I think it was 7th grade when I read that poem. I didn't understand it much, but had an instant liking for it. It's strange but then I guess sometimes you just tend to like some things without even realising/knowing, why/what do you like them for?
Now when I sit down to write about it, I am not able to recall the name. It was called (I think, trying to be as close to the name as possible) "Success is counted sweetest by those who haven't tasted it" or something like this.
I certainly haven’t tasted it for long.
Not sure about the ‘sweet’ taste, but I am more than certain than I am missing its taste. This word has a strange effect on the people around you, your environment. And it’s more noticeable than the effects of global warming on the very same environment.
Its strange (at least for me) meeting people concerned for you than you are for yourself. Even stranger for me was to meet people who suddenly seem to have forgotten that you exist. The best part is when they do realize my existence, suddenly ‘A beautiful life’ changes to ‘I am going through a lot’. It made me smile a couple of times, but then I am so used to it now that I have learnt to make an even more sullen face to go with ‘I understand’.
Speaking to a friend (So brother finally you have a mention on my blog) a few days back. I was told that you are as good as your last drawn salary. And soon you HAVE to buckle up. Or, you might not get to taste ‘success’.
The irony of the situation is that when you have the sweet taste you are surrounded like a hive, the same hive becomes a dry riverbed when the tide turns against you.
What goes up, has to come down and what goes down has to come up, Law of Nature - I am told.
But if success is more like an illusion, which sooner or later will change. Then why so much fanfare about it. Why these changing faces, why this hypocrisy?
More importantly the question or the reason for this post, ‘Do I still need to taste it?’
6 comments:
It is good to read your perspective on success, your thoughts about people and their attitudes...just, sometimes there's a whole lot more to the story which you may or may not choose to see.
This is quite a bit of soul searching....good luck with tasting "success", how ever you define it.
Nice to knw ur introspection, basically success is when u r at PEACE, n i thnk being away frm d hushbush of d industry u hd found urself in Peace...Success never counts on bucks..but do counts on wining ur innerself... rest comes with it ....
Well d exact point is ths..tht professional success is like icecream enjoy it until it melts..n then u can get anothr again..:) Cheer Up..ur turn to Success is waiting!!! best
i think its part of life and you learn from it...but is good you learn early . so be happy
there is no gauge to measure success;;for few sittings on charpayi under baniyan tree with hukka could be satisfycing.“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”;Winston Churchill during World War II
Comments, allegations, advises from Honey bees are inevitable,,wht i do is listen all those, process, filter & try implement useful part if any.
Importantly its hard for me to believe that "What goes up, HAS TO come down ....";; the modals particularly;;;fear factor to me is very important....& I m sure that ur not allowing buckle to loosen
This has something like a ring of truth in it! :) But you need to work hard my son..
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