Don't Take Yourself too Seriously !

That was an advice given by The President of the United States - Barrack Obama.

I was watching a documentary about life of the official photographer of the white house Pete Souza .

It was an amazing documentary which took the viewrs behind the scenes of the white house and showed the inside view of the supreme commanders daily chores and some of the magnificent photos that were taken by the photographer.

In the programme which was delivered in an interview format , there was one moment which was an interview with the president , where he quotes an incident in the white house.

This was his meeting with a very young kid , who happened to be a kid of his white house staff.

This kid stood up to the president and said " people say I have a hair cut similar to yours , can I examine your head " !

The president instantly obliged . The kid examined president's head and patted him on his head . Vividly captured in the photo below.

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The president quotes this incident and says " sometimes you shouldn't take yourself too seriously and have a good sense of humour".

How true , in life we always take ourselves too seriously engrossed in things which do not count in the long run and there by missing out on splendid moments that nature befalls us. We don't appreciate what has been bestowed upon us and how much better off we are when compared to scores of other people who are out there.

We don't appreciate what life has given us , neither do we enjoy it, all of it is lost in our ever increasing complex lifestyle which surely is destroying some of the fundamental human values. only to regret what is lost in the last stages of our life.

Let us take a step back and say to ourselves , life has to be enjoyed and not to be taken too seriously .

Enjoy life.