The World and me

Hi,

Coming back from a relatively long hiatus, just feel the anxiety of making a comeback. Though there is no milestone to achieve, or form to regain - there still is a sense of uncertainty about posting a blog.

Liked something a theatre artist said on TV a couple of days back. This dude quit a relatively comfortable and well-paying corporate job, to pursue his interest in theatre. He says "I really dont owe anyone an explanation for changing my profession and ... " I dont think I remember either the artist or what he said after that. For all you know, he did give an explanation. But the statement was etched in my memory. At the end of it all, we really don't owe our success to anyone, but ourselves. Isnt that just so painfully and wonderfully true?

In recent times, I have wondered why having a drive and passion for anything in life gives you a higher chance at being successful. I think the rationale simply is that being passionate provides us with a higher purpose and a factor to dinstinguish our own lives. Each of us individually, endeavors to be a unique individual, in our own idiosyncratic way. Some of us prefer to think we are simple, and keep life simple with the primary purpose of life being happy on a daily basis. Others believe life is a continuous effort towards a grand ambition, either personally or professionally. And I am sure there are a zillion other perceptions of we as individuals, want to be unique individuals.

So the purport of my random wonderings has been that passion is the only available and self-made choice an individual has to make his life different. We are passionate about something, so that our life means more to us, and distinguishes us from that additional count in the 6.5 billion population of the world. Obviously, there are other parameters, such as talent, intelligence, luck and what not - that allo us to be different, but none of them is wholly in our control. Atleast not as much as passion and the effort that it drives.

I am still in my quest to find something that I am passionate about. Till such time, I like to think that I am passionate about life. And I realise even that needs such a significant effort, definitely more than I am currently putting in. Anyways, writing up that makes me realise the shamelessness I have in admitting my laziness, and hopefully I am gonna be inspired to do more here on.

Wanted to finish this post with a piece of good news. I shall be quitting my bachelor status come June this year, when I get married to a lovely person and a good friend. That will surely open up my life to a lot of new experiences.

Here is wishing all of us the enthusiasm to try for a more fulfilling life.

Adios,
Satish