Recently I asked my closest friends whether they did read my Blogs.
With excitement and fervour that only best friends would show, they readily agreed and complimented me on my blog posts. Unexpectedly one of them who is very hard to impress complimented me too. That coming from him was a rare sight! And there he was complementing me, saying that I did write really very well, expressing sound emotions with almost apt words and alacrity. That moment right there, felt so nice. I was so happy and smiled from ear to ear (my usual reaction to compliments, as I have no idea what else to say). And just then as I was about to give him a big teddy-bear hug for all his kind words, he took the liberty to add this, very casually,
'But, listen since you asked I must tell you that I don't like the titles that you use.'
Err..yeah right dude! I get it. Thanks. I tried to show that I was totally un-fazed by his comment.
He liked my blogs, the way I write but not my blog Titles. Now what was that supposed to mean?
My mind had taken a U-turn. I wanted to ponder on all the topics that I had written till date, but I did not.
Instead I thought of writing a blog that runs the course with the reader's thoughts, like a flowing river, freely.
A blog that starts with NO Title. NO specific direction but ONE - to make this blog your own.
Many a times, in life we are subjected to questions like, 'What have you thought about your future?' (aagey ka kya socha hai?) or an interview is never complete without the epic question :
'Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?'
Now before you answer that question...wait...take a deep breath and answer this question first -
What did you think of yourself 5 years ago? Today, are you even close to what you'd imagined yourself to be?
We blame it on human tendency to think of 'bright' future prospects. We think it's OKAY to contemplate of all the good (we assume) that might happen in future. There are people who chalk out their course beforehand. The happy tripper's who know where they are going right from the beginning. And then there are the rest, who find their course as they thread on the path of their dreams. Like this blog, without a title, they believe that shackles of a pref-fixed course will bound their view. They are willing to experiment and let the way lead them to something extraordinary. They are willing to take risks that way.
They know the difference between playing around and trying out things differently.
The ones who are willing to change build a future and not wait for it to unfold.
All our lives we strive to attain a TITLE that defines our lives for us. The credentials that stand proudly before our names, are but titles that help us attain familiarity in the society. What they fail to do, is convey our stories to that same society. The stories of hard work, of sweats and of achievements that are far more better and interesting than those mere titles. Two people can share the same degrees, stature and monetary pleasures, but it is their story that will set them apart from each other. With this blog, I urge you to put some thought behind YOUR own story and to turn it into a tale to tell.
On that Note, I dare you to do things differently.
To surprise yourself by doing things you had never once thought of doing.
With this blog, I dare you NOT to think... Just Do It!!
With excitement and fervour that only best friends would show, they readily agreed and complimented me on my blog posts. Unexpectedly one of them who is very hard to impress complimented me too. That coming from him was a rare sight! And there he was complementing me, saying that I did write really very well, expressing sound emotions with almost apt words and alacrity. That moment right there, felt so nice. I was so happy and smiled from ear to ear (my usual reaction to compliments, as I have no idea what else to say). And just then as I was about to give him a big teddy-bear hug for all his kind words, he took the liberty to add this, very casually,
'But, listen since you asked I must tell you that I don't like the titles that you use.'
Err..yeah right dude! I get it. Thanks. I tried to show that I was totally un-fazed by his comment.
He liked my blogs, the way I write but not my blog Titles. Now what was that supposed to mean?
My mind had taken a U-turn. I wanted to ponder on all the topics that I had written till date, but I did not.
Instead I thought of writing a blog that runs the course with the reader's thoughts, like a flowing river, freely.
A blog that starts with NO Title. NO specific direction but ONE - to make this blog your own.
Many a times, in life we are subjected to questions like, 'What have you thought about your future?' (aagey ka kya socha hai?) or an interview is never complete without the epic question :
'Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?'
Now before you answer that question...wait...take a deep breath and answer this question first -
What did you think of yourself 5 years ago? Today, are you even close to what you'd imagined yourself to be?
We blame it on human tendency to think of 'bright' future prospects. We think it's OKAY to contemplate of all the good (we assume) that might happen in future. There are people who chalk out their course beforehand. The happy tripper's who know where they are going right from the beginning. And then there are the rest, who find their course as they thread on the path of their dreams. Like this blog, without a title, they believe that shackles of a pref-fixed course will bound their view. They are willing to experiment and let the way lead them to something extraordinary. They are willing to take risks that way.
They know the difference between playing around and trying out things differently.
The ones who are willing to change build a future and not wait for it to unfold.
All our lives we strive to attain a TITLE that defines our lives for us. The credentials that stand proudly before our names, are but titles that help us attain familiarity in the society. What they fail to do, is convey our stories to that same society. The stories of hard work, of sweats and of achievements that are far more better and interesting than those mere titles. Two people can share the same degrees, stature and monetary pleasures, but it is their story that will set them apart from each other. With this blog, I urge you to put some thought behind YOUR own story and to turn it into a tale to tell.
On that Note, I dare you to do things differently.
To surprise yourself by doing things you had never once thought of doing.
With this blog, I dare you NOT to think... Just Do It!!
Given a thought, its always been the same for everyone around me including myself! The only line of demarcation being 'Acceptance'! We mortals live by our name without applying any logic or atleast giving a serious thought in becoming immortal! Your immortality lies in the mind of a needy to whom you had once helped! In the memory of people in front of whom you did something admirable. However for the above mentioned things, one needs to be very clear of his/her dreams n fearless to achieve them. It is this fear which cuts short our ambitions n makes us do normal n safe to do things.
ReplyDelete@Empirical_Me loved your blog as always! This tym loved your title too!
Dear Anonymous,
DeleteThank you for giving a thought to the blog(and it's title:)). More strength to your dreams.
Warm Regards.