"The secret" - Int'l Coffee Day

As if it were a yoga posture, placing my elbows on the table and taking the cup of hot coffee between my hands generates a deep connection with myself that stimulates my ideas and ignites the engine of my thoughts. A cup of coffee is not just a cup of coffee anymore, it becomes a therapeutic, spiritual object, an enhancer of my deepest desires and wishes. Sipping my coffee I then start thinking about "the secret".

I believe that life holds within itself a secret. I have not discovered it, but every day I am in search of it, what I consider to be the secret of success. I seek to discover the secret by scrutinizing the look of the people I talk to, deciphering if they are happy with their lives, with themselves, with their relationships and their jobs. I ask them questions and soak in their wisdom and knowledge. Many of these people I talk to ignore "the secret", but that doesn't stop me from learning something from them, because they all have something to teach me.

Other looks reflect the fire of desire to discover that secret, they are also looking for it, like me. The really interesting thing about this is that I think that the secret is not unique, in that sense, we could all look for it and we could all find it at the same time. Of course, it's not a simple task, that's why the status of seeking is more likely than the status of finding. I have not had the opportunity to come across eyes that have discovered the secret of success, I am still looking for that look and not only the secret, because I feel that this wise, lucid, understood look will help me find the answers to my own questions.

I know that looking for the secret of success sounds like an ambitious project, maybe even naive.... I do not think that success is a sum of money, a quantity of fame, a material object, a beautiful family or a good body. Success is a set of things, it is an internal achievement, a satisfactory state that is created when reality fulfills or surpasses dreams. It does not have to be related only to one area of our life, it can be related to everything and nothing at the same time. That is where the secret lies... the secret of success.

I don't know, but I think about it. I think about it because I imagine that if I look for the secret of success in my youth, with a quarter of a century of life, maybe, just maybe, I can get it, experience it, feel it, live it.

You may wonder why I am so desperate to find the secret of a successful life. And the truth is that I am not anxious about it, it amuses me, it stimulates me, it brings me closer to people, it motivates me to fulfill projects. Since I decided to look for the secret of success my life has improved, probably because my life now has a meaning. A meaning superior to any number, medal, title, or person. It has a sense of personal search, which makes me want to discover the secret of a successful life. I think there is a secret, it is not written, it is not said. It may be more like a formula, or a decision or a set of decisions. Honestly, I would love to know it, that's why I'm constantly searching for the secret.

And so, without realizing it, my cup is empty. The time for reflection and introspection is over, it is time to take action, I already have the energy and vitality for it, the coffee has given it to me.