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Last Updated on April 27, 2025 by The Unbounded Thinker
From a young age, we have been taught that the goal in life is to achieve material success. This conditioning has made us so future-focused, preventing us from experiencing life as it is and knowing its true sweetness. We only think about the actions that can lead to success, and because success is often hard to achieve, we become vulnerable to negative states of mind.
Many young people today feel like failures, not because they are missing anything important, but because they have not become what society calls “successful.” They have good health, a steady income, a loving family, and a safe place to live, yet they still feel stressed and unhappy.
This sadness comes from the belief that they can only become valuable if they achieve big things that others can see, like making a lot of money or becoming famous. To deal with the stress, many turn to alcohol and drugs, hoping to escape their pain for a little while. Sadly, some even lose all hope and give up on life, all because they were made to believe that they are only worthy if they succeed by society’s standards.
I used to be one of these people. The pressure to succeed caused constant stress and made me fall into the trap of comparing myself to others. No matter what I had – good health, a roof over my head, people who cared about me – I still felt like a failure. I believed I was letting my parents down because I hadn’t become rich.
This mindset slowly pulled me into a dark place. I became depressed, turned to alcohol, and fell into drug addiction as I tried to numb the pain of feeling like a failure.
But then something happened that changed everything. I caught a glimpse of the true nature of life. I saw the illusory nature of physical reality. I saw how death could come at any moment, both for the ones I was trying so hard to impress and for myself. I realized that when death comes, none of my achievements, money, or status would matter. All the things I was chasing would be left behind.
Most importantly, I woke up to the truth that I had been striving for an idea of success crafted by modern society: a society trapped in the illusion of materialism. When I saw through the illusion, the heavy pressure that had ruled my life for so long simply fell away. For the first time, I felt free to live by my own truth instead of living by other people’s standards.
Something strange then happened. Days, weeks, and even months began to pass without me worrying about anything. The constant noise in my mind went silent. I started feeling a deep inner peace that I had never known before. The future, with all its demands and fears, faded away, and all that remained was the present moment. I stopped stressing about what should happen or what might go wrong. Instead, I found myself simply living, fully immersed in the now. Life began to feel amazing, even though I still lacked the riches and worldly success I once believed were necessary for happiness.
This shift didn’t mean I became lazy or stopped working. I still work hard. In fact, even harder than before, but now I only focus on the things I truly love. The biggest change is that I no longer obsess over the outcome of my work. I realized that clinging too tightly to results only brings stress, anxiety, and disappointment.
Today, when I work, I give my full attention to the task at hand. I focus on doing the best work possible without worrying about whether it will lead to success, recognition, or wealth. My work is no longer boring, nor is it overly exciting: it simply is. It flows naturally, without the heavy burden of expectation.
And because I’m no longer trying to use my work as a stepping stone to material success, I no longer feel the frustration that used to haunt me. Instead, there is a quiet joy in the doing itself: a joy that was missing when my mind was trapped in chasing results. Now, work feels easier, life feels richer, and each day feels like a gift, whether or not it brings external rewards.
Life does not feel like a competition anymore. I no longer wake up feeling as if I am racing against friends, strangers, or time itself. The pressure to succeed always made me view others as rivals; it planted seeds of jealousy in my heart whenever someone else moved forward while I felt left behind. Their victories felt like my defeats, and their progress resulted in depression and stress.
But that world has faded away.
Today, I walk my own path with a quiet heart. I no longer measure my journey against anyone else’s. I no longer care whether others succeed or not. And I no longer care whether I will succeed or fail. The burden that once sat so heavily on my shoulders has fallen away.
Now, I allow life to flow at its own pace, and all I know is a peace that runs deeper than any temporary achievement. It is the peace of simply being, of trusting the rhythm of life itself.
I have realized that we are all travellers passing through a mysterious, beautiful world. Each of us is carried by unseen currents toward unknown shores. There is no crown to wear. There is no prize to chase. There is no race to win. There is only the unfolding of life, like the slow blooming of a flower under the endless sky.
And as I walk this path, step by step, I carry nothing but gratitude and the sweet, timeless song of the present moment in my heart.
Shalom.
