" Happiness, true happiness, comes when one is done making efforts. No matter how beautiful the canvas is, the wall does not develop hands to hold it. It only strengthens itself to welcome the canvas. This love between the wall and the canvas is bridged with the help of a small but strong nail. Changing too many canvases, too many nails will only weaken the spirit of the wall to receive more of them. It’s the same in human relationships. If a canvas wishes to be taken down, let it be with gladness. Otherwise, that spot will be doomed to remain forever empty, like uprooting not just the plant, and with care, but the entire layer of soil underneath it. Let the hands of life bring a canvas to you. Don’t try to be happy. And stop giving of yourself to others but to yourself alone. You have given too much, Niloofar…You have given too much. "

― Ashish Khetarpal , The Watchdog and Other Stories