Idea of an ideal life

 I was thinking about the idea of an ideal life but couldn’t come to a point. So, I went on asking my family and friends on what their idea of an ideal life is and I got all sorts of answers- from buying an ice cream shop to eat as much ice-cream you want to buying a jet so that they could travel the world. But after listening to all of them, I came to a conclusion that-

“The Idea of an Ideal Life Is Not An Ideal Idea”

In fact the definition of “ideal” is something “desirable or perfect but not likely to become a reality”.. The whole idea of having an ideal life is that it makes us HAPPY. But We humans have unlimited wants so even if we get something that we terribly desire to have- we still remain unsatisfied-we desire something more, beyond what we get. Thus, an idea of an ideal life is a fallacy, according to me it does not exist. There is nothing ideal about life as there are a lot of ups and downs and a huge amount of unpredictability lies around us. For example- eight months ago, I was thinking about my 12^th grade school trip and how much fun I would have with all my friends, but then who could have thought that a pandemic would break out that would not only result in the school trip getting cancelled but also us switching to online schooling.

So it is very important to live in the present and enjoy every moment and put in 100% to no matter what you do as- seizing the opportunity is to live and laugh. And all around us, nothing is ideal-nothing is perfect. Be it our parents, our friends and at some point even our own selves. Then how can we expect to live an ideal life? In imperfection lies the perfection and life is beautiful with all its imperfections. But we can live a happy life and be happy with what we have and value it.  Happy life can only be lived if we embrace anything and everything gracefully with a lot of pragmatism and in a positive way.