I couldn't have summed up anybody's life in a more succinct manner.. And when i say anybody's life, i mean it. Be it mine, your's, my family's, my friend's or for that matter anyone, the common pattern which emerges is: Start.. Stop.. Start............. Period....
Everyone first strives to achieve a target.. When he/she hits the target, the life feels to be rushing by. Then the person relaxes a bit and unknowingly in a span of time becomes complacent. The going is so far good.. Then some fine day any random incident hits the person sleeping ego. The person is rattled, bewildered. Then the things which have looked good so far seem meaningless.. There is restlessness, uneasiness. A need to fight a war emerges, but against whom is the moot question?
This is the start of the new cycle.. The uneasiness inside gives birth to new targets. The rush of doing something meaningful is back again. The pain of labour is as sweet as nectar. Sooner or later, after having experienced a range of emotions, the beloved target is achieved.. The going is fine again... The complacency is setting in..... Another incident is brewing in the near future......
And then one fine day the lord knocks at the door and the world is bid adieu.
The earlier me would have scoffed at leading such a life and would have declared the world not worth inhabiting. But having experienced one complete cycle of start and stop and the looking at a new start, I would rather go through the cycle again and again praying that i see a new start after every stop and then one fine day leave this world, preferably, in the thick of things simply because I have discovered the joy this life cycle gives.
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I think I know who we fight the war against-ourselves.
Very well written post.
though I didnt really relate to the part where you mentioned that, complacency sets in..may be you had something in mind..but I think for people who have really given all they could, they would instead cherish it, thinking this isnt something that luck had in store, its something they have earned.
A complete circle, it starts from where it ends..New target, new accomplishments..hopefully :)
Netika you must have achieved many targets in life. Whenever you did you must have cherished the result. But just recollect what happened after the initial euphoria. Didn't you feel smug about yourself? Did you not just slow down a bit feeling great about yourself? For how long did you feel like that? If that period ended when someone came around and inspired/asked/scolded you to move on, then you surely can relate to the period of complacency which i referred to. If you moved on to the next thing without any external stimulus then am really happy for you as you are among the few who are very much self driven.
Really nice thought!The best part is the way you have ended the post...
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