We live in a world where philosophers, motivational speakers, authors and positivity-driven babas constantly look upto one objective and that’s - ‘Do What You Love’.
You know what? Most of the people love sticking to the above objective, but as ironic as it sounds, they end up ‘Liking What They Do’.
Which is precisely the opposite or what you call it in layman terms - living someone else’s dreams.
Damn! Can it get more awful than this? Think about it. What if you just had one week to live? What would you do then?
You definitely wouldn’t want to continue with your life paying bills and outraging on issues, right?
Perhaps, any self-respected person in the world would just up their game for that week by marking off the things they always wanted to do.
But wait, this ‘week-in-the-basket’ or the ‘last days concept’ is also the most negative story ever told.
Yes. The worst part is we’ve been thinking even a Bucket List is something same. Where one has to dart their list before they actually ‘kick the bucket’.
Again, that’s one cooked up theory we humans have created. Well, in reality, a Bucket List is something that has to be counted as an activity to accomplish in the PRESENT.
Are you confused? Well, let’s make it simple with a story.
Once upon a time, there was a man called John who started his career in the 80’s as a copywriter and had slogged all his life living dreams of multiple people.
Though writing copies were something that he liked, there were other things he could never indulge in.
But, he never complained. He just lead his life like any common man would do.
Be it buying groceries in the long queues and dreaming about that heavy compound interest or let’s say dreaming about a future which seems too far to consider.
He did fairly well in his career. He could dart three promotions at ease and soon, he retired as a manager.
All his life, he just wrote copies for clients and made some moolah, so that his family could sleep peacefully at the end of the day.
Apart from being a passionate writer, he also loved sports, hiking, and travelling. But, he had never time for the latter as most of his life was occupied with penning copies.
By the time John realised what he had lost, it was too late. All these thoughts struck him in his last day at work - the day he retired.
He packed his bags, took his things and bid a farewell to his colleagues who took away his precious time all these years.
However, John never gave up. While heading back home, a thought struck him again. This time, it was an idea where he could start his life from the scratch. For him in the head, it still wasn’t too late to make a new beginning.
As his new idea could take him to a world, where he can be himself. Soon, after reaching home, his family welcomed him with a surprise party. They were eagerly looking forward to celebrating John’s retirement.
Though John had different plans, he ended the night with a vibrant party and the very next morning, he shared his plan to his wife and his kids.
The plan was to embark on a world tour for a year and yes, he also wanted to marry his wife again in Paris. Because, it was in the same romantic destination, had he met her for the first time.
His wife and kids gave him a YES, and the rest, as you can guess, was a story that can be never forgotten.
He, in fact, marked many things off his Bucket List and found his true self. Or what you can also term it as ‘Being Finally Settled’.
But you see, not everyone can be as lucky as John. Don’t you think? Well, when I say lucky, I meant TIME.
Because, no matter how big your dreams are, you need sufficient time to get there.
AND, for the record, at any point, you need a life that can get BETTER, not BITTER.
The idea is simple you see. You can’t afford your Bucket List dreams turn into a nightmare. You can’t afford to lose your ‘present’ for an unpredictable ‘future’.
So, take the plunge, dare to be the person you wanted to and live your present life to the fullest.
#DreamYourBucketList
#BucketListYourDreams
- Vishal Aryan Komara.
