The Secret of a Fulfilling Life

It’s not that complicated at the end of the day: work hard, play hard.

"I hate Mondays," someone said to me the other day. "And, if there's anything like a Monday depression, I have it."
This person contended that while he made a lot of money and so on, he wasn't living his ideal life. He did everything because he had family responsibilities. "Otherwise," he said, "I could be wearing a robe like you and roaming around freely."
"Oh!" I chuckled. "That's the Facebook Trap."
He looked at me quizzically and I said, "I mean, when you look at someone's pics on social media and think they are having a time of their life."
"But you are doing what you love!"
"I've learned to love what I do and you can do the same."
"I loathe getting up in the mornings and go through five days of drudgery every week," he said.
"And, what would you rather be doing?"
"Retire and be stress-free, maybe vacation more frequently, take it a bit easy. I'd love to get up or work whenever I want, maybe write a book or two and just go with the flow."

It's so innate in us that I wonder if it's hardwired in our brains. Many among us feel that the current…