Rêves.. It’s a french word which means
Dream. You will be wondering that why the title is in french. Well I will
explain that by the end of this post.
Now I should bring you to the main context
of this post i.e. Dream.
If
we go by dictionary the meaning of Dream is “A series of images, ideas,
emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain
stages of sleep.”
But
is it so? Dreams are much more than that for us humans. They are our ambitions
which we have inside us all the time. Dreams don’t die; they are there inside
even when we think they can’t be achieved. They effect our lives alot as they control our emotions as we achieve them or lose them.
Now
why out of blue I am writing about dreams?
To
answer that, I will share you an incident that happened recently during one of
my travels.
It
was a busy morning as I reached Mumbai Airport to catch an early morning
flight. During security check I was informed that there is a delay in take off
by 30 minutes. So I decided to spend time in the food court area to have a cup
of coffee.
I
took a table from where I could see flights take off and land. I don’t know why
but a family caught my attention. The table in front of me had a family
consisting of 3. 2 aged parents and 1 son in his mid-twenties. As I sipped my
coffee I noticed that all 3 were looking outside watching planes. The old man
then looked at his wife and smiled. The smile had a sense of happiness, a smile
that said something special was happening.
I
thought they would be happy about going to vacation. As I was trying to give my
own reasons to their smile, the young boy received a call and he moved a side
to attend it. As the boy moved from the table, old man spoke to his wife “You
know I always wanted to take you on a plane, but in our lives, we could never
afford flying in a plane.”
“You
gave me everything in life and it is enough for me. And now we are going also”
The woman replied.
“But
I always dreamt of us flying together. With the time, I had given up on this
thought. But it seems that what you really wish, that do happen.”
Both
of them smiled at each other and again started looking outside.
That
small conversation that I overheard, made me think throughout my flight and
till date as I write this post, I think about it.
Should
we give up on our dreams? Or should we keep them safe and wait for them to
happen. Because we do get bogged down when things are not happening like we
expect. Are we not giving time to our dreams? Or should we be so obsessive about
them?
Even
though I don’t visit temples or believe in the deity worship, I do believe in
the literature that all religions have. I have heard that Bhagvad gita has all
answers to your questions. And when I looked for an answer for the question that
was rattling me from inside, I remembered this
‘"tasmad asaktah satatam
karyam karma samacara
asakto hy acaran karma param apnoti purushah"
It means “Go on efficiently
doing your duty at all times without attachment. Doing work without attachment,
a man attains the supreme.”
Inculcate the habit of being
open to everything and being attached to nothing. Attachment does give strength
to work and love beyond ourselves, but it also limits us and makes our journey
and growth difficult, especially if the object of our desire is taken away from
us.
Too much desire can be bad, as
it turns into greed. Greed takes you away from your true calling and dream, be
it to achieve, create or innovate.
Do not be super attached to
your work, as it makes your journey as an entrepreneur difficult and closed. You
cannot wear binoculars and run the rat race.
You have to keep an open mind
about the ever-evolving changes, adapt to them. Keep a close eye on your goals
but do not get obsessive and be open to accept changes as and when required.
This
post is for all of us, who have lost hopes on things that did not go the way we
wanted. Life has better things to happen and you have to just keep moving.
Let’s not be obsessive about what we want but embrace what we get. Sometimes we
miss to enjoy what we have because we are obsessed with what we are looking
for. Dream but don’t get stuck at them. Live more and feel what you never
dreamt off.And
to end with, why title in French? Don’t hate me for this but I thought that
having a French title will be more sophisticated and different ‘:-P’.
