I had a very interesting discussion with a colleague about the best places to live in Rajasthan. While I told her that in my opinion it was Udaipur, she insisted that it was Jaipur. The idiom that there is no place like home did not hold good in this case as both of us call Udaipur our home. Then what makes us have divergent views on the same things?? In this case, as I thought more and analysed our discussion, it became quite clear to me that the "Best" has more to do with perceptions rather than the actual. Every place has its pros and cons but what actually is the differentiating factor?
My colleague spent her time in Jaipur when she was in the city pursuing her studies for two years. She lived in a hostel and then in a PG accommodation, had to cope up with a meager flow of pocket money and travel great distances in heavy traffic. It gives ample indication that her life's comfort level took a turn for the worse when she moved from Udaipur to Jaipur. But she still considers Jaipur as the best place to live. Why?
It was a time when she had no responsibilities. It was a time for carefree indulgences. It was time full of fun. It was a time in life when after leading a life of comforts at home in Udaipur which she perceived as full of illogical "social restrictions", she encountered new found total freedom in a city which did not offer her the comforts that she had at home nor the sereneness and daintiness that her hometown offered. But her perceived freedom albeit without comforts easily outweighed her comfort filled life at home without perceived freedom.
So, all members of Blue Caramel, it must be remembered that our perceived discomfortness is more a creation of the mind than actual. True winners are those who conquer the mind over matter and it all boils down to perceptions. The Best Place is always the place you are in at a given point of time, all you need to do is to see the positives that you encounter and acknowledge them.
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| Hawa Mahal, Jaipur |
My colleague spent her time in Jaipur when she was in the city pursuing her studies for two years. She lived in a hostel and then in a PG accommodation, had to cope up with a meager flow of pocket money and travel great distances in heavy traffic. It gives ample indication that her life's comfort level took a turn for the worse when she moved from Udaipur to Jaipur. But she still considers Jaipur as the best place to live. Why?
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| City Palace, Udaipur |
It was a time when she had no responsibilities. It was a time for carefree indulgences. It was time full of fun. It was a time in life when after leading a life of comforts at home in Udaipur which she perceived as full of illogical "social restrictions", she encountered new found total freedom in a city which did not offer her the comforts that she had at home nor the sereneness and daintiness that her hometown offered. But her perceived freedom albeit without comforts easily outweighed her comfort filled life at home without perceived freedom.
So, all members of Blue Caramel, it must be remembered that our perceived discomfortness is more a creation of the mind than actual. True winners are those who conquer the mind over matter and it all boils down to perceptions. The Best Place is always the place you are in at a given point of time, all you need to do is to see the positives that you encounter and acknowledge them.
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