Cherish Good Times As Much As You Want Hard Times To End.

Thank The Extended And Neutral Time Of Boredom, All To Be Filled. Would You Prefer The Painfully Extended Time Of Discomfort?

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After having overcome difficult moments in life, be it anxiety, stress or other difficulties, many of us do not manage to remain in a state of inner peace once serenity has been found again. The tendency to persistently seek pleasure and satisfaction tends to resurface.

This is understandable up to a certain point. After demanding tests, it is normal to want to feel good and have fun. However, the immoderate search for pleasure hides some pitfalls. It often leads us to exceed limits, to not appreciate what we have and to depend excessively on external stimuli for our well-being.

It is important to cultivate moderation, self-control and inner balance in both positive and negative moments. Thus, when other difficulties arise, we will not let ourselves be disheartened. And when we feel pleasure, we will not exceed limits, losing ourselves in a vortex of needs induced from the outside.

Does this mean one should not have fun or feel pleasure? On the contrary. It is important to live fully and enjoy happy moments. But always with awareness, without being dragged by impulses. Authentic well-being is born inside of us, by cultivating our inner self. It derives from understanding ourselves and what is truly important for feeling good.

If we internalize this perspective, then when painful moments return we will know how to face them better. Because we will have understood that suffering also has a transformative value. It can teach us something about ourselves and strengthen us. It is like a “pain that does good”, an oxymoron that hides a deeper truth.

The key lies in cultivating an ever greater awareness, balance and self-control. Thus our senses will not drag us here and there like a leash, neither in pleasure nor in pain. We will be able to enjoy the joys of life while remaining centred internally. And we will go through difficulties by drawing treasure from them for our growth.

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Consider boredom as an alarm bell can be an interesting and transformative perspective. When you feel unwell, think about it, it is rare to feel bored because the mind and body are focused on feeling ill and discomfort. The experience of time appears distorted as if it flowed slowly and never passed further aggravating suffering.

On the contrary, in moments when you feel healthy and full of energy, boredom can arise from dissatisfaction in not being able to fully and best take advantage of that state of well-being that one feels. Having time available but not being able to fill it with meaning can generate frustration and tedium.

However, welcoming boredom instead of rejecting it, and considering it as a signal not to underestimate, can allow us to give it a different and transformative connotation. Looking within ourselves to understand the deep reasons for that feeling of emptiness can reveal unexpressed interests, passions and aspirations.

Think about it, you are paradoxically fortunate to feel boredom, because it is a neutral space of time that seems too soft and extended, and you can fill it. Would you prefer the painfully extended time of discomfort?

The “exams” to achieve such awareness never end. It is an ongoing journey, made up of progressive understandings. But if we make this perspective our own, the path will become lighter. Because we will know where to direct ourselves: towards discovering our inner strength and what counts for feeling good.

Furthermore, we can model our behaviours when we are well on how we behave when going through painful moments. When suffering, we seek comfort, understanding, and the desire to be with others. We feel a profound gratitude for any gesture of help and relief from pain. Therefore, we should live moments of serenity with the same spirit of openness, sharing, and willingness to give and receive help. Letting ourselves be permeated with the same inner richness that emerges when we are in difficulty. This will keep us anchored and centred, truly making us appreciate our present well-being.

“Those who are alike in happiness and distress; who are established in the self; who look upon a clod, a stone, and a piece of gold as of equal value; who remain the same amidst pleasant and unpleasant events; who are intelligent; who accept both blame and praise with equanimity; who remain the same in honor and dishonor; who treat beings with equal respect; such persons are very dear to Me.”

The Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 14, Verse 242.

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