What Makes You Truly Happy? What Did You Lose Interest In?

Oh! What a platitude to a spent force!
Regards.
God Bless.

 

All pleasant experiences whichever we had in our childhood or
youth vanish slowly. The same vathal kuzhambu which we enjoyed for dinner seems tasteless.The same MS song which delighted us a lot seems meaningless.
The same first rank Progress card of our boy which brought sea of smiles does not produce similar effect when our grandchild gets first rank.
The same silk saree which captivated a lot 40 years back seems nothing attractive now.
Our little house with two Bed Room Kitchen built with so much care
brought us joy and peace. Now the same house with lot of improvements with first floor built in,does not please at all.
As age advances the pleasure and pain on simple things get emaciated.Sometimes we get lot of relaxation on simple things even with the toothless smile of a five month old and we dont get impressed with advts and what others glorify by way of exaggeration.
The words happy,unhappy, sorry and sad --seem to have lost sense.
Is it equanimity or fatigue or a sense of restlessness ?Uniform of sense of peace prevails both during birth and death, however close the relationship be.
Are we moving towards asceticism? Are we depressed? Had we enjoyed too much and is this the balancing period? Are we realising
what is stated by Krishna In Gita Chap 2

दु:खेष्वनुद्विग्नमना: सुखेषु विगतस्पृह: |
वीतरागभयक्रोध: स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते || 56||

duḥkheṣhv-anudvigna-manāḥ sukheṣhu vigata-spṛihaḥ
vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhaḥ sthita-dhīr munir uchyate

Translation
BG 2.56: One whose mind remains undisturbed amidst misery, who does not crave for pleasure, and who is free from attachment, fear, and anger, is called a sage of steady wisdom.
Jayasala 42