It has been quite a long time that I wanted to do this..to BLOG......and after spending a hell lot of time on editing and formatting, I finally come up with my very first post which I had written 3 years back for M.I.L.E.S. magazine.
I hope and wish to come up with wonderul stuff to read, in days to come. So here goes the first one..
WISHES,DESIRES,ASPIRATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS
What do we expect from Tendulkar standing out there on the field battling a ferocious Brett Lee running his way thirsty for his wicket? A six? Or at least a four........But have we ever given a second thought to what would be running through his mind? He would be surely thinking about how to tackle the ball the best, if not a six or a four,at least a single but not a wicket at any cost. Its quite easy giving suggestions(sometimes when not asked for) but difficult to implement those in our lives. Suggestions are often followed by expectations and further by responsibilities. It is not that Tendulkar can't hit a six on Brett Lee's ball. It is that it cannot happen every single time. If it had been anybody but Tendulkar facing Lee we would never had shed a tear on the batsman getting out on a duck.The name,fame and the goodwill which Tendulkar has earned and cherished all these years makes us expect more from him.
I hope and wish to come up with wonderul stuff to read, in days to come. So here goes the first one..
WISHES,DESIRES,ASPIRATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS
What do we expect from Tendulkar standing out there on the field battling a ferocious Brett Lee running his way thirsty for his wicket? A six? Or at least a four........But have we ever given a second thought to what would be running through his mind? He would be surely thinking about how to tackle the ball the best, if not a six or a four,at least a single but not a wicket at any cost. Its quite easy giving suggestions(sometimes when not asked for) but difficult to implement those in our lives. Suggestions are often followed by expectations and further by responsibilities. It is not that Tendulkar can't hit a six on Brett Lee's ball. It is that it cannot happen every single time. If it had been anybody but Tendulkar facing Lee we would never had shed a tear on the batsman getting out on a duck.The name,fame and the goodwill which Tendulkar has earned and cherished all these years makes us expect more from him.
It is the ability that matters. It is the willpower that matters.The will to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare.Expectations often run parallel to the ability and level of success attained and climb an upper inclined graph with them.You perform well and you got to shoulder heavy expectations thereon. Surely, uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.The crux is that not every time you are at the peak of your performing capacity and sometime syour wishes do remain unfulfilled. However, it must not restrict you from widening your horizon of aspirations. Attitude and not aptitude determine your altitude. Aspirations are like a plant seed.....if properly watered will bear sweet fruits.....if not, it won't take long to die.....
Aspiring something make you develop competitive approach. It acts as a driving force making you pave your own way towards your dream. Not hundreds but thousands of hindrances would obstruct your way ,but at the end of the day your passion for your dream,your determination to achieve it helps you surpass them and shine brightly.On the road to success people will always throw stones at you. Its upto you that whether to get hurt by them or pick them up and use them to make a strong foundation for your success.
Aspirations give you energy to live, to do better thanwhat you did yesterday. They help you to compete with yourself. Not only aspiring something is important but the aspirations need to be
well directed as well. Managing the time, focusing on your goal and planning accordingly is a must for achieving your aspirations. If one is consistent in his approach and trusts his abilities then he should keep working to the best of his abilities and then the expectations would not remain a burden anymore. They expectations would then act as a support, a hand to hold on when in need; a shade to rest in the scorching heat and a shoulder to cry on as a friend indeed.
Mariam Macceba, the empress of African singing and the activist for the black community people , could not throw away the tyrannic white rule from Africa if she did not have that goblet of
fire burning inside her and the determination to fight and emerge victoriously.A path without obstacles is a path that leads nowhere.One should have the courage to look at his desires as aspirations and should dare to pursue it to become successful.
Parents,teachers,society may expect some things from you.Become a doctor, an engineer or a CA. You can never be truly successful till you do what you want to. You should not let the voices
of other's expectations to drown your own inner voice. Trust your instinct, your heart. It somehow knows what you truly want to become.Explore the hidden "YOU" in you, allow him to be the master of your life. Your patience in planning and his impatience in execution together would work wonders.
It is truly said that," Shoot for the Moon. Even if you miss it ,you will land up amongst the stars".
Mayura Prabhudesai
February 12, 2012
