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If you introspect deep enough you come to know that nothing gives you as much happiness as being with people who really love you! Yes, money, promotion, a fancy house will give you joy but it is all temporary. In the end, what matters is the people who are by your side, the ones who will love you unconditionally and understand you completely.
The 21st century is caught up in the rat race to make it big and jobs and money are our first priority. I do not mean to say it is bad but what happens when you envelope your life with your job? What happens when you no longer have time for your dear and near ones?
In this heart touching story shared by Humans Of New York, a young lady talks about getting your priorities right and you should surely give it a read!
“I gave the last nine years of my life to my job. It was all I did. My work made me feel ‘needed.’ I was an accountant and I could do things that nobody else could do. My bosses kept telling me how important I was to the company. But one day they asked me to ‘touch up’ some numbers to make them look better. And I realized I was giving them way more of my time than they deserved—so I quit.
The first thing I did was rest. The second thing I did was repair the relationships that I’d been neglecting. I reached out to old friends. I arranged to be with them physically, and not just over texts or Facebook. At first, I was nervous because I didn’t know what we’d talk about. It had been so long. But it was easy. One of them had just gotten a scholarship. Another was becoming a father. So much had happened in their lives that I had missed. It felt so good to reconnect. For nine years I’d been focusing on numbers. It wasn’t real. Now I’m connecting with people again, and I feel like my feet are back on the ground.”
She learnt it the hard way: by experiencing what it was like to be away from your loved ones. There are so many good stories that we read on the internet every day. Only if we take away something from those thoughtful stories, our lives would be much easier and happier!
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