hey folks…
writing smethin after a very very long time.infact dnt knw what caused that gap.as usual a creative dryness was there bt more than that i ws busy.along with ma studies i ws carryin sme responsibilites durin the past months,like ws headin a relegious youth organization KCYM ,ws doin a television show called panorama and stuffs like that.so a big share of ma time went to these ventures and as a result the process of writing got limited to writing scripts for panorama.but today smethin deep inside ma heart urges me to write smethin.i read smewhere that,whenever u r down emotionally u’ll be a at a creative high.and that seems true in ma case.
for the last few days i’m goin thru smethin that could be called as an emotional trauma.heavy wrd naa…so i felt that if i write smething then ma mind would become little free.so i thot i would write the things that are causin me a concern for the last few days.
Last day when i was chattin with a gud frnd of mine,we recalled sme events that tuk place durin the first year of ma clg.actually those events led to a temporary break up in d relnshp that i had with a set of frnds in ma class.mistake ws mine n i terribly regret abt those happenings.by god’s grace by the end of ma 2nd yr,again we all became in good touch but as nt gud as it ws and i dont deserve it to be.so when we were chatting we talkd abt these things and i expressed ma regret too.at that point of time she said,”mridul,you are a very successfull person.so dont worry about those things that happend,and we’ll get back our lost days of frndshp also.”.with that note our conversation got over for that day..
but today i was thinkin “Am I A Succesfull Person?”.for an outsider i am..coz i’ve got marks,a job in hand,a great family,a big circle of frns,contacts,fame,limelight,skills,talents..what more someone cud ask for.but are these things determine the success of a person ?? that question haunts me “Am I A Succesfull Person?”.i lack somethin..i do lack somethin…and it is nothin but a GOAL !! A Lakshyaa…Some cause for what i should work for.
today i talkd with a girl who is a successfull air hostess.she is of my age only,but she is earning 100 times more than what i earn…she had visited many countries.but where i’m..where is mridul george who is considered as a successfull person.i’m stil in ma muvattupuzha..(ofcrz i do luv this place)..dat girl had a dream,a goal and she achieved it in the best way she can…
take the case of my best frnd..she has got a goal in her life..to become a civil servant snd she is working for that.she knows what she will be doin after her engineering.
a cuzin of mine,who ws just an average student always durin his studies,will be flyin to newzeland nxt month for his higher studies.
still mridul is simply sittin here,without knowin what he shld do after his studies…
by god’s grace i’ve got a job in ma hand..as a s/w engg in one of the best companies of the world..in a cmpny that has got more than a lakh employess..but whats the point in becomin one in a lakh or one in a million…is thats the place where a so called ’successfull person’ shld end up…i dnt think so..i’m not a successfull person…
by april-may,ma studies wil got over…and i’ll b d biggest loser in ma class..someone who used to say big big things,but never reached smewhere…smeone who nver enjyd life..but pretended to enjoy
.what did i do in last four yrs..showed sme attitude..didnt stand with ma frnds at a point of time where i had to..left the scene makin ma part safe..
.almost every one says “mridul wil become this,he wil bcme that”.but today i fear that i would end up with out becomin anyone..jst as an unmentioned part of history…
for the first time in ma life..i’m runnin on such a low level of self confidence !!!
Here’s what I think:
1. You will only be capable of truly measuring your ’success’ after you are at least 50 years old. Things don’t happen overnight. And from as far as I can tell, you are doing okay.
2. There is no rigid age by which you have to be ’successful’. Harvey Milk was in his 40s when he decided to do something with his life – and in a few years he made the world a better place for millions of people.
3. ‘Success’ is over-rated.
4. There is nothing wrong with being an “unmentioned part of history”. Look at me. I am an “unmentioned part of history”, but I feel totally fine!
5. The grass, my friend, is always greener on the other side. So, no matter what you do or gain in life, people like you and me, who are capable of self-evaluation will always feel that we have done/gained nothing.
6. You need to get a girlfriend and get laid.
7. You need to get drunk.
8. You need to get laid… Wait, I think I said that already.
Comment by The Mute Oracle — January 8, 2009 @ 5:56 pm
hahahahahahah…, boooohoooohahahahha…., w.r.t comments 6,7,8 smart idea “mute oracle”!!1
)
and to u Mr.Mridul..,hmmm.. all that i wanted to say has already been said by the mute one..,(but, im not so sure of comments 6,7,8…, u wudn know unless u try!!
Comment by meril — January 10, 2009 @ 1:31 am
life is sure to offer us innumerous opportunities where we’d b in hard dilemma (n u r in one such situation i feel , jus about to leave ur college which had been ur coccon 4 sum yrs nw..!)a chnge is inevitable…but sooner ull realize change adds spice to life ..
..success is not a goal, its a result..don mix it up.. u fear of not havin a goal? or not succedin in it?..u need to set a goal first n work for its sucess..
this very apprehension is your key to success buddy.. u realize u need to go miles n that u need to achieve certain things! which many ppl dont!!! all u hav right nw is jus a prilimnary confusion..clear it up..n get ready to set ur mark ..world awaits u…
certain things are to be clarified though….
you hav no agreement with anybody in this life ..( not to forget ur obligations though!). people might expect so many things from you..but u don live for them, u live for U ! for ur very own selfish needs! which is true if u see to it.. so why do u have to bother much wen u knw these ‘certain’ ppl outthere expect a lott!?! .. theres a hard side to this , if u see.. u knw the expectation lvls n this is p givin you an unwanted pressure on ur way to suceess.. ull already hav other means o pressure, why then add to it?! ur success is ur bloody issue not the publics ..get it?!!! u succedd for ur own sake..Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing..
i knw u nevr meant to relate success with money or fame n i hope it never ever occur to u in such means……
and plz do keep in mind that Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unsuccessful genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination can only give u sucess..set s aside ur worries n tensions n start wrkin for it..
Comment by cutie next door — January 13, 2009 @ 12:01 pm
dude….wtf….having loads of cash and visiting all those countries define success kyaaa…..or what, studying in a country where we may be having no respect….dude no country is as good as our nation….success varies according to people….find the happiness by urself…if u are pondering on what others have and what you don’t have….you will never get peace may be….
Comment by Rohan — January 13, 2009 @ 4:04 pm
@Meril: You need to get a boyfriend, and get laid.
@Cutie: Woah! Reign in the cliches!
Comment by The Mute Oracle — January 13, 2009 @ 8:59 pm
Mri..
Dunno wat made me check your blog after a long time.. But somehow ma choice was evident.. can’t leave this page without a comment…
Bro.. It happens at times.. @tleast I can say that coz I have had some similar exp earlier n am relaxed now , coz Nw I think am not a Jerk .. Coz I have found U, in the same situations.. U recall ma post “Am I Nerd .. ” ???
Its a fact of life, that U have dos feelings deep inside ur soul, especially during the lonely times of parting.. The ones whom u loved … may end up being ur foe’s…
Chill out as Rohan sayz.. n dnt boil ur head bt dos times ‘ howed sme attitude..didnt stand with ma frnds at a point of time where i had to..left the scene makin ma part safe..’
coz u did dos coz ur soul told u to do it.. U did dos coz U though it was r8.. N bro don’t repent.. Coz its ur Soul which counts ur success.. It’s in your happiness you find glory ..
Remember Luke 12:19-2 , It doesn count the wealth, fame n glory.. but sole it counts ur happiness…
U r one such guy Bro.. U r one guy who had proved urself…
Comment by Manu — March 15, 2009 @ 9:24 am