"GRAIL" -Book Launch

“GRAIL”-Tick Your Life Right, With Purpose ...... Book Launch on 15/08/2022

?How I Got My Definite Purpose:

"If you have a strong purpose in life, you don’t have to be pushed. Your passion will drive you there. " Roy T. Bennett

The basic question that plagued me for nearly four decades following my engineering degree was linked to a single word: "Purpose".

What's the purpose of my life? What’s the point of my existence?

Who am I? I had these questions, for which I didn't get an answer until June 2021.

The month and year are important as I was able to discover and define my purpose around this time and that too, after undergoing several grilling sessions, brainstorming, and one-on-one mind-blowing interactivity.

"The two most important days in life are the day you are born and the day you find out your why." – Mark Twain

Let me tell you a short anecdote before I share how I discovered my calling.

During one of the learning programs, there was an exercise on finding "your passion" and something struck me, and I started connecting several dots; my reason for joining Freemasonry, my reason for visiting several NGOs, and looking for some opportunities to help out the needy. I was trying to figure out my passion, which became one of the most daunting tasks for me. I even went out to say while we were online in the session that I couldn’t figure out my passion at all. I felt I had no desire left to do something which I could place close to my heart. For me, my routine life was pretty okay, and I was fully enjoying it. I never knew I was enjoying living in my comfort zone.

As passion is linked to purpose, I was disconnected from my purpose when I lacked clarity on my passion. While listening to some of my buddy coaches, somebody shared?during the training session to explore and note down all the reasons that make you happy, and you will know what your purpose is. In fact, you will find a deep connection between the two. I liked the idea and started exploring and writing down all the possible reasons that made me happy. I noted all my small and big achievements and accomplishments that gave me a sense of pride. The list went on and on, and by the time I stopped getting any further reasons, I had nearly 51 reasons responsible for making me happy.

Now the next exercise was to eliminate those reasons which created happiness for a very short time, like eating some rare exotic food, wearing a new brand shirt, receiving a gift, being awarded for some accomplishments, being promoted on the ladder, visiting a place of my choice, getting upgraded in-flight, buying a new shoe, changing house furniture, getting possession of a new property, making a profit on stocks, and many more. However, I could not relate them to the purpose of my life. They could be small goals accomplished but nothing close to giving me meaning in my life, which I could call my "purpose of life".

After struggling for a pretty long time, I found all these reasons could be categorized into two parts:

1. What do I get?
2. What did I give?

When I connected the dots, I discovered that the majority of my reasons fell into category 1: So, what do I get?

Except for a few exceptions, everything I listed was from category 1.?There were only a few instances where I helped people in the form of charity, donations, or gifts and brought smiles and cheer to them. Those were the times when I felt happy in a real sense. It wasn’t momentary. The experience of such incidents has a long-lasting memory.

What I realized is that the pleasure of receiving is short-lived and brings happiness for a very short time, but the pleasure of giving is long-lived and can make you feel good, great, and happy for a longer duration.?

I can now relate to my joining of Freemasonry. That also has some connection with my thought of giving, as it’s founded on the three tenets, namely brotherly love, truth, and relief. The Relief is one of the main pillars on which the entire freemasonry stands. Here I found myself in the august company of all those brothers (we call them brethren) who love to give their time and money to help the needy or people in distress.?

The point is, I was always attracted to all those activities where I could give my time, effort, and money to bring a smile to the faces of others. I even found myself more willing to help people whom I found to have some or other kind of challenge. This affinity I realized after a very long time.

Once I realized this, I was close to finding my purpose in life... To know more about it, read my chapter in the book "GRAIL"-Tick Your Life Right, With Purpose... The launch date is August 15, 2022. Just leave a comment below and reserve your copy now.