We live our lives. We deal with personal and professional issues. Everyday.
And, we have our dreams. That thought which makes you forget everything and focus, if only for a few moments, on the future that it may bring, if you put in the efforts to achieve it. For some it may be as simple as waking up early in the morning and going for a jog. For some, as grand as striking out and making it big in their field of interest. But we all aspire to break the monotonicity (if any) and seek continuous improvement in our lives.
Stop reading if you cannot relate to what is written in the previous paragraph.
We did not choose our dreams by looking at the current state of our lives. We shouldn't expect our lives to be smooth enough to give us the time, space and opportunities we need to pursue them. In all probability, both of them will be in conflict with each other. Everyday life will bring with itself events which will urge you to defer the efforts you chalked out to live the future you wanted to.
This isn't life putting stumbling blocks on your way.
This isn't life doing what it can to make you give up on your aspirations.
This is life asking you - how badly do you want it?
And it feeds on your answer.
Somewhere, someone who scripts the day while you sleep, smiles and shakes his head gently and wisely as he sees you zooming into what doesn't matter and pushing yourself away from the things that do. Life will keep on upping the ante, throwing things your way till you learn to differentiate. And when you do, the trials and tribulations won't stop. They will always be there. It's just that you will know what to focus-fix-and-move-on and understand what to ignore.
As I write this, I am reminded of something I read on The Onion quite some time ago. O is known for its satirical take on life. But this article is nothing short of a thinly disguised wake-up call:
Open minded man grimly realizes how much time he has wasted listening to bullshit
“Time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think.”
-- Randy Pausch, The last lecture
And, we have our dreams. That thought which makes you forget everything and focus, if only for a few moments, on the future that it may bring, if you put in the efforts to achieve it. For some it may be as simple as waking up early in the morning and going for a jog. For some, as grand as striking out and making it big in their field of interest. But we all aspire to break the monotonicity (if any) and seek continuous improvement in our lives.
Stop reading if you cannot relate to what is written in the previous paragraph.
We did not choose our dreams by looking at the current state of our lives. We shouldn't expect our lives to be smooth enough to give us the time, space and opportunities we need to pursue them. In all probability, both of them will be in conflict with each other. Everyday life will bring with itself events which will urge you to defer the efforts you chalked out to live the future you wanted to.
This isn't life putting stumbling blocks on your way.
This isn't life doing what it can to make you give up on your aspirations.
This is life asking you - how badly do you want it?
And it feeds on your answer.
Somewhere, someone who scripts the day while you sleep, smiles and shakes his head gently and wisely as he sees you zooming into what doesn't matter and pushing yourself away from the things that do. Life will keep on upping the ante, throwing things your way till you learn to differentiate. And when you do, the trials and tribulations won't stop. They will always be there. It's just that you will know what to focus-fix-and-move-on and understand what to ignore.
As I write this, I am reminded of something I read on The Onion quite some time ago. O is known for its satirical take on life. But this article is nothing short of a thinly disguised wake-up call:
Open minded man grimly realizes how much time he has wasted listening to bullshit
“Time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think.”
-- Randy Pausch, The last lecture
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