Sprinters
Usian bolt & Yohan Blake are running (like a devil is behind
them) to be the first to reach the finish line.
For more
than 22 years, Sachin Tendulkar's running between the 22 yards is an inspiration to his
fans.
My Obese
friends (I am on the way to join their gang) are running to reduce their medical bills.
Some of the marathoners are running for a noble cause, some for publicity & some to become next "Forrest Gump".
What for,
we are running?
We are
running for life, instead of living it. For most of us, Life means “Money…
Money… Money…"
I met money
and said “Why everyone runs behind you, you are just a piece of paper”. Money
smiled and said “Of course, I am just a piece of paper, but I haven't seen a
dustbin yet in my whole life”.
Yes, Of
course, I am not disputing the fact “No Money… No Honey…” but do we know how
much money is needed? If we know the answer, it is great. If we don’t, we
should.
Financial
Freedom is such a wonderful phrase, which relieves us from immense pressure and
gives us immense pleasure.
How much
money is needed for our family to achieve this financial freedom varies for
each one. But certainly, the number (amount of money needed) is certain. Above
that number, whatever more we earn will reverse our fortunes from immense
pleasure to immense pressure.
Reminds the
wonderful lines from “Oruvan Oruvan” song “Kaiyil konjam kaasu irunthaal; nee
thaan atharku ejamaanan, Kazhuthu varaikum kaasu irunthaal; athu thaan unakku
ejamaanan.”
But if we
achieve this freedom much early, there may be a question “How I am going to
spend rest of my life by hanging the boots, which were torn apart in the game of running for money?”
It’s simple.
Remember the answer that we told in our childhood days, when our teachers
asked “What do you want to be in your life?” That’s answer. Live it.
However,
some of us would have told “District Collector/Cricketer/Politician”.
Considering today’s scenario, it may look like a distinct possibility.
Nothing
to feel sorry about that, by now we may have a new passion. Focus on the new
passion.
If, you don’t have any new passion & still sticking with the old
ones, don’t brood over it; just think “What is the goal, which prompts you to
tell that you want to be a District Collector?” The goal “is” (not “may”) still achievable. 
Plan the ways to achieve it.
“The ways
to my dream may change, but my dream won’t”...
History
will remember Bill Gates, not for having been world’s wealthiest person, but
for “Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation”.
