So I realized why my writing wasn't so good yesterday. I was writing for the sake of writing even though it was about you. I was overwhelmed with emotion which is a must if I must write well, but another must for writing well is feeling the cause which I am writing for.
I think I've told you all enough about my life, so no judgment or sympathy needed also. But what I want to write today is about initiatives. What I find has helped me the most in life, is my willingness to take new initiatives. As Mountain Dew claims, "Darr ke aage jeet hai", I truly believe that if I'm not taking up this opportunity, then someone else will. I've seen more outspoken people take the positions I deserved despite the fact that I knew I could do a better job. However, that happens very rarely. It is absolutely essential to get along with people as far as you can, and even at times when it feels like your boss or best friend is intolerable and too irritating to bear or bringing to much negativity around you, you've got to take the INITIATIVE to make things better. It is tough, but what in life worth having isn't tough?
Sometimes my sloth stops me and I conclude that "Ignorance is bliss". But then sooner or later I realize that I've missed out on an opportunity. For example, I may have the opportunity to meet someone and I may be exhausted beyond compare. In this case I may choose to visit the person or go home and sleep. I've tried both options, and personally I feel, the first option is always much more satisfying.
Next comes the issue of Ego- man's best friend and greatest enemy. It is the thing which helps us stick to our principles and work hard to achieve what others say we cannot. However, it also destroys us when we let it become an issue of pride. There is a stark difference between pride and ego. The Roman Catholic Church counts pride as one of the seven deadly sins. However, Aristotle differentiated pride from vanity and concluded very wisely that,
"It is hard to be truly proud; for it is impossible without nobility and goodness of character. "
Today, ego has many meanings. It could mean one’s self-esteem; an exaggerated sense of self-worth; or in philosophical terms, one’s self. However, according to Frued,
"The EGO represents what may be called reason and common sense, in contrast to the ID, which contains the passions ... in its relation to the ID it is like a man on horseback, who has to hold in check the superior strength of the horse; with this difference, that the rider tries to do so with his own strength, while the EGO uses borrowed forces"
So I guess the only thing I can conclude is that keeping both definitions of pride and ego in mind, it is absolutely essential that one achieves what makes one happy and gives one not only a short-term sense of happiness, but something that can be sustained in the long run. One can never say that one has achieved enough. One can say that one has achieved some or most of what one planned to achieve, but then again if there is a target, there is an end; and if there is an end, then there is not much to be truly proud or egoistic about.
You might want to read the previous paragraph again and ponder over it for a while, but the essence is that; and I am not preaching here, but one can never be truly proud or egoistic because there is always more than can be achieved. But then again, I could be too ambitious. Some people say that there exist people who are happy with what they have. These are two types of people, one who are restricted by their risk-adverseness and therefore cannot achieve more; and the second type are those who cherish what they have and are grateful for it. While it is acceptable to be the second type at the end of the night, before one goes to bed:- to be grateful for what we have for it is more than what someone else has, but this should not restrict us from being driven to achieve more.
I guess, in simple words what I am saying is that if you aim for the stars, at least you'll touch the sky! But even here, don't aim for the stars, aim for nothing at all- because there is should be no target, for then if you achieve the target you will think you have achieved enough for the day. Confused? Just remember - aim for infinity- because infinity is not defined, and infinity never ends.
So well this is what I am motivated to write till now. I have several other ideas, but when I feel more strongly and more clearly about them, I shall write about them.
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