Goals: are they set right?

Routinely, we have a gazillion goals we want to fulfill. Rightly so if a footballer doesn't intend to score a goal, he’s nothing short of a fool kicking a ball around purposelessly in the field. Goals are essential, goals are important; goals give purpose to action. We want to lose weight, get confident, voice opinions, be punctual, finish reading that book, start studying for upcoming exams, propose to our love, seize the day... There are desires, wishes, dreams and wants; those are not goals. Goal setting has always been a very tedious task; accomplishing it; another challenge in itself. Destinations need to be set; and the path to reach there ought to be chalked too. The perfect and most beautiful destinations on the mountain tops need a path else no one can reach up there to bask in the beauty. The exquisiteness loses its worth if there’s no one to know it. We need to appreciate the beauty. We need the path to that goal…

Expectations vs. reality

The world thrives on expectations...

Imagine a routine day in your life. You wake up and are getting dressed for your school or college or work. You expect a healthy breakfast on your table (your mom cares for your health after all) a bus or a taxi that can take you to where you have to be (you hope there’s no traffic on the road as you don’t want to be late), a smile from your peers (they’re your bets friends after all) a pat on your back from your teacher (for doing your homework well in time) a reward from your parents (for being such an obedient child), a gift on your birthday (its your special day after all), patience and understanding from your boyfriend or girlfriend (they’re your partners they ought to understand you right?), a raise and heavy bonus (because you worked so hard this year), absence of pain and disease in your body (because you eat well and exercise regularly), a long, healthy and happy life…

Now who doesn’t expect that?

Are we realistic enough?