Few days back i was having a discussion with someone and we were discussing philosophy of good living. Number of factors were being discussed but one which emerged in prominence was the art of loving oneself , enjoying one’s own company , being in happiness with oneself.

Buddha when went out in search of solution for sufferings of the world he meditated under Bodhi treefor days at end . We see and find out that all great scientists, artists, writers, painters or performers of living arts are people who enjoy their own company. Unless we learn to sit aimlessly with no thought in mind and being in our own presence we cannot learn about ourselves, our thoughts , our goals, our strengths and our weaknesses.

Sitting and contemplating aimlessly is an art in itself, it distances us from outer world and gives us time to move inwards .

In Inward awakening lies the secret of our birth , the purpose for our birth and attainment of peace . We are at our best when we are with ourselves . We should learn the art of being happy with our selves and in our own company .

Mamta mehrotra