What Makes a Happy Life Essay

A โ€˜Clichรฉโ€™, a word used all the time to show dislike, to denote boredom, negativity filled. But a Clichรฉ need not at all times be bad. In todayโ€™s world we are bored of everything, may it be chocolate, a quote, an expression, a relationship or even life. And we tag it as โ€˜Clichรฉโ€™.

We all say that we donโ€™t want to be the same as all, we donโ€™t want society to take its toll on us. And thatโ€™sโ€™ cos we wanna be different, and everything to be different and proudly boast about it as โ€˜breaking the stereotypeโ€™.

But the most upsetting of all the stereotypes we are breaking is LOVE. Be it of any form, all of us wanna be different. Most of the couples these days, in the name of being different, have forgotten to love.

They call themselves committed but have casual relationships with others and when questioned all they gotta say is, โ€˜Letโ€™s break the stereotypeโ€˜, and they are committed in their own way and not how the society defines commitment to be or the so-called โ€˜Clichรฉโ€™ way.

  • Clichรฉโ€™ Way is Better

But here I just wanna tell, the โ€˜Clichรฉโ€™ way is better.

Itโ€™s still OK to give a flower to the one you love, its OK to ask you to drop a text once u reach home, its OK to kiss your forehead and not the lips always, itโ€™s OK to be loyal, itโ€™s OK to have just THE ONE, and of all itโ€™s OK to love the โ€˜Clichรฉโ€™ way.

Itโ€™s not the boring way but rather the right way which will make the relationship last. And not only in couples, be it even the case when a girl becomes a real woman, a mother.

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Young mothers these days fight with their husbands that he should be exactly as responsible for the kid as her. Schedules being stuck in refrigerators as to who takes care of the kid when. And when asked why? โ€˜Breaking the stereotypeโ€˜ as usual.

But again I just wanna say that the โ€˜Clichรฉโ€™ way is how itโ€™s supposed to be. In the new mania of breaking stereotypes, people are forgetting to love again.

  • Things to Do

The father should take care for sure I donโ€™t deny but the mother must not compromise her love for the kid just โ€˜cos of a schedule. Thatโ€™s why till this generation itโ€™s a motherโ€™s lap we yearn for more than a dadโ€™s hug.

And all I am worried is that the generations to come will never know this. And the stereotype-breaking spree hitting the young minds is what haunts me the most.

Relationships at the age of 12, virginity lost before 15, pregnancy at the time of innocence, live in relationships before knowing what is commitment, feeling disgusted about a black dot on the finger than not being a part in deciding the nationโ€™s next ruler and most of all being embarrassed by the two who brought dem into this world.

A motherโ€™s kiss, a dadโ€™s hug, a siblings pat are supposed to bring smiles but todayโ€™s teens only are disgusted more. Again, what is being followed for years together has become the โ€˜Clichรฉโ€™ type. And todayโ€™s young minds hate it.

  • Break Stereotypes

Itโ€™s not advice but just mention, that the old stereotyped way of life is what itโ€™s supposed to be like. And it is the better way. Iโ€™m not telling breaking the stereotype is bad but we gotta do it in a good way.

Women you get down on your knees instead of the guy. Men hold womanโ€™s hand when sheโ€™s giving birth. Women talk about politics. Men you buy the groceries. Women say no to jewellery. Men say yes to cook a meal.

Letโ€™s all say no to an extravaganza. Letโ€™s say yes to serve the needy. These stereotypes are good if broken. But call me old-fashioned, at times, loving the โ€˜Clichรฉโ€™ way or caring the โ€˜Clichรฉโ€™ way or living the โ€˜Clichรฉโ€™ way is whatโ€™s needed out of us and ultimately for us.