How many times have we heard our elders advise us to “work hard now to enjoy life later” or “save money now to spend it later”? On contrary, some people out rightly believe in the “Live in today or live in the now” philosophy. However, when it comes to practically implementing these in our lives, we realise that the conventional idea of working hard now and enjoying later is a bit difficult to keep up with, in the longer term. The reason being, it involves a delayed gratification. Moreover, the idea of investing in one’s future by taking all the pain early in life, without being aware how late it can pay off may not be particularly motivating. On contrary, enjoying life now, may sound like an interesting proposition, since it instantly gratifies us. So, there are people who live for the now and take life day by day and they definitely appear to be enjoying life much more. Their idea stems from a simple belief that we have absolutely no idea of how many days of life we have and postponing enjoyment for a seemingly indefinite period of time can mean no enjoyment at all. From where I look at it, it is the best to make each day, a balanced one. The best way to go about it for us all is to work hard, yet make sure to blend in some ‘me time’ or ‘fun time’ in our routines each day, when you can pursue all the fun activities you enjoy the most, whether it is exercise, morning coffee with friends, a joyful bike ride or anything else that makes you feel that you are “living in today”. Off course, you can include this ‘me time’ in your schedule on an almost daily basis, since it surprisingly helps you bring out the best in you at work too. Otherwise, it is no way to live to wait for the weekend or wait for the vacations or wait for some x years to enjoy life completely. At the same time, we should understand that working hard empowers us with the ability to enjoy the fun part of our lives confidently that we are moving in the right direction to also contribute to our future and progress.
