A few years ago, I was asked what my passion was. I was kinda a little taken aback and stumped by this question. I probably had not been asked this question before for those years that I have existed in this world, yup, never did. To some, it may seem like a question to be brushed aside and maybe forgotten in the midst of the hustle and bustle of our lives. You know, it's just not necessary to talk about this. To some, it may not even be a valid question in the practicality of life. To some, you would hear things like..."What passion?! Do you mean having lotsa money? Wake up, my dear! Stop dreaming, silly!" ...What is your passion? I do not detest this question, I thought about this question, I really did...but I still don't seem to be able to find an answer to this question. How do you see and define passion? I see it as something you would give your life to, it's such a powerful word to me, with so much intensity and beyond love. But I realised that I enjoy seeing passion in others, in their eyes, in their faces, in every cell of that person. Seeing this passion in them makes me wanna support this passion of theirs. Well, how many of us asked ourselves or our hearts what our passion and dream is? Most importantly, how many of us are courageous enough to pursue our dream and live our passion?
Watched a Hindi movie "3 Idiots" on a DVD...I laughed lots and cried lots. At times, I did not know if I was laughing or crying. Moments after watching that, I felt it had added a couple of sunflowers in my life. At certain points of the story, it set me thinking about what I do, how I do things and how I see things in life. Environment and culture shape the mind of a person. At times, in a society, majority follows the 'trend' or what is deemed as the right path. As the majority, people would define what success really is. Not many may want to check out the off beaten track where no footsteps were ever found or traced for fear of being lost and for fear of how the majority of the society would see or view them. There is probably no guaranteed success (as defined by the society) in this foreign path that one brave soul has chosen. Hmm, is it the success or is it more of taking that first step? Well, not to forget, how many of us are in a way 'handicapped' by the reality and practicality of life? Afterall, my dear, how would I be able to pursue my dream or passion when I cannot even meet my basic needs? Don't be an idiot! Oops, harsh reality...
Spoke with and chatted with a couple of friends for the past week...If I could have a Venn diagram to group those common words being mentioned by them in our conversations, these words will come under this category...busy, tired, drained, overwhelmed, no time, deadlines. To a certain point, I wonder if I should be like the rest, it kinda felt more normal and fitted to be like the rest...busy, busy and busy with work. But then, nah, the path that I have chosen this year is different from theirs, I need to be busy with what I have chosen. We make choices and decisions about the direction that we wanna head towards in life and we bear the consequences. ...Does telling our hearts and saying "All is well" help us to eliminate fear and face challenges as we move on in this path that we have chosen? Ha, don't be such an idiot! But you know what, idiots have dreams too (small dreams, big dreams) and you know what, idiots may choose idiotic paths in their lives but maybe in their hearts, they love it. You never know, idiots are happy people :) Are you an idiot?
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