When you travel by a train, there can be two directions where seats are fixed. One is in the direction of the train and the other is in the opposite direction of train. You can occupy any of the opposite facing seats. When you sit in the direction of train, you see the areas that are yet to be covered and if you sit in the opposite direction you see the things which are already covered. Quite analogous to this, we can both envision the future and recollect the past.
P.S.- The above thought came into my mind when I was traveling to my home from Old Delhi Railway Station to Hisar Railway Station.
It is the mid of the first month and
most of you might have ended with your new year resolutions. At the start of
new year we are pretty much enthusiastic about it and we plan a lot. We even ask others about their resolutions and by this time we might have started working on our plans. But before speeding ourselves to reach the target it is squarely important to check our previous year accomplishments which will help to fix new ones. Ask yourself few questions and find-
Was there something :
1.A real race
Which you did with complete hard and soul like a dog for a bone, like a cat for a rat? This could be the main course of your year. Unless and until the race cannot make you sweat or make your nights sleepless or cry, it is partial and cannot provide something concrete in your hands.
2. To bring into reality something required/need of hour
Which you never did, but then you eventually did? You were aware of this, it was on your mind but you never thought that you have to do this. You were zero at this but then you commenced it, completed it, learned it, earned it.
3. To bring into reality from the canvas of your mind
Which you always imagined and you always thought of but you DID that
finally? This "imagined" can be anything you were crazy about or it was
in your TO-DO list or it was something you thought you can never do.
4. To bring into reality from other world
Which was entirely NEW -this NEW means which you never saw, never thought, never imagined? And yes you feel great and super duper awesome after doing this NEW. It was never on your mind, you never thought of it or imagined it. It could be any action done in improvisation or inadvertently.
5. Fight for yourself
For
which you stood up for yourself, you fought for yourself, against
anyone? I do not mean fighting with arms and ammunition but with your
strongest conviction and will power.
6. Fight for others
Which
you did to protect someone else or raised your voice for it? You did
not bother about anyone else but saved that someone for the sake of
humanity, for the sake to prevent someone to become a victim.
7. To bring a smile on others face
Which brought a smile on someone's face and that someone was not your relative or friend or parents, he/she was someone unknown? If you had done this something then you probably know how to be happy in worst of your times.
8. A contribution to your habitat
When you contributed a little "X" to the society? We always blame society, government or others for the present situation of our country. But did you try to make that change or step-forwarded to do some little bit?
9. To Bolster someone
Which made a change in the thinking
of someone's else mind- uplifting someone from negative to positive,
bringing someone realize his/her true potential or probably bringing
someone out of the Impostor's syndrome?
10.You were trusted upon
When people at their hardest point of their times, trusted on you? When someone is in trouble they only share and contact with someone whom they can trust fully. It simply checks how much people rely on you.
11.Painting it Red
When you created some sweet memories? Sweet memories are created if - you laugh out so hard that your stomach starts paining, or you do something extremely crazy or you do something without using your mind or you do something taking entirely a risk. At times it is necessary to not use your brain.
AND finally
If you have really done few things, then it is for sure that there is difference between what you were an year before and what you are today. You are not at the same point, you have broadened the scope of your mind, you have improved on yourself, you have brought a difference in yourself. Cheers to the grand success of your zigzag adventurous journey -2014. You can set harder and tougher resolutions or goals for this year and start running ;)
In precise && concise terms-
RETROSPECT -> INTROSPECT -> PROSPECT
