Gandhi's Goals And Goals In Life

Gandhi’s statement is very true to some extent and it applies to most of our lives. If we are just given what we desire then what are we going to work towards during our life. We cannot just have everything we want handed to us because it is important to have goals and aims in life because what is an aimless life. These goals and aims give us motivation and keeps us focused and undistracted.

Gandhi’s saying basically means that being lazy is very comfortable and fun but it gets old and makes you miserable and that is why we must always being doing something or working towards a goal to achieve true genuine happiness. Logically, no one will just come to you and hand you what you are supposed to earn on your own. A very practical example is the example of getting a good university degree and finding an acceptable job. Getting a degree is not an easy job to get done but it has to be done to go on with life and obtaining that degree is a piece of cake compared to finding a job. Working towards finding a job will result in so much happiness for a person whereas if this same person is just given the …show more content…
I was also diagnosed with appendicitis; it was very hard to keep up with school work and treatment and surgery all at the same time. After I had my appendix removed and I adjusted better to my diabetes situation it was time for me to give more attention to my school work. I set a goal of scoring an “A” in my final report. It was very hard to achieve but eventually I did and the happiness and joy I felt at that moment was unparalleled. See, if I was just handed that “A” I would not have felt anything close to what I felt when I worked for it. Gandhi statement supports what I just stated in the sense that anyone would feel better about something when earn it rather than when it is just handed to them like a