Sunday, April 08, 2007
It’s sinful to be ambitious and mediocre at the same time
I was sitting in the restaurant with the partner sipping coffee.
“Partner, tell me. Why it happens sometimes that you don’t see light at the end of the tunnel?”
Partner (to the waiter),”one more cup of coffee please and make it strong.”
“WTF … I am talking to you .. not to that dumb wall behind you.”
“Excuse me. Did you say something?”
“No. I was talking to myself.”
“It happens.”
“What happens?”
“That light and the tunnel thing. It happens.”
“Why?”
“Because you are blind.”
“What?”
“You don’t see light because you are blind. The light was always there, it is still there. May be it is not as bright as you would want. You should learn to live with dim light.”
“I am feeling chocked here. I feel like going away, somewhere very far away.”
“Can you get away from yourself? You gotta learn to live with reality.”
“ … “
“You know what your problem is. You live in a different plane. From there you set your expectations and the mediocrity of the world frustrates you. You don’t know what exactly you want, but you know that you do not want any of those conventional things the world lives for. This where you frustrate yourself, because you struggle to decipher your own dream.”
“May be you are right.”
“Or may be you are also just like everyone else, but not willing to accept that fact. That is where you frustrate. You change places, change jobs, change lifestyle, and still always find yourself in the deep stagnation. No matter where you go, no matter what you earn, no matter what you learn, you get these periodic ‘tunnel and light’ attacks”
“hmm”
“Live with reality partner. If you are mediocre, don’t think big, just follow the trend. If you are not, then try to decipher your dream and pursue it, no matter where the world is going. But do you have that courage in you? Are you strong enough?”
“I don’t know.”
“It’s sinful to be ambitious and mediocre at the same time.” ¶ 1:58 AM
“Partner, tell me. Why it happens sometimes that you don’t see light at the end of the tunnel?”
Partner (to the waiter),”one more cup of coffee please and make it strong.”
“WTF … I am talking to you .. not to that dumb wall behind you.”
“Excuse me. Did you say something?”
“No. I was talking to myself.”
“It happens.”
“What happens?”
“That light and the tunnel thing. It happens.”
“Why?”
“Because you are blind.”
“What?”
“You don’t see light because you are blind. The light was always there, it is still there. May be it is not as bright as you would want. You should learn to live with dim light.”
“I am feeling chocked here. I feel like going away, somewhere very far away.”
“Can you get away from yourself? You gotta learn to live with reality.”
“ … “
“You know what your problem is. You live in a different plane. From there you set your expectations and the mediocrity of the world frustrates you. You don’t know what exactly you want, but you know that you do not want any of those conventional things the world lives for. This where you frustrate yourself, because you struggle to decipher your own dream.”
“May be you are right.”
“Or may be you are also just like everyone else, but not willing to accept that fact. That is where you frustrate. You change places, change jobs, change lifestyle, and still always find yourself in the deep stagnation. No matter where you go, no matter what you earn, no matter what you learn, you get these periodic ‘tunnel and light’ attacks”
“hmm”
“Live with reality partner. If you are mediocre, don’t think big, just follow the trend. If you are not, then try to decipher your dream and pursue it, no matter where the world is going. But do you have that courage in you? Are you strong enough?”
“I don’t know.”
“It’s sinful to be ambitious and mediocre at the same time.” ¶ 1:58 AM
