Happy Deepavali and God Bless.
Now back to my Enlightenment story !!!!
While waiting for the bus, I used to watch the traffic on the road, for want of any better alternative. I used to observe people commuting by cycles, rickshaws, autos, buses, cars and also by walk. I used to always deliberate within myself. The guy who is commuting by bus or rickshaw is not doing so as per his choice. He has no other alternative. Then it struck me. We have to make the choice where and how we want to be. If I want to own a car I have to plan and make it happen. It does not come automatically. There and then and that very day I decided that passing CA (Chartered Accountancy) and owning a car before I am 28 is my top most priority.
For those of you who are uninitiated to the CA line , it was undoubtedly one of the toughest courses in India and demanded tremendous amount of hard work. What made it all the more difficult was the fact that our Articleship too was quite strenuous, keeping us busy from 9 am to 6 pm and often more.
I had a huge friend's circle. I was a big movie buff. I enjoy loitering around with friends in the evening. I did not want to compromise on any of these small privileges. At the same time I was totally fixed on my objective of passing CA and owning car. So the only way available to me was to get up every day by 3.30 am and study for 3 hours.
I was extremely clear in my mind what my objective was. There was not a single day where I had not reminded myself that I should be able own a car before I was 28. I had even pompously announced it to my friends. So the intense desire to pass CA ( There was never ever any pressure from my parents or my boss that I should pass CA in the first attempt) without compromising on my enjoyments enabled me to easily stick to my timetable of getting up at 3.30 am. I never felt lethargic and never found the routine difficult.
Suffice it to say that I was enjoying the routine as it was taking me closer to my dream. So intense was my desire. For a 21 year old, to push oneself to get up by 3.30 am should have been an ordeal. But, there I was, fully charged up with my dream of passing CA in first attempt and owning a car that I never EVER found the routine difficult. Like I mentioned, when the change comes from within, it is invariably permanent. It wasn't anymore like wanting to suddenly build a body inspired by the physique of a hero. Here, my desire was my inspiration, my dream was my energy.....
Now back to my Enlightenment story !!!!
While waiting for the bus, I used to watch the traffic on the road, for want of any better alternative. I used to observe people commuting by cycles, rickshaws, autos, buses, cars and also by walk. I used to always deliberate within myself. The guy who is commuting by bus or rickshaw is not doing so as per his choice. He has no other alternative. Then it struck me. We have to make the choice where and how we want to be. If I want to own a car I have to plan and make it happen. It does not come automatically. There and then and that very day I decided that passing CA (Chartered Accountancy) and owning a car before I am 28 is my top most priority.
For those of you who are uninitiated to the CA line , it was undoubtedly one of the toughest courses in India and demanded tremendous amount of hard work. What made it all the more difficult was the fact that our Articleship too was quite strenuous, keeping us busy from 9 am to 6 pm and often more.
I had a huge friend's circle. I was a big movie buff. I enjoy loitering around with friends in the evening. I did not want to compromise on any of these small privileges. At the same time I was totally fixed on my objective of passing CA and owning car. So the only way available to me was to get up every day by 3.30 am and study for 3 hours.
I was extremely clear in my mind what my objective was. There was not a single day where I had not reminded myself that I should be able own a car before I was 28. I had even pompously announced it to my friends. So the intense desire to pass CA ( There was never ever any pressure from my parents or my boss that I should pass CA in the first attempt) without compromising on my enjoyments enabled me to easily stick to my timetable of getting up at 3.30 am. I never felt lethargic and never found the routine difficult.
Suffice it to say that I was enjoying the routine as it was taking me closer to my dream. So intense was my desire. For a 21 year old, to push oneself to get up by 3.30 am should have been an ordeal. But, there I was, fully charged up with my dream of passing CA in first attempt and owning a car that I never EVER found the routine difficult. Like I mentioned, when the change comes from within, it is invariably permanent. It wasn't anymore like wanting to suddenly build a body inspired by the physique of a hero. Here, my desire was my inspiration, my dream was my energy.....
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