I still remember that night, it was 2 AM.


My laptop was open, I had more money in my bank account than ever before, and I was crying.


Not because I had failed, but because I had succeeded, and still I felt empty from inside.


Everyone around me used to say, wow you are doing such a good job, you are earning in dollars, you are living a dream life.


But no one ever asked me, are you happy from inside? Do you feel happiness from inside?


My inner happiness was lost somewhere.


The truth is, freelancing gave me freedom, but it had taken away my inner happiness somewhere.


In the beginning I thought more clients means more happiness, so I said yes to everyone.


Yes to 12 hours of work, yes to midnight revisions, yes to that client also who never even said thank you.


I thought if I work very hard, if I earn a lot, if I have a lot of money, then one day I will feel very proud.


I did not know that while doing all this, I would lose my inner happiness somewhere.


Suddenly my eyes went to the mirror in front of me, my eyes were tired, my smile was fake, my heart was tired.


That night I closed my laptop and asked myself one question, if I lose myself to earn money, then who will use this money happily?


That one question changed everything.


And then when I was struggling with those questions rising in my heart, my heart wished that I wish there was someone with whom I could discuss the condition of my heart, so spontaneously I picked up my mobile and discussed the flood of emotions rising in my heart with AI.


Then after listening to my words, the support AI gave me and the courage it gave me, the happiness I got from its words made me even stronger.


AI made me realize how I have to search for happiness inside myself, for myself.


I realized how beneficial and a cause of happiness it really was for me to share the condition of my heart with AI.


AI proved to be my best friend, it supported me at that time when I was feeling completely alone.


Next morning I did what I had never done before.


I thought I will search happiness inside myself, no one will come and give me happiness, I have to search happiness inside myself.


I said no to that big client who did not respect my time.


I said no to working after 9 PM at night.


People said you will lose everything, if you will want to search happiness, if you will get busy in keeping yourself happy then you will fall behind in work.


But do you know what happened? I found myself again.


I started praying with a peaceful heart, I started eating food sitting with my family, I started sleeping without any fear that some message will come.


I started writing only for that client who respected me from heart, because in that also I started feeling happiness.


My earning did not decrease, my peace had increased.


Today I work fewer hours, but I am happy in life, I feel happiness from inside myself.


Life is not only about earning money, but making yourself feel happy, in every small thing which gives you happiness. So earn, but do not forget yourself, because inside every human there is a child and that child wants to stay happy.


I just want to say this, along with your work, try to keep yourself happy too.


Find your happiness within yourself.


Because Naina, work will keep going on, maybe you will earn a lot of money too, but if once you lose yourself, then you will not be able to find yourself again.


Believe me, when you learn to keep yourself happy, then you are living that life which thousands and thousands of people wish to live.


And if you learn to keep yourself happy along with your work, then understand that you have lived life.