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The pursuit of happiness



I remember the day I watched that Will Smith movie 'The Pursuit of Happyness, I was close to tears. If you haven't seen it, I advise you to watch it. Now lets take a deep look at ourselves and consider the present way we live. From the those commuting passengers from one spot to the other, no thanks to the hot demand for Uber these days to construction workers on various sites across the country. There is even a particular profession that amazes me the most. I won't call names here. They suit up wearing beautiful ties, well-polished shoes and driven in brand new cars with the air condition blowing like the harmattan wind but yet they sweat under it. They are charming and beautiful, like they were carefully selected for the job. They are full of niceties but deep down in their heart, they carry an heavy weight. In fact they are unsung heavy weight champions in the weight lifting (lols). You know why? It’s all about 30 billion for the account (as Davido sang in his song titlted 'If' ).

 This week, I have spent more hours at work than taking a walk at the beach. More time starring at the computer screen than going to the cinema to enjoy a good movie with friends. This week I began to feel a back ache, I had to walk round the office complex to stretch my leg something I had never done before. There are many more out there in my shoes, it has become a part of our life. All we know is work! work!! work!!!  8am to 5pm  while some is 6pm , at the close of the day the traffic congestion spares us not, we get home say 9pm depending where you reside. The day is gone, we eat but actually sleeping at the same time. The same is repeated through the week, what a circle! What a life! We hustle hard but play less.   

Lately, I have been unfaithful to her many times, I love her but I can’t help it. The pursuit of happiness has left me no choice but to divorce her. I can hear her voice deep within me, yet I pay no attention, she yearns for me but I unwillingly run far from her. I shed tears every time we quarrel but I must carry my cross and let her be. After all, she won’t feed me instead it's vice versa, she smiles to the bank the end of every season when profit is declared and shared among the 20 English Premier League teams including the three relegated teams while I get nothing! As you can see, my case for the divorce is genuine despite being  a staunch supporter of one of the EPL teams. Unfortunately, this is one of the ways I relax.

In a nut shell what am I saying? Starting with myself, in the pursuit of happiness, I have abandoned recreation!. Observing a moment of timeout to play, instead, I keep flogging the poor thing. How merciless I am! Am at variance with my body, no wonder I find it a struggle rising up from the bed every morning and so easy to ignore the multiple alarm bells left, right and center. Twist and turn while wishing the clock could rewind 2 hours back. I guess this is one of the reasons for the cussing and unnecessary blaring of car horns during the rush hours traffic jam in our major cities.  Funny thing is, we are used to it. We have accepted it as a norm and the pressure is on.

What will the pursuit of happiness cost us?  Is it worth it compared to spending good time recreating once in a while with friends and family?

I leave you with this quote 
""Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair".
~ Kahlil Gibran

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