Life imitate coffee makers…

Do you like to read reviews? I love them and if I am looking for a new coffee maker, I would definitely read through some coffee maker reviews and see what the experts are saying about the latest coffee machines around.

And of course, I would take their comments seriously. If they say one model is good, even without looking at the model, I would purchase it. Does this sound familiar to you? Have you ever read movie reviews or any other reviews and share the same thoughts with the experts or gurus?

This is what is known as living in the shadow of others. How often have we worshipped idols, read articles by famous writers and even adopt the thinking of others as our own. Not only do we loses out personality but also values when we adopt such mental model.

Recently, a coffee maker review is a fresh start and something which I think we should take a leaf from. This review does not talk about coffee machine, it shares about how to have the perfect coffee experience.

But, do you know that this author actually have it all figure out! Enjoying coffee is never about the best coffee machine or the most expensive coffee maker. It is the moment that you enjoyed with your love one. That moment can never be replaced by any machine.

Similarly, if you are living life, live it with daily learnings and change your life as your experience different aspect of life. In fact, the best way to live life is to live as if it is your last.

The sad thing about life is its over-reliant on material wealth and many people are living life trying to earn enough dough to retire. But, what are you retiring from? Work? If you adopt a different mindset, that of living each day as the last , laughing at different aspect of life, pursuing each moment with your love ones, what is there to retire from?

The shadow of coffee maker reviews are that of the world and the over glorification of wealth. If you live in this shadow, there would be no retirement, because you would always be pursuing “something”, life is about living the experience…