Life is the Name of Living with Zest* The half-hearted hardly live at all…

(Don’t just drag your day… Live it — with awareness, warmth, and love.

Time keeps moving… but are we truly alive?)

Many people are under the illusion that everything is happening because of them!

That the country runs, the economy spins, the rains arrive — all thanks to their divine grace!

Just observe — that man sitting at the street-side tea stall, sipping chai with ease… what does he say?

“Modi shouldn’t have made that decision!”

“What’s wrong with Trump?”

“Sachin gets hasty at times… he should’ve never played that shot!”

Every corner becomes a mini global summit of experts across all fields!

Some even go a step further:

“The Earth rotates because of our hard work!”

“If I don’t keep working, time won’t pass at all!”

And finally comes the universal conclusion:

“Ah, nothing much… just have to get through another day.”

And so, from morning to night, they drag, stretch, and trudge through life.

*But pause — and truly ask yourself…*

Even if you do absolutely nothing today…

The sun will still rise.

And it will set on time.

The Earth will spin on its axis.

Day and night will cycle — as they always have.

This has nothing to do with you.

You’re not the Time Manager of the Planet!

*Change your perspective — and the weight lifts off*

Once this thought settles deeply:

“I’m not pushing the day forward.”

Suddenly, life begins to feel lighter.

You sit… time passes.

You sleep… time passes.

You hustle… time still passes.

Time flows — whether you do something or not.

So stop saying “I’m getting through the day.”

Instead, say to yourself:

“Let the day flow through me, effortlessly.”

*So what really matters?*

The real question isn’t what you’re doing…

The real question is — why are you doing it?

*How Western thinking rewired our minds…*

We’ve been conditioned to ask:

“What will I get from this?”

in everything we do.

But that’s not where fulfillment lies.

Life begins to transform the day you ask:

“What can I give to this moment?”

*The world doesn’t change — your vision does*

Whether it’s Sachin or a chaiwala,

everyone is doing something.

And whatever they do,

is useful to someone.

The only question is:

Do we make what we do meaningful?

We may not control the world.

But we definitely shape the meaning of our day.

*When work is done with love…*

When we do something —

wholeheartedly,

meaningfully,

and with care for others…

Suddenly 24 hours feel too short.

There’s no fatigue — only enthusiasm.

We stop dragging time,

and time begins to fly joyfully.

As Sadguru Shri Wamanrao Pai beautifully said:

*Not everyone will get the work they love,*

*but learn to love the work you get*

True joy comes from giving your best to it.

*So what is true living, then?*

I will not drag the day anymore…

I will let the day flow through me.

Because —

The past is merely a history.

The future is a big unknown.

But this present moment — is mine.

And this very moment

is like sitting quietly at the doorway of the Divine.

If lived consciously,

this moment becomes life’s most sacred gift.

And yes… remember:

*Past is a History,*

*Future is a Mystery…*

*Present is a Pastry* *Eat it!*🍰😄

So today —

savor your day, delight in every moment,

and dissolve into the joy of living!

🌸 Sadguru Nath Maharaj ki Jai! 🌸

A Zestful Reflection by

*Jayant Joshi*