From Here, Where?
Everyone asks himself – what do I want to do with my life? As in, professionally. Amidst all the university rat races, all the football and all the “studies”, I asked myself that same question. And it struck me immediately! My passion is football. I try to breathe it, and I know I love it! So what? Do I try and become a professional footballer? Honestly, no – it’s too late for that. Then what?
If you ever ask me what my realistic dream is – it is to be Arsenal Football Club’s Football Manager! Far-fetched? Indeed. But, so what? It’s my dream. Why not attempt to come at least close to it? Who knows what will happen, but at least it’s worth my time for I know it’s something I desire, something I am hungry for. So I refuse to be over-safe, and over-protective about my career. I am going to hunt that dream down like it’s my inherent destiny. Or more directly, I have decided on my major – Sports Management. It’s a start. I’m following my heart. Will I enjoy it? I don’t know – but it’s highly likely. Will I struggle? Maybe. Will I want to quit? Maybe. Will I conquer my ambition? Maybe – and that’s the ‘maybe‘ that counts.
There is nothing like uniting your avocation and vocation! (thank you for that Mr. Frost) There is nothing like chasing your dreams. There is nothing like enjoying what you do. There is nothing like being satisfied. Hey, you are not guaranteed satisfaction, but it’s worth a try – otherwise all you are left with is regret.
So what’s you dream? Let me rephrase that, what’s your realistic dream? Forget your inhibitions. Forget consequences. Forget parent and peer pressure. Realize your dream, or at least try to. Common, throw in all those wacky combinations!
P.S. Forgive me for anything that sounds cliched.
Even if you dont get to your dream, there wont be regrets unless you make place for them. You know you tried your best so i dont think there would be any space for “regrets”….all the best to u for chasing ur realistic dreams..;-)
To be honest, I really don’t get what you are saying. What I am trying to say is that, not making an attempt to get to your dream will make you have regrets.
Obviously, if you try your best, and even then dont get what you want, then there is less room for regret. I think that’s what you are trying to say, and I agree. But I was just clearifying my opinion.
ello Anish! We’ve spoken so much about passions over the course of your blog and now we’re back to it. Like you, I’m following up on my dream of being a stage actor someday and know that incredible rush you get when you finally admit to yourself you don’t care how it turns out, just as long as you don’t give up on your dream. At the same time though, we must be grounded because our parents have worked too bloody hard for too bloody long and we can’t spurn all that away. So to all of you aspiring to be what you LOVE, take a double major- work the extra hours, don’t just let it go. The worst thing about regret is you can’t do anything about it. Don’t look back 5 yrs from now and say you should’ve. That’s what Rayna was trying to say I think, that if you give it a try and fail, then its justifiable and you can’t possibly have regrets! But if you don’t even try you’re left with the worst feeling of ‘you’ll never know’! Good luck to us all, respect to those of you who’ll have a go at getting what you love while you still can. As a very wise friend of ours once said – no regrets!
Toodles!
Its wonderful that you are doing something that you love. Its risky, but you’re following your dreams & yhats inspiring!
I’ve always loved Formula 1 / MotoGP etc and wanted to be a part of the circus. Obviously, I can’t get into it as a driver/racer. But I wouldn’t mind being an F1 engineer/strategist – and it involves not only desigining the car but also planning out race strategies, deciding car settings based on the track/position in the driver/manufacturer standings to name a few.
I don’t know if this is just a temporary fascination and whether I will grow out of it. But there’s no harm in trying, is there?! Luckily for me, to get there, I have to start off with something as broad as engineering. I don’t have to start off with something as radical as what you are doing. So good for me!!
you know its funny…all people start of with these dreams.dreams of becoming astronauts and football players…dont believe me?
Havent u seen the kids?when u ask them what they want to be?
As they grow and mature they realise that it may not be possible to become this astronaut…so they pick as u sed a “realistic dream”. other safe people also have dreams…but they choose to realise them later in life.
Like Rony George.
youd think hed be one heck of a movie editor? hes becoming a doctor.i asked him about it. he sed thatits his hobby that hes passionate about, but he feels he has enuf time in life to pursue this as a hobby. his opinion.
i want to be a film director..i even have dreams of changing the indian mindset with my movies and revolutionise the indian film industry(not bollywood!!)…but thats my dream…i dunno if i will in the end, easier said than done.
But i will go into media and the industry.
thats my realistic dream.
good post anish…btw get blogger beta… i cant post with my account!
Its all real nice that you’ve decided to go by your aspiration and go into sports management. In my case I’ve always…and there wasn’t even one point in my life, where I didn’t want to go into medicine.
Luckily I was never under peer or parent pressure, thank God for the open-mindedness of todays parents. Yet what do we say about those who are left with no option but to pursue what their parents instruct them to? Might sound like a one-in-a-million kind of scenario now-a-days, but on the contrary there are many people who face this scenario.
I think that we can only sympathize with such people, even as friends we can’t sway the compulsions of their parents. What must a person with his own dreams and aspirations do, when faced with this road block, because at times I also feel that personal satisfaction, must never come at the price of putting your relationship with your parents, at stake.
P.S:Forgive me for any non-sensical matter.
To be honest… i personally dunno what i want to be…..would i go for football, film industry,business management, science(out of the question)or a g**** in a bar, i didn’t know and i still don’t know.
what i want to do in life is something….. or anything….. so that i can have enough time, money and other necessities to have fun in life. i should be able, at anytime, to spend time with my freinds , family and fulfill my interests where they may lie at that point of my life. I want to travel the world…. and my aim is to gather enough from wateva i do so that i can travel and roam around the world. basically i want an excitin,adventurous, not-knowing-what-would-happen-tomorrow type future.
Hence, the best option is to go for Int. business or business management. i might or might not do well …. but i know i will do enough to keep myself happy.
P.S – anish i am so happy for you that seriously can’t tell any1…..
if u knw what i mean !!!!
Hey guys well done on the comments..
loved reading them. You start seeing the ambitions of people come out – and thats passion, and that, i love.
Jeetu – when it comes to parents, I agree, partly. It depends on your parents, how open minded they are (like urs, like mine) – as you said.
But the point of debate is – what do you do when the narrow mindedness of ur parents affects you negatively unnecessarily , and prevents you from reaching your full potential? Should parents ideally totally control ur future, or should they advise you on ur way?
and romit, you dumbass, i’m a call away, and u have to show ur happines on the world wide web..:P:P:PPP
love u romit!
Well said Harry! I’ve always held that you only get true satisfaction when you do exactly what you want to – there is a different pleasure in knowing that your dream has bcome an unblemished reality.
I don’t think I believe in holding back because I’m afraid of throwing away my parent’s hard work – call it a calculated risk. I’m always disappointed when I hear of friends whose parents “force” them to go to India or to take Commerce, it gives me the impression that their parent’s don’t trust them.
My parents have always been supportive of my dream, though a little sceptical when I told them I wanted to do political science…