"Intellectuality could be an invasion of the prosperity hereafter." - Irfan
This provocative statement challenges us to consider whether our intellectual pursuits might actually be preventing us from experiencing the simple joys and prosperity that life has to offer. Sometimes, overthinking can become a barrier to living.
Am I on the journey I wanted to pursue, or am I just driven by the heavy wind of anticipation of life? Could you imagine having an experience full of privilege, with no worries about the unpredictable scenarios that lie ahead—scenarios you have no idea about and probably don't have the expertise to handle?
This question strikes at the heart of what it means to pursue something authentically versus being carried along by external forces.
Mostly, we are driven by our surroundings, by the wind of anticipation, which speaks for your eternity—a driven perception of your own self. We become so focused on what might happen that we forget to focus on what is happening.
I mostly think about dealing with failure, having patience, and taking steps on the ladder of vertical uplift toward success. This happens only when you have the connections among your entire thoughts and acts, which will lead to the desired results.
Success isn't a straight line—it's a complex web of interconnected decisions, actions, and thoughts that must align to create the outcomes we desire.
The past experiences with people, the arguments, the expressions of heading toward prospective individuals—these weren't pleasant enough to make you believe that where you've been led is what you always wanted. Sometimes our journey takes us to places we never intended to go.
Everyone has a dream to be a successful individual in their own fashion. But how many of them are driven and reach somewhere else than they initially thought? Sometimes for good, sometimes for the worst scenario.
The path to success is rarely the path we imagine when we first set out.
Aren't they successfully encouraging themselves to pursue where destiny has to lead them, or should they fight and walk away from the perfect life to follow their dreams? Well, I could say that such individuals would be none other than Buddha—which isn't possible to find in the current generation.
The question is whether we should follow the path that seems destined for us or fight for the path we choose for ourselves.
Being an entrepreneur, you should have a story that gives you the perfect sense of who you are and how you made it this far. Your story becomes your foundation, your reminder of why you started and how far you've come.
I can't entirely agree that we don't share the worst-case scenarios of our life, the struggles we had, and the dreams we saw with wide-open eyes. Even the thought of failure or being driven away from that goal can take away all sleep and cause panic attacks about losing time—time that could be spent doing more than one could in that interval to achieve the nearest mark and get ahead of winning over the odds.
The reality of pursuit is that it's often accompanied by fear, doubt, and the constant pressure of time.
Life isn't mean—it's just the way she sounds harsh. Life isn't trying to hurt us; it's simply presenting us with the challenges we need to grow and become who we're meant to be.
The courage to pursue isn't about never feeling afraid or never experiencing doubt. It's about feeling afraid and continuing anyway. It's about experiencing doubt and moving forward despite it.
The key to success lies in the connections between your thoughts and your actions. When your internal world aligns with your external behavior, you create the momentum needed to achieve your goals.
Pursuing your dreams requires courage—the courage to face uncertainty, the courage to accept failure as part of the process, and the courage to continue when everything seems to be working against you.
But most importantly, it requires the courage to ask yourself whether you're pursuing what you truly want or what you think you should want. The wind of anticipation can carry us far, but only we can decide if it's carrying us in the right direction.
The question is: are you pursuing your authentic path, or are you being carried by the wind of someone else's expectations?