Waiting on the world to change by John Mayer continues
to flow from my laptop speakers on repeat.
On another note, the sun has finally gone down. And once again, the world is full of contrasting colors. Reds and oranges and greens and yellows have surfaced. Somewhere, in a place not so far, far away, it's raining. There are people who want to take off their shirts and shoes and go skip merrily through a field while reveling in the joys of nature. The rain is here but the solar wind is gone. And still, on the other side of the planet, there are people worrying about NASA’s Solar Probe Plus and Sun’s Corona. And then, of course, there are people on the dark side of the Earth who are trying to undo every good Homo sapiens have ever done. And here I am, a desperate blogger, using an old language to talk about something new. Trying to write something that the world has never seen before. However, to call myself a blogger after just two blog-posts; well, it’s unjust. In fact, I feel like a fifth wheel penning down senseless words, which if put together would hardly qualify as a sentence, on a machine that through its twisted wires, integrated circuits, programming languages, and hidden tunnels surprisingly creates something totally understandable.
We all dream. Dream about a variety of things. We
all want to be the next Steve, the next Newton, the next Ram Jeth Malani, the
next Messi but only so long as it’s also easy to innovate, easy to experiment,
easy to argue, and easy to dribble. The only trouble is, easy and evocative are
natural enemies. Moreover, the world isn’t a beautiful place anymore. When
you’re out there trying to do something, everyone’s skeptical. Everything
starts changing. Nothing remains constant. Between nurturing groundbreaking innovate
ideas, contacting CEOs, getting it approved, finding sensible people, and
dodging bullets, there’s not a lot of time to think about your real dream. New problems arise while the old ones persist.
But there is always one thing you should remember. You cannot please everyone.
Yes, you never can. Saying something is wrong is fun for some. But, you do not
have to. The starting point of changing the world is changing a few minds. As
long as you’re able to ignite someone’s curiosity, their sense of wonder and
general puzzlement, you’re ingenious. There isn’t anything else you need to
succeed.
But not everyone fulfills his/her dream. And that’s quite all right. People like me believe that there're few sights as beautiful as looking at a windowpane and seeing all the beads of raindrops and the water gathering together in crooked lines and sluicing down as small, separate rivulets, especially if you're on a train moving through mist and rain. There are insufferable jerks like ‘The Joker’ who just want to watch the world burn. Then, there are people like Ayan Poddar who just want to argue. But as long as you are euphoric, nothing matters. Not the money, not the fame. Just the sense of satisfaction and the happiness that comes with it.
And, by the way, if you can't learn to do something
well, you should learn to enjoy doing it badly.
