Passion to Perform

I always do things with passion. Whether be it sports or some help to family & friends or do charity. I don’t know where do these thinking come for me, but always try to give my best. The way I brought up is more to do with this. My mother is majorly responsible for this. Also the books, which I read during my childhood days, have immense effect on my thinking.  I used to read Chandamama, Balamitra, and Amar Chitra Katha. Still I do read Balamitra and Chandamama. I enjoyed reading these books. The kind of moral depicted in stories are very good. But if I admit now, people might laugh at me. They even categorize me as poor country boy. Why this kolaveri di..??

I do anything given to me with right sense. Magnitude of the event does not matter to me. Ironing cloth is also fun activity. Cleaning bathrooms or washing cloth is done with same enthusiasm. Even my viewpoint is expressed with passion. But more often people use it as fun. This is where I get angry. The people cannot think or give other thoughts for my view they end up making fun of it. They keep rationality outside from there thinking. They just wanted to resist whatever I say. Making fun is okay, but you should not humiliate other person. But this is a lose-lose situation.

Honesty is just not the word in dictionary for me. I always practice it, even though I might be caught on wrong foot. But this gets me into trouble frequently. Specially, in corporate world, they do say ‘we need a honest guy’. But the moment you accept your mistake, they start thinking differently about you. In first job interview they ask why do you want this job? Honest answer is to earn my livelihood. They will throw you out saying you do not have goal in life. Unles your basic necessity is fulfilled, how can you think of bigger things. After some years of experience you try to change your job. They again will ask you ‘why do you want to change the job’. There is two things here one is extra money and other is you need to learn new things. If you give this answer they reject you saying you are money oriented. But if you stick to one company for many years, they ask you ‘why did you stay so many year in a single company’. If stay also problem or if don’t stay also problem. “Yarighelona nam problemmu’..!!

Passion and honesty initially put you into trouble. You always get humiliated with these two qualities. So is it better to leave these things? My answer would be definite NOPE. These are few of the best quality a man can have. Do not worry about what people say. If you passionate enough and heading in right direction with honesty just go ahead with it. It is like hurdle race. Hurdles might come in your way, but with passion and honesty you will definitely reach your destiny or greater things in life. It is the passion to perform what keeps Dravid or Tendulkar or Kumble playing for so many years.