The most difficult for me has always been defining the limit. Every passion that goes out of control becomes a obsession. But to judiciously draw a line between the two is an ardent task. I can always think of that particular scene in the movie BORDER when Sunny Deol walks towards the Pakistan Border and terms it as courage while his colleague calls it insanity. Even though the task of identifying limits may be pain taking but it is definitely worth the pain as probably there are very few things in our life where are absolute must for our living.
I remember during our 11-12th standard at DPS, we were literally trained as terrorists for cracking IIT-JEE. We were constantly taught that our sole purpose to be born on this planet is to get through the prestigious gates of IIT (seems ridiculous but true). I was amongst one of the many students who believed this to be true and IIT became a passion and dont know when an obsession. Similarly during engineering days, i kept preparing for civil services with a lot of passion, just to sit here five years down the line, not having even filled the UPSC form even once.
I loved/love (confused..) this gal whom i wanted/want to settle with for the past 3 years. But now i think the right time has passed and it stays with me with just an obsession whose utility will end as soon as the mission would be accomplished. I think probably these are the three instances in life when i have been not able to segregate my passion and obsession. Ironically i have been unsuccessful in achieving all the three, but yet i claim to lead a happy life at this very moment.
Bottom line is " DEFINE THE LIMITS, THERE ARE THINGS WHERE YOU CAN UTILIZE YOUR PASSION WITHOUT GETTING INTO OBSESSION "
2 comments:
interesting!!!
Obsession synonyms- enthusisam,craze, passion. It's a good thing and I don't think so defining the limits is a good thing or obsession is a bad thing. Just don't loose yourself in obsession..discover yourself in obsession.being limitless..
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