Art of living

Today I read somewhere that .."living without liking is the art of living."
Left me wondering....it might be true or it might be the right thing but is it ??
Should we go on living the present life we dont like or should we gather the courage to change? Should we accept things as they are or should we stand up and say no??
It might be easier for a male to say that No...dont suffer...stand up and say NO...do efforts, be brave and live your life on your own terms. But what would a female say...
All through her life, a female is expected to agree, adjust or adapt to her surroundings. Keep her loved ones ahead of her own needs and desires. I am not only talking about some middle class small town female but also a high profile professional in a city...Any female has to (or should) think not twice, not thrice but a hundred times before taking any drastic step in her life. Do you agree?? Should we go on living without liking??

first and formost

So finally I have established my own blog...was thinking for a long time....
After reading so may wonderful blogposts, that keeda of writing wanted to break free....after all these years of being in restraint (my last attempt at writing died out before class 12 exams, except for a few love letters in college).
I was good at writing (at least I thought so...and got a prize in creative writing once too) but once I entered the rat race of pre medical exams, then medical college, hospital postings and still more exams....the writing became illegible and largely restricted to the vomiting of crammed medical knowledge.
Then marriage happened...kids arrived...who now are gradually venturing into their own world of friends and cartoons....I finally got some time for myself.
Started surfing net, first some intellectual medical sites (to keep myself updated...phew...couldnt keep up), then games, lifestyle columns, loosing weight helps, balanced diets, keeping fit regimes (though I am fit...for a mother of two), gradually lost inspiration and interest. Facebook helped for some time but then the holiday pics of my lesser known old school/college mates and their zipping new cars further sucked up my dwindling reserves of enthusiasm.
Actually what I needed and missed most were those long irrelevant telephone talks and late night pillow discussions and any time cribbing with my girl friends. Now there is nobody with whom I can discuss my daily dilemmas like job joys/sorrows, hubby's care/non care, loving/fighting kids, sales, maids, in laws and so on...
Finding like minded people is fairly difficult in cosmopolitan places like gurgaon, so thought let me write down what I am thinking.
So guys this blog is just me, a hopeless optimist and dreamer in a metro city, thinking aloud on wows and whys of life.