"To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield".
When I come to think of it, these lines from Ullysses by Lord Tennyson are the most profound words I know. They sound very intellectual..... they make a great impression...... and they make people wonder about you!!! Would be lying if I said that I din't realise these facets when I utter these words!! But then these words have stayed with me since the 10th standard..... the first time I read them in English Literature. Guess they mean a lot more to me than I am willing to admit infront of others.
Maybe it is do with my quizzing. These lines kinda pull you if you are on a knowledge hunt. They give shape to all your endeavours to know the world around you. They somehow justify a quest which in itself is never-ending. I guess I enjoy pursuing such an unattainable goal. Sounds more like unconditional love..... kinda makes me a romantic!!!
Maybe it is to do with my attitude. I am kind of a shameless brute about things I want to do. Goes well to say that it took me 5 years to get into something I wanted to... a.k.a estudio en IIFT. But then again these lines were always there to keep me on track and not take the easy way out. Now that I am here.... I wonder..... what was the point??? Again, I read these words and they hold a promise of something which I am yet to fathom.
Maybe it is to do with my habits. Laziness and action go hand in hand for me. As long as I get a kick out of things, I am all for them...... else I can be pretty heavy load to move!!! But then most people would be the same as me on this one.
Maybe it is do with my skills. The inherent lack of anything in the superlative probably makes me worship these lines. In fact these lines can be dedicated to all the jacks of all trades who hope to be masters (.......u know the saying). Somehow these words hold a fool's promise of actually getting there someday......!!
All I do know is that I love having some meaning to my life. I guess that is what makes me alive. To look at life as one long odyssey. To know that there is some purpose to this journey. To hope that in the end it will be worth the effort and that I shall reach my Ithaca..... So let me drink to these magical words once again and keep on doing what I do best...... Amen.
