A Quote That Changed My Life

Few years ago, when I was a student, I enjoyed reading the quotes that where painted on a piece of wood that hung exactly above the black board of every class room in our college. One day, I read this quote in one of the rooms –

“Try to get what you like or you shall be forced to like what you get.”

When I read this, all my thoughts ceased for a moment. That whole day, I could not stop thinking about it and relating it to my life. More the words repeated in my mind, very clearly I realized that I have not been living a life that I want to. Every decision in my life was mostly made by someone else and I accepted it without hesitation, even though my interests where not anywhere close.

Later that night I made a decision that I shall restructure my life in a way that I want to see it. I shall try to achieve all my dreams and desires. Suddenly, something that previously looked impossible now found a faint ray of hope. A new perspective towards life and my dreams emerged from somewhere deep within me.

The transformation was not instantaneous though. Even today, every time when I make a decision, I know that behind the conscious mind, I am repeating the same quote over and over again.

I used this piece of information in my own way, as I always do. I convinced myself that the decisions I make today are only based on my dreams and desires of today. We humans are constantly growing with age and as I have previously said, maturity is to do what you believe in; something that you think is right at that particular age to which you belong. So I do know that there may be chances that tomorrow I might not agree with a decision made today. So there has to be a clear understanding that no matter what my future has to say, I will stand by the dreams and desires of today and fulfill all of them without any hesitation and never regret for any decisions made; they are what I wanted at that particular time of my life.

Yet I also believe that every quote is not true at all times. Being a human, bonded by relationships and responsibilities, I do know that sometimes, I will have to sacrifice certain wishes.