Would it be deep satisfaction, or an overwhelming desire to undo mistakes, and relive certain parts of your life?
Would you rush to church, suddenly seek forgiveness, and hope that all your evil deeds be forgiven? Or would you spend your remaining days, re-establishing ties with friends and family you have not spoken to for decades?
What, essentially, is the secret to having lived a full life?
Oftentimes, we are so caught up in the rigors of living - seeking fulfilment in material things, fame, glory, position and wealth. We say that we want to be the most we can be - tempting fate, and pushing our physical bodies to its limit. In the process of trying to achieve fulfilment, we unintentionally drift away from the really important things.
We move out of the house, thinking that we are doing our parents a favor by not having us on the meal list. We try our best to live on our own means and prove that we can stand on our own - even without our parents to guide us through.
What we don't realize is that our parents need to feel wanted. They want to be part of our lives - being invited to every birthday celebration, every celebratory dinner after each major achievement or promotion in the office. Parents, although less financially capable in their golden years, need to feel important. A weekly phone call, a Sunday meal, a monthly visit - these are the things they pray to get from their kids.
Every day you postpone these things is another unfulfilling day in their remaining lives.
The material things like signature clothes, shoes and electronic gadgets - at one point, you will tire of them. You won't wear them as often, you won't play with the gadgets with the same eagerness when you first bought them.
Fame, glory and position - unless you become famous for helping a lot of people, after a while, the glory is gone, the trophies tarnish, and someone new will be more famous than you ever were.
Wealth, although extremely important in life, must be used for the benefit of others. If your purpose in life is to get rich and amass wealth, basking in the finer things in life, while your neighbour has nothing to eat - how fulfilling does that make you feel?
Achieve happiness by sharing. It will earn you good karma points.If you devote your entire life to meaningless personal relationships - going out to clubs with a steady set of fair-weather friends, think of how they will treat you once you lose all means to paint the town red.
Devote your life to establishing solid and healthy relationships and friendships. Don't pick friends on the basis of mutual benefit. Be with people who have nothing to offer but good, solid advice about life and love. These people will make the best impact on your life.
We were given life, we were given hearts, we were given minds. Use all three to determine the right balance where true happiness and fulfilment in life hit the equilibrium. There is no one definite equation - it's yours to determine.
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Michael Griffiths is the CEO and Founder of Secrets Of A Super Life, providing individuals with personal development strategies to increase their purpose, passion, happiness and life fulfilment. For your free life success pack please visit http://www.mysuperlifetoday.com
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