Very perturbed by the fact that i wasn't doing anything and tired of "not doing anything" for days, I thought I must give some direction to my life.I realised that i needed help probably but didn't know the source of help when my eyes noticed a book covered in a layer of dust on my table-"the monk who sold his ferrari". I'd tried reading that book before-key to boredom,philosophical and soporific.But I desperately needed help and if I can get a little inspiration or motivation from the book, why not?
As i progressed through the book I changed my opinions about it though I agree it still has the lullaby effect at times.:)Of course the book is extremely inspiring, will give a slight push atleast. I successfully read the book but my confusions and questions had multiplied four fold. Robin Sharma's creation Julian Mantle says -"The secret of happiness is simple:find out what you truly love to do and direct all of your energy towards doing it".People must think 'wow! is that so simple?'.But it put me into deeper trouble. i kept wondering as to what is it that i truly love to do? what would keep me in constant interest and enthusiasm? and give some direction and meaning to my life?... I'm still searching for answers.
I don't find people having so much trouble with that.I've friends who are passionate about music,flying,football,dance,acting and even linux! and they just don state it as their passion,they really work towards it. they really know what they love to do! its not like I'm not interested. I find myself interested in many things. But i wonder if i can really term it as my "passion".
Another enlightening quote from the book says-"The purpose of life is a life of purpose!".Phew! That only makes my head feel heavy.Powerful thought. Its been twenty long years and I'm yet to find the purpose of life. What my true passion is. what is the driving force..
Acc to RS, real source of happiness can be stated in a word-"achievement".But what is really is achievement?living for 20 years? having survived so many exams? NO.. not at all.. achievement must be such that it brings immense satisfaction to you and also brings a smile on someone else's face.Not one incident that i can recollect that has made someone else and also me unbelievably happy. Feels like a waste of so many years of "survival".
The character Julian claims to have acheived vitality and eternal happiness following the advice of the sages residing in the himalayas who believe that "only those who seek shall find". I do wanna seek but I'm a little lost and I'm wondering as to what i really wanna seek. What are my passions and objectives that would make a life more worthy of living, a life of purpose and that of achievement! Hope to find the missing parts of the jigsaw puzzle of my life soon..
serenity
a perfectly beautiful evening...
4 comments:
the drifting stage :( i am looking for my passion too :( hope i realise it soon !
Passion!?...the idea must be to make all things you do as passionately as u can,that way u still remain passionate and u're true passion ebbs out! In general a passion to win in any way is a great one :P Tho its consequences must be beared!
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hey sri nobody creates any passion for their own..u jus realise it..now don't tell me u haven't realised it though..
u know wat my passion is rite?FLYING!!! do u know how i got to know tht?it was thru my friend!! during my 2nd PU days me and my fren used to attend tution classes and then we were engaged in a conversation..tht guy wanted to be a pilot.and he was explainin me how much fun it wud be to fly a plane.i didnt pay attention to him though.but his one statement totally freezed me. he said, "its a job with lot of different tasks to do"
i usually get bored working with same old tasks and at the same place(like keep coding sitting in the same cabin?!! gosh!!) so at that moment i jus imagined me being a pilot and i coudn't stop smiling(at myself).i thought to myself,"hey me flying a plane? how? wearing glasses? and a pillow for my butt?(remembr my height)"hmmm screw me..so i stopped thinking bout it and rode back home.later lying at my bed i jus checked myself.."hey am i really interested in engineering?" it was straight no!! then wat am i intersted in? my first thought was travelling!!! then i recalled the conversation we had.being a pilot,means travelling places,that means fun,that means i'm not confined to one single place.not the same cabin though.thats where i improvised my interest by thinking more bout it.and finally passion!! screw all the requirements to be a pilot.but infact,i'm juuuuuussssstttt fit to fly a commercial jet :)
hmm ok coming to your point.as far as i know u,u are very much interested in social activities.so journalism?
u are interested in writing blogs at the same time u are good at studies(so good at programming somehow)
hmm so learn java j2ee or watever and develop ur own application or a webpage or your own blog with amazing user interfaces.you may even get paid for it!!! so it can be programming as one of your passions!! sounds funny perhaps but think bout it..
the first one,being a journalist,may be it sounds funny to u,but it can also be ur passion!!
and also u have wonderful handwriting..voila!! calligraphy :)
in general jus think bout wat your good at.if u are good at something,then u are interested in it.then jus think more specifically bout it.like wat u can do with it. and thats it, you have a passion :)
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