How long does it take to fulfill one’s ambition? I mean, how many
years of struggle? In case of Nawazuddin Siddiqui, the Bollywood
actor, the time spent to reach a level of stunning greatness from the
depths of social abyss was almost a decade. Perhaps, that’s the time
the universe needs to give shape to one’s dreams. Its the time
required to bring out the greatness from the core of an individual to
the public eye- because greatness is not something one acquires over
the years through toil and perseverance. If you are destined to be
great, its something usually there in you, deeply embedded- ever since
you are an adolescent flirting with life, a teenager wallowing in
self-pity, a child in awe with the world or even before that- when you
are an unforeseen, pathetic creature swimming in your mother’s womb.
Over the years, the time taken to reach that state of magnificence
definitely depends on your action (karma) and ‘purity of purpose’. You
might well be living in utter misery for years and constantly at the
receiving end of everything and then something clicks for you and you
are showered with praise, success, fame, fortune and all that. All the
great cities of the world- Mumbai, Delhi, Hong Kong, New York drive
you towards your personal dreams. In the process, you sometimes become
too single-minded as a person. In a world where success and fame seems
to be the only yardsticks of a happy life, you sometimes get trapped
in the illusory worlds created by these cities. And in the process,
you forget that there are other worlds, other kinds of dreams, where
human worth is not measured by their achievements alone. Hence, I
personally feel one should never stick to one city; it often makes you
narrow in your perspective. We must all try to switch cities, houses,
areas of interests and broaden our outlook. If success and fortune
comes knocking our door, it will, but we must not get blinded by its
artificial arc lights.
Meghna Maiti
years of struggle? In case of Nawazuddin Siddiqui, the Bollywood
actor, the time spent to reach a level of stunning greatness from the
depths of social abyss was almost a decade. Perhaps, that’s the time
the universe needs to give shape to one’s dreams. Its the time
required to bring out the greatness from the core of an individual to
the public eye- because greatness is not something one acquires over
the years through toil and perseverance. If you are destined to be
great, its something usually there in you, deeply embedded- ever since
you are an adolescent flirting with life, a teenager wallowing in
self-pity, a child in awe with the world or even before that- when you
are an unforeseen, pathetic creature swimming in your mother’s womb.
Over the years, the time taken to reach that state of magnificence
definitely depends on your action (karma) and ‘purity of purpose’. You
might well be living in utter misery for years and constantly at the
receiving end of everything and then something clicks for you and you
are showered with praise, success, fame, fortune and all that. All the
great cities of the world- Mumbai, Delhi, Hong Kong, New York drive
you towards your personal dreams. In the process, you sometimes become
too single-minded as a person. In a world where success and fame seems
to be the only yardsticks of a happy life, you sometimes get trapped
in the illusory worlds created by these cities. And in the process,
you forget that there are other worlds, other kinds of dreams, where
human worth is not measured by their achievements alone. Hence, I
personally feel one should never stick to one city; it often makes you
narrow in your perspective. We must all try to switch cities, houses,
areas of interests and broaden our outlook. If success and fortune
comes knocking our door, it will, but we must not get blinded by its
artificial arc lights.
Meghna Maiti
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