Sep 24, 20217 min read

What Are The 20 Best Things in Life

Updated: Sep 24, 2021

“The best things in life are simple, abundant, and free.”

--- Debasish Mridha

"The best things in life are always expensive"- This is a common misconception that majority of us believe in. Time and again we associate the best things in life with being the most expensive ones or something that is unattainable to common people.

This is where a lot of us are wrong. The best things in life are associated more with feelings and self-beliefs rather than the materialistic things that we possess in life.

I’m here to share with you the 20 Best Things in Life that have no relation to money or your ability to afford them. These 20 things are more to do with your mind, your emotions, your goals, and your aspirations in life. These can be related to your human nature more than the materialistic world.

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Spending quality time with your loved ones and waking up next to them

Time is the one thing that all of us have in a limited quantity.

With the very limited time we have, it’s important that we spend most of it with our loved ones and make memories.

Being fortunate enough to have the time to spend with your family, friends, and loved ones is the most valuable thing one can ask for in life.

We most definitely should cherish this one as being the best thing to have in life.

Lessons learned during tough times

Each and every one of us has different privileges, social backgrounds, economic situations, relationships, friendships.

Having such unique backgrounds, each one of us is faced with a ton of difficult situations in life.

Each of these situations, whether good or bad, they have a specific learning and key takeaway from them. Sometimes the learnings we get from certain situations in life, influence each and every one of our decisions.

These lessons we learn are what chisel us into what we are right now. Always be proud of the lessons you’ve learned along the way.

Staying true to yourself

In a fast-paced world, where the world is turned around with people influencing each and every decision of yours, it becomes very difficult to stay true to yourself.

You tend to lose your originality.

In a world like this, having the privilege and control over yourself that enables you to stay true to yourself and your mind, that’s the best thing you can ask for, from the universe. In a world filled with imposters, being you is the key to success, because nobody else can contribute what you can to the world.

Sense of curiosity and built-up knowledge

The entire human evolution is based on the curious nature of humankind. Never take this attribute of yourself for granted.

Developing a sense of curiosity is very important in the world we live in today. Some of us are curious by nature and for some, it’s a skill that needs to be developed.

Curiosity always leads to learning new things and building knowledge. Both these always come in handy

Sense of belonging

A ton of us suffer from this feeling of always feeling like a couple of misfits like we truly don’t belong anywhere with anyone.

Build a community with your loved ones, family, and friends who understand and get you and your quirks.

This helps you feel a sense of belonging and this is the luckiest thing to have in life that doesn’t cost you anything.

A good night’s sleep

Wow, where do I even begin?

Our generation is the most sleep-deprived generation for sure.

With the overuse of social media, digital screens, constant societal pressure, and the stress caused by work, we’re constantly drained out of energy and always stressed causing a lot of us to have a ton of medical issues.

Our minds are always overthinking about one thing or the other.

With all the chaos that goes on around us, if you are able to sleep without any trouble or without having any form of medication, it’s a blessing. A good night’s sleep is a treasure that most of take for granted.

Having memories and no regrets

Memories are the only treasure that no one can take away from us. Having the ability to make memories is the best thing in life. Also having no regrets in life is considered a gift in life.

Wake up when you want and being responsible for your own schedule

Sleep is a best friend to everyone in our generation.

We love to snack on junk food, binge-watch, and sleep till it’s noon.

Having the ability to wake up when you want, without having to worry about having to be somewhere or be responsible for someone’s work is something we all dream of. This helps us build our own schedule for life without letting anyone control our life and our choice of doing things.

Having control of your time

A person’s mind and time are considered the most valuable things they possess in life. But most of us trade in our time for money at our jobs, to earn a living.

Being able to make your own money at your convenience and being responsible for your own schedules and truly owning your time and having complete control over it is one thing we all dream of having one day.

Having a sense of purpose in life

We are all in the race of running behind finding our passion and purpose in life.

A ton of us spends our entire life in a 9-5 job, stuck in the rat race without understanding our true purpose or even making an effort to figure out our purpose.

If you’re on a path towards your passion and finding your purpose, you’re on the best journey of life.

Good health

Health both mental and physical is very important.

Having the mental capacity to deal with today’s world and having the physical strength to conquer everyday life, is very important.

Most of us are fortunate to be blessed with good health and youth. Try to make the most of it.

Good health and youth are something that shouldn’t be taken for granted. If they’re gone once, they’re never coming back to you.

Enjoy your youth and good health and try to have healthy habits as much as possible to maintain good health.

Working for yourself and being good at it

A ton of dreams of being our boss.

Being your own boss is something that’s been hyped up by a ton of entrepreneurs and influencers in social media. But none of them talk about the negative sides to it.

Being mesmerized by the entrepreneurial lifestyle, a ton of you fall into this trap of being your own boss and only a few really succeed at it.

If you someday wish to be your own boss and you are inherently good at it, this is the best thing that could happen to you in your life. Being in complete control of your time and how you spend your time is truly blissful.

No worry about money problems

Everything in the world revolves around money.

Money has become the biggest means required to survive and lead a happy life by being able to lead a healthy and fulfilling life.

Having a life where you do not have to worry about money, and can lead a happy life without worrying about how to pay the bills, how to get some work, how to get food on your table, is a blessing to have.

Being strong to fight your own battles

We all love it when there’s always some guardian angel coming to your rescue when you’re in trouble.

We love the way we feel when someone fights on our behalf and saves us. We feel loved and cared for.

But having the strength and courage to fight your own battles without depending on anyone to bail us out is the best thing to have in life.

Deep conversations with friends and loved ones

In a world where people get a dopamine hit of having 10K followers on Instagram, 5k friends on Facebook, having a couple of true friends with whom you can have deep conversations, however interesting or silly the topics might be, is the best things to have in life.

You may have friends to go out clubbing with, to go on lavish trips and getaways but having a few true friends with whom you can have really meaningful conversations without being scared of being judged is a blessing to have in life and is the best thing in life.

Traveling

Not all of us have the financial privilege to travel 365 days of the year to the most lavish Insta-worthy places.

Traveling to meaningful places to fuel your soul, is the best thing. We truly learn a lot about ourselves when we travel.

The different places, different people, their lifestyles, habits, all these are such fascinating things to learn about and gain knowledge through experiencing various cultures.

Never ever turn down a chance to travel in life, as it is the best teacher of life.

Sense of gratitude

Feeling a sense of gratitude towards the things you are blessed with in life is the best thing one can do as a form of prayer.

This shows the universe our humble nature and that we haven’t taken anything for granted in life.

Watching your kids grow

We always want what’s best for our future generations. Human nature thrives on creating better living conditions for future generations to come.

Having the chance to watch your kids grow up in a world you’ve created for them and watch them do wonders, learning every single thing about life is a true blessing to have, and having a chance to help them out on their journey is the best things in life.

Letting go of your past and live in the present

The past is in the past. There’s no benefit to anyone from living through it over and over. It will only overtake your happiness and make your life miserable.

Being able to make peace with your past and only taking good learning from them and trying to focus on the present is the best behavior to develop in life.

Being able to love and care for your parents

Our parents are the reason why we are in this world today.

Everything we are today, we owe it to them for teaching us the values and skills required to sail through the journey of life.

Our parents have limited time, always prioritize spending time with them and take care of them and showing them that you love them every chance you get. Cherishing their presence is the best thing in life one can want.

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