Life tends to beat people to the corner, and they lose every bit of themselves. They just dance along the music that life plays to them. But in truth, successful people deliberately move in the direction they desire for themselves. You aren't supposed to let the situations around you, make you lose focus on who you really are, and what your dreams are.
When you were younger, you were probably told that you can become who you want to be when you grow up. But as you grew up, different events kept unfolding, and most times, you may lose sight of those beautiful thoughts you had about your future. You become wise enough to start looking at your dreams in the eye, and usually you get scared whether you have what it takes to make it happen.
Most people as they grow older tend to just settle for less. They lose believe in themselves, and allow their inner fears get the better of them. This causes them to go on a different path from what they dreamed for themselves. But the sad thing about this is that, you'll always feel unsatisfied with yourself knowing in your bones that you did not follow your dreams.
Just the same way you make an investment in different assets, your life is also an investment. And you are responsible for investing it in whatever you want to. If you make the wrong investment of your life, you tend to feel really unhappy as you grow older. Life will start to lose it's spice, because you've invested yourself in something that doesn't align with your core nature.
It becomes very crucial that you study yourself. Think back to your childhood, about those things that excited you in life, and invest your time and energy in those things, and see how you can make ends meet by doing those things. The truth is that you may fake it in your early 20s to your early 30s, but suddenly when you reach your late 30s - if you're not where you're supposed to be, doing something that brings you some good level of happiness. You may find out that you've unfortunately invested your life poorly. Don't let that be you, make better choices today.
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Thanks for this inspiring words! I lately realized that i made decisions in my life that led me to the wrong direction. I wasnt happy with what i did and i am trying to change that as of now. Going after my passions again and investing my time and work into these.