Monday, June 25, 2007

TIME PLEASE

There seem to be so many hurdles in life. Every time I cross a particular hurdle there's a new one in the propping up near the horizon. And the finishing line for my race seems to be all the more farther.

Well if this seems a little confusing, let me get a little clear on this. Its like I have been trying extremely hard to achieve a particular goal since the last two years. And in these two years I have faced 'N' number of problems while reaching there. Every time there is some or the other new problem propping up, and there seems to be absolutely no end to it. Sometimes I feel like giving up, with a feeling that probably I am just not destined to reach there!!! But every time when I feel like giving up, I turn back and look at the distance that I had already crossed through. It also reminds of the hurdles encountered, and how many times I had stumbled upon, collapsed down, and again gathered myself to walk ahead...

Its this journey until here that doesn't allow me to give up, and I keep trodding ahead. All along this journey until now, I aimed at a particular finishing line, ran until there with all my strength, and when I crossed it, there was one another goal set up near the horizon, and once again I had to run through to cross it. uhhh !!!

Life is too tiring. But probably, I am going wrong somewhere, every time I cross a particular hurdle, instead of looking ahead and feeling overburdened with the next deadlines, I should take a little time off, and rejoice, smile and enjoy that small moment of achievement.. I should regain the strength and only then start running the life never ending race ahead.

Life is such a terrible journey isn't it, we are completely aware that the finishing line is too far off, the way ahead is dark, and full of hurdles and yet we can only walk ahead. It always reminds me of Robert Frost's famous lines:

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

But life's race can be a bit more peaceful if we just take some time off, relax and rejoice and look around just for a while.
Yes, I just need to say 'Time please!!!'