Every phase has its own brand of joy. There
is nowhere to go, just on the path of experience. As kids, we were joyful,
period. There didn't have to be a reason. We just were because nothing affected
us.
Growing up, joy was when we had the freedom
to experience what WE wished to. And depression when we were forced to do what
our heart did not want.
Later, joy meant realizing our dreams.
Depression when we couldn't. And later still, it was comfort and a settled
family so that we set ourselves free.
So, joy has always been linked with a sense
of freedom of spirit which is completely natural.
As Jean Jacques Rousseau said, "man is
born free but everywhere, he is in chains". Joy is emancipation from such bondage.
Most of the times, we tie ourselves up.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
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