hai.” Exactly. That’s life. Your aspirations are endless, but what matters is how you live through them. That’s the real beauty of it.
Because if your life becomes only about the next thing — you’ll never truly have this thing.
The present moment will always feel like a waiting room for the next chapter. And that’s a trap — a beautiful-looking, socially accepted trap that quietly eats away your joy.
One small thing I’ve learned in my 28 years on this planet — something that my father kept repeating behind me for years — is “Jaldi Utho, Jaldi Sojao.”
We’ve all heard this, right? It almost sounds too simple to be true. But trust me, it’s one of the most underrated lessons ever.
The earlier you wake up, the calmer your mornings feel. And when your mornings are calm, everything else flows like a chain reaction. You approach your day with patience, you get time for things that otherwise feel rushed, and you end up feeling a little more grounded. Of course, there’ll always be days when everything goes haywire — that’s life. Consider those days as “auto resets.” They’re necessary too.
Now, how early you wake up depends entirely on you. For someone who usually wakes at 12 noon, even 10 AM is early. For someone who wakes at 10, maybe 8 is great. The idea isn’t to fit into someone else’s timing — it’s about finding your own rhythm.
And here’s a reminder (even to myself) — don’t compromise on sleep just to complete things. Sleep is also something to live and enjoy, not just to finish. It’s not a checkbox. It’s a feeling. Because even rest is great. It’s not laziness — it’s fuel. And don't forget, its the pause between two beats that makes the rhythm possible🙂.
Coming back to the art of enjoying — it’s not about being happy all the time. It’s about being aware. To truly feel what you’re doing. To be there — physically, emotionally, mentally — in whatever moment life has placed you in. Whether it’s a gym session, a conversation with your parents, an evening walk, or even those moments of silence where nothing seems happening — just live them fully.
In this fast-paced world where achievement is glorified, let’s also glorify presence.
The achievement of simply being there — of feeling every inch of what you’re doing. Be like water — calm when needed, fierce when required, and nurturing wherever you go. Water doesn’t always rush; it flows, patiently shaping everything it touches.
Because the art of enjoying is not just about the good times. It’s also about the bad ones — the lows, the struggles, the waits. Those are the times when we need to stay the most patient. The more you try to run away from them, the longer they seem.
Think about it — every time something tough happens, our first instinct is to escape it. To find distractions, to move on quickly. But maybe, what if those moments are also meant to be lived? Maybe they’re not there to torture you but to teach you and to deepen your capacity to feel. Because pain, boredom or even frustration — they all carry a rhythm too, one that reveals itself only if you stop resisting.
We often forget that enjoying doesn’t mean constant excitement. Sometimes, enjoyment is simply peace.
Enjoying your cup of tea without checking your phone. Enjoying that random chat with a friend instead of constantly glancing at the clock. It’s about slowing down enough to realize how much life you’ve been skipping just because you were too busy reaching somewhere else. Humesha kahi Pohochne me lage rhe to Rahoge Kab 🙂.
Maybe the real achievement is simply being here, now. Because when you’re present, even the smallest things become beautiful. The way sunlight hits your window. The sound of rain. The laughter of a friend. The stillness after a long day. The smell of freshly washed clothes. Tiny, simple, ordinary — but somehow, these are the things that actually make life extraordinary.
If you ask me, “What’s the art of enjoying?” — it’s not some philosophical concept. It’s a practice.
It’s about doing what you’re doing — fully. Whether you’re working, loving, crying, or resting — do it with your whole being. That’s it.
We keep saying we want peace, we want balance, we want happiness — but maybe all of that isn’t something to be found. Maybe it’s something to be felt in whatever we’re already doing. And when you start living that way, you’ll notice — life doesn’t really change from the outside. You still have the same job, same problems, same deadlines. But you change. Your relationship with those things changes. You stop rushing. You start living.
So here’s what I’ll leave you with —
Live the moment — the rest will follow.
Because someday, when you look back, you’ll realize that life was never about the destinations you reached.
It was always about the roads you took, the pauses you made, and the way you chose to feel every step of it.
Maybe that’s what the art of enjoying truly is — to flow like water, to breathe like peace, and to live like you were never in a hurry to reach anywhere at all.🙂🙂🙂
