Dunno why this happens.. but sometimes an idea strikes you like a bolt out of the blue and this post is a result of that :)
I was thinking about writing about this since long.. but the bolt was never strong enough to get me to post it here! The heart rules over you sometimes... you've to give in :)
Okay.. getting straight to the point...
You were who you were then, You are who you are now, You will be yourself in the future !!
We might mature in our thinking / knowledge as time goes on... but deep within us, we would be the same person throughout our life.
When we like something / someone, it happens instinctively/naturally... and not because of any external factors.
Remember when you made friends, had a crush on someone / liked to be with someone / developed a hobby.
You didn't decide to do it.... it just happened. You got to trust your instincts... for they will never let you down. Don't let external factors or anybody else's opinions drown your instincts and decisions. If you can't do that... you aren't living your own life.
Bottomline, don't ever regret any decision made by your heart or the times when you did something which you think you should'nt have done or when you liked someone.
If you do regret it now, its just because either circumstances have changed or maybe your priorities have changed / maybe you have drowned under expectations....
But I bet you will be always happy doing something you like if you break free from the chains.
A similar feeling has been shared by Sunil Mittal (Founder of Airtel) , in his interview with Vir Sanghvi, compiled in the book Men of Steel. Here's the excerpt.
"He (Mittal) has a unique ability to win people over in one-on-one encounters and if you push him, he will admit tht his speciality consists of persuading people to go further than they had originally planned through the sheer force of his personality."
For Instance, he pushed Vivendi into going with him after a single meeting. Later, after the deal had been signed, the company sent a team to India to check out exactly who the Mittals were. The team reported back that they were small-timers and likely to remain so. Vivendi pulled the plug days before the bid was to be submitted.
It was time for Sunil to work the phone. He called the company in Paris. 'Look,' he said, 'when you agreed to go with me, you sensed something. You saw something in me. Remember that something. Go with your instincts. Forget what your team has told you.'
Against the odds, Vivendi stuck with him. When the bids were opened, Airtel had won all four circles. "
Go remember that something.....
