A farmer had a dog that used to sit by roadside waiting for vehicles to come around. As soon as one comes he would run down the road, barking and trying to overtake it. One day a neighbor asked the farmer,” Do you think your dog is ever going to catch a car? The farmer replied, “That’s not what bothers me. What bothers me is what he would do if he ever caught one”.
What do you do when you finally get what you thought you wanted, but when actually getting it, understand that you liked the idea of getting it, than actually getting it,. AND IT’S NOT LIKE YOU CAN RETURN IT!!! What do you do?
Yesterday at party, interesting conversation happened…some were complaining about today’s generation’s lack of not achieving goals in their life!! And I thought opposite… I think today’s kids are more focused & more specific in their choices then us. They have their own ideas of making & fulfilling their goals & life. The only difference between us is, they have various & wide choices. Failure becomes part of their learning process, as they intend to get another chance, another opportunity, another project, another field… but we the parents once wanted to be like them… all of suddenly becomes like our own parents & starts behaving like from old school…How cannot you trust your own creation? And we call ourselves smart & intelligence!! If we can bloom so fine in restricted environment…then these kids are definitely gonna be flower head of any beautiful garden. They definitely will outsmart us…
I personally think running aimlessly after your goal (only to satisfy other people in your life) damages you & people around you… I think when choosing our goals we create (Maybe with help of influences also) we create this phantom images of who we think we need to be…I am not saying that there may be not things about ourselves that need reflection or change…but I think there should be a wisdom in choosing and be happy with who you are & what you are doing and letting that be OK. We have to select purposeful goal to balance out our status for our own good…
Personally I have never been great at setting goals. I’ve things I want to get it done sure, but I won’t run blindly after them to make it done… I am not good at making & keeping track of anything… I can keep up with so many details in my head it freaks me out sometimes. At other times I can’t even remember the less significant event…but one thing I know that I can create myself happy. And you can make other people or surroundings happy only when you are comfortable with yourself, your job, your life. And that is only possible when you have achieved little of your so called goal…
But I do know this… God wants us to make the most of every opportunities, to cherish the moments we are living, accepting all our failures only to surpass for new opening… Yes planning is important (Goals) on so many different levels, only you need in my point of views are discipline, focusing, & mostly ability of recognizing the opportunities…but if you miss out on the now don’t worry, you will get another chance, just recognize it & adopt it with more discipline…
The Gardner is back from India & I will be busy in……what you thought? Ha? Yep in the kitchen…where else? After living in India for some time, pampered by Amrit & Vishwanath, (My house help back in India) I don’t feel good working in domestic area…my body revolts…and the tenderness of my body take places in various parts, especially in my mind… it becomes forgetful, ( I forget how to cook) my craving for food goes on misplaced .(Because here in USA I have become so used to on snacks like chevdas, samosas & mostly on my Supple big sis’s food in his absence) But what you can do… I have to be good wife to get good in return… so here billa goes in the kitchen & make traditional Gujju food. Life is still beautiful!!
I should show my gratification by reading all comments by my candid little sister & show appreciation that she reads & enjoy my blog. Thanks for traveling with me on this soulful journey of mine…I promise you we will wander to many places where we wanted to go & cherish many beautiful or poignant moments…because we are soulful sisters & always find happiness in every moments... Yep I love our sisterhood.
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| Soul Sisters |
I see multiple possibilities of chances and choices
In my dreams.
Only I don’t have to wake up.
दरिया की जिंदगी पर सदके हज़ार जाने
मुजको नहीं गंवारा साहिल की मौत मरना.
Love as always billa driftwood
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