It's Good to be Mad

 

It's Good to be Mad

A little madness in life gives it a whole new perspective – it adds excitement, it brings laughter, it brings adventure and a whole lot of life’s dimensions open up. By being mad, what I mean is you should not follow the beaten path, that is so boring, so dull – do something out of the ordinary, something which will make your peers turn around and say, “Are you mad?” Then you could laugh and say, “Yes – but isn’t it fun?” When the other person sees your point of view, he too will enjoy the situation.

We need to bring people out of their mundane definition of life – if you can do something differently, just do it, believe me you will succeed. People are so used to living life in a set pattern, that after some time it becomes boring and with boredom, comes ennui and with ennui comes lack of interest resulting in an overall depressing scenario!

But behaving in an out of the ordinary manner, what is called ‘out of the box’ thinking in the corporate world, will always give you great results. This may cause initial problems but it always results in a beneficial end result. Madness in life is essential to bring about excitement and adventurism in living. The end result gives you so much of positivity that it boosts your ability to go headlong into situations and come out smiling, because you have that madness in you not to be afraid, and act in a manner which will surprise everyone present in any given situation.

Our madness should never be such that it could hurt another, it should be such that it brings positive results and laughter in one’s life. When people start meditating, friends and relatives think he has gone mad, he wants to become an ascetic, etc – all kinds of opinions are formed in people’s minds – but that is their worry. With meditation comes inner calm and peace and the joy to be as mad as one wants – but this joy is contagious and harmless as it spreads love and harmony. Be mad, be happy, be blissful and crazy – life is fun just live it in your own madness!