Have you heard that story- The story that the life of a
prosperous king was in a parrot? Have you ever felt how a dog could die when
his master attains his abode? Is that attachment subconscious, don’t they ever feel
bad?
They do feel bad. Inside all of us, is a heart that does
feel. We all have a life- intricately blended with jubilance and sorrow. We
soar in our dreams yet we sometimes are stuck at the start.
Remember the prime important thing is where you end up in life, not where you start or where you were stuck and where you broke out in exasperation. Probably your story would be heard by all, if you become famous. And people would speak, ‘ He struggled so much and he got in there.’ And blah blah. Probably the awe they have for you would last shorter than the sound of their applause in your ears. It would be forgotten.
Take anyone’s story. From the start everyone would have
struggled. For your mom, your dad would have had the toughest struggle in life.
For you, your mom’s struggle would seem toughest. Ultimately, one of us is
going to believe that we have smiled through the worst of scenarios, made it
through our dreams -Reached there, where we had dreamed of going. They might not have expected us to reach, but they are glad with the whole of their heart that we still made it.
Amidst this there is peer thing, peer pressure. When we did
our 12TH we were so scared about the rest of life. At that point the
loss of 0.25 marks meant loss of life. They called it cut-throat competition,
so much hype that in four years (or may be even before that) , our marks lost
its charm. One student, dumber than you, chose Geology., she is happier.
One chose to become a house wife, she is happier too. One fellow is an aero
engineer, he is happy too. Another is a film-maker, he is happy too.
Then who are the sad ones? The ones who gave in. Gave in
thinking they would create an awe in the minds of others. He had option between
engineering and singing. Became an engineer, wanted to be a singer.
And remember the farther you travel in life, the less people are concerned about your choices. Because by then they would have stereotyped you. Anything you do, no matter what, is not going to change that stereotype in their heads. Thus, the only person who is of prime concern at the end of the day would be just you. And your dreams, of course!
It is a simplest of choices you make, that ends up defining
you.
No matter what you do, they will always speak! You might be amazed, but
they will still speak. Succeed in profession, they’ll ruin your personal
reputation. Get your love, they’ll blame it for blowing up your career.
Have you ever thought how easy it is to pull someone from
the top, but how difficult it is to muster up courage and fight back from
ashes?
And yeah, I did see some posts in social networking websites
saying , ‘If you ever have A confusion
between your personal and professional life, remember your job will not hug you
back at home, but your wife will.’ Agreed personal ties are important. But they
are double-edged swords. What hugs you at one end, might also prick you at the
other! Your dream is just your’s on the other hand, you might be enjoying it
today or hoping for it tomorrow, but in the end it will always be yours. It
might elude you, but it will never desert you at the toughest phase of life.
Dream and Aspire. Love might leave and come back. Passion
doesn’t. Dreams don’t.
And lastly like the king, find your parrot and guard it with all your life!
Regards,
Swathi
