i cant believe i am doing this - have an impending meeting- long drawn stuff tomorrow, and yet am blogging. Guess wanted to put this thing out of my mind.
It was yesterday that this thought casually flashed across my mind. Time is so short- we are slogging- we are busy- but what are running behind always remain elusive. Thats when it struck- that almost most of time- we wont even be aware whether we are chasing a 'want' or an 'aspiration'. Two similar meaning words but with contrasting power of potential. More delving in to this and more open stares out of the window- more things started to pan out. Aspiration is like a fire in the 'Volcano' whilst Want is more of 'Camp-fire'. Aspiration is like 'Love' whilst Want is more of 'Crush'. And its because of this, i realised Aspirations are Few whilst Wants are many. And the crux is that we often interchange and label each other- without realising. i.e on hind-sight, we are usually seen running behind a 'want' whereas it is 'aspiration' that we need to be after. Sooner than later- u realise u been chasing the wrong dog- all the effort, fatigue, everything waste. Now come the most difficult thing- how do you even distinguish which of your to-do list- is a want or an aspiration. One key indicator i drew upon is that Aspiration is something- you burn your midnight oil for- it is something which fuels you up- fires you up like no other thing- which brings an instant smile on your face-which always appears distant and elusive- which makes you take the forbidden route- which has always remained with you for long- which flashes by not so often but to ensure you dont forget- which makes you stop at time and stare- which you are possessive of (WTF,,just realising ...thats its exactly how i feel being in 'love' with my spouse !!). Yes, it is this kind of the DOG we need to be running after and not 'Wants'- which appear way too many- which you are confident to getting to it- which is hell-bent of providing you a very 'temporal' pleasure- which upon realisation- makes you say- What Next ?- which is something you can totally live without- which shimmers only to fade off- which in no way defines you and your personality. With so little time- i feel i should simply focus on 'Aspirations' and totally keep away from 'Wants', which by now one realises- is totally 'incidental'. Phew!!! Now lets get down to segregation.....Now not sure- what else would dawn upon me !!!
It was yesterday that this thought casually flashed across my mind. Time is so short- we are slogging- we are busy- but what are running behind always remain elusive. Thats when it struck- that almost most of time- we wont even be aware whether we are chasing a 'want' or an 'aspiration'. Two similar meaning words but with contrasting power of potential. More delving in to this and more open stares out of the window- more things started to pan out. Aspiration is like a fire in the 'Volcano' whilst Want is more of 'Camp-fire'. Aspiration is like 'Love' whilst Want is more of 'Crush'. And its because of this, i realised Aspirations are Few whilst Wants are many. And the crux is that we often interchange and label each other- without realising. i.e on hind-sight, we are usually seen running behind a 'want' whereas it is 'aspiration' that we need to be after. Sooner than later- u realise u been chasing the wrong dog- all the effort, fatigue, everything waste. Now come the most difficult thing- how do you even distinguish which of your to-do list- is a want or an aspiration. One key indicator i drew upon is that Aspiration is something- you burn your midnight oil for- it is something which fuels you up- fires you up like no other thing- which brings an instant smile on your face-which always appears distant and elusive- which makes you take the forbidden route- which has always remained with you for long- which flashes by not so often but to ensure you dont forget- which makes you stop at time and stare- which you are possessive of (WTF,,just realising ...thats its exactly how i feel being in 'love' with my spouse !!). Yes, it is this kind of the DOG we need to be running after and not 'Wants'- which appear way too many- which you are confident to getting to it- which is hell-bent of providing you a very 'temporal' pleasure- which upon realisation- makes you say- What Next ?- which is something you can totally live without- which shimmers only to fade off- which in no way defines you and your personality. With so little time- i feel i should simply focus on 'Aspirations' and totally keep away from 'Wants', which by now one realises- is totally 'incidental'. Phew!!! Now lets get down to segregation.....Now not sure- what else would dawn upon me !!!
1 comment:
When you put a frog in a boiling water, it will jump out. If you put it in a normal water and then start boiling the vessel from beneath, It will die...so my point is, may be the temporal 'wants' are like indicators of your final 'aspiration'...a crush will always make you realize few parameters you might love and sometimes the final thing you love is the complete (or partial) combination of all the crushes...:P As the time is a dimension in this universe, let it be a camp fire or volcano... 'everything dies' and that is the ultimate truth! so whats the point of this brain storming anyways?
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