This is one chance we all are given to offer this world what we have got. It may seem there is plenty of time to think about all this seriousness. But it's all relative and mostly depends on different scenarios. Somethings that we do in life, might not matter in the long run and some of the time that we end up wasting, would just become part of past in the next moment.
But it's not all that simple to draw that fine line when it comes to real life.
To put it in perspective, lets consider this real life scenario - All our life we are trying to figure something out - what is it that we really want to do. This is one big question we find ourselves asking all the time. It could be related to anything - personal or professional. I would say the time we spend figuring out what we really want to do next is investment. It won't seem like a big deal in the long run.
But then sometimes we just let things be the way are. Even if we are not entirely happy with them. We just keep believing that lightning would strike and things would suddenly change for better. Now what do say about that? Unless we are asking ourselves until we find the answers, I think we are wasting the precious time we are given.
Something would just not happen unless we make an effort.
But then what is it that we really got to do to get things going towards that change we are looking for? Everyone wants to change their lives for better. At the end of the day we want to feel useful in this world. However small or big, we all want to make a difference. So that our stint in this world doesn't go waste.
How do we really lead a happy, meaningful and fulfilling life...
This is the question I keep pondering about these days...was re-reading "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari" the other day - Do we really need to wait for that heart attack until we wake up from this deep slumber? Or is it really necessary to make such a dynamic change (like Julian left his practice and became a Monk) in our life to make it better?
Friends, lets just believe it - Life is short. It's a surreal bubble that could blow up anytime. We got to start now if there is something that we really want to do.
One of the most influential Americans died just 5 days ago - Steve Jobs, the Apple founder. He led a life he wanted to lead. He succeeded in the things that were under his control. One thing that he said in his famous Stanford graduation speech that struck me most was "Live each day as if it was your last". Ask yourself at the end of every single day if you spent your day as if it was yours last, If the answer is NO for a few days in a row - something has got to change.
Now if I try to think how many YESs I would get, the answer would be very very few....
I guess what I am trying to say here is that I don't have any answers or advice, neither am I trying to preach. it's just me thinking out loud, about the rules and strategies of this game; we all call LIFE
--Attitude, not aptitude determines your altitude!
