Waking up suddenly at the jolt of the alarm today at 5:30 AM to get up for Gym, which seems to be an impossible goal these days, I suddenly felt like I am back in 2000, when I had just finished my 12th exams and was preparing for Engineering entrances. It was one of those days when I had woken up at 5:00 AM to study, this was a usual thing for me as I am a morning study kind of a person, the calmness helps me get to my studies better.
I was solving one of the Math problems, and turned to look at the window, there was a beautiful, serene view. The sky had a beautiful pattern and I got so tangled up in the beauty that in that very instant I decided to join Art school. I have always been the creative one in my house from childhood, so that made me confident that I would succeed in the field for sure!!
Now the biggest question was - How to convey this to my Father who is an engineer himself and of course wants his kids to follow his path. After few minutes of thought, I decided to write a letter to him and slip it under his pillow while he is asleep - Voila! I did exactly that.
Dont remember what I wrote in the letter, but as you can guess it would have been pretty dramatic because after 3 hours (8 AM) when my dad read that, he started crying, not because he was emotional, but because i will now not be able to fulfill my Goal - which is according to him becoming an Engineer and earning a lot of money.
Well, after 13 years or so, I can say I did fulfill my Goals or well His Goals. Not that I am unhappy, I am earning a lot of money.. but today every time I drive into the parking lot of my office, I wonder, was I born to be this...
Is that what my goal was!!
What the hell is a Goal?????
Lets see.. As per the dictionary, there are numerous definitions http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/goal , the one definition that struck me, is "the terminal point in a race".Wow!! Do I not feel this everyday.
We all at some point of our lives feel that we are a part of race and just struggling to be ahead of everyone else, but have we thought what is the destination to all this.. Is it being rich, being powerful, or is the end point is DEATH???
Let me your thoughts!!
