look for symptoms. are you enjoying a hot shower every morning? When was the last time you set out after a nice breakfast? And not having to look at your watch every second realizing you should have left home 30 mins ago. you find a nice looking impeccably dressed cab driver, and he is driving slower than the bus today. wonder why that is. do you make more heads turn when you haven't showered? shouldn't he want you out of the cab asap? when you do reach school, half of the discussion is over, and you realize, damn it, is this it? for the sleep that you gave up and the breakfast you ditched.. then in class you are too close to the professor's agent, so you cant use your time more productively. you have to pay attention to what the prof is saying. and wish deep down that you knew the context. then you promise yourself. today is the day when i will bring everything on track. i promise. the days passes by and suddenly you realize you have no time left to fulfill the turning-around promise. so what do you do? make use of the time you have. sleep!!
but you wake up every next day feeling worse. this is not how you have been. the control freak deep within gets the better of your lethargy. wake up sid! smell the coffee. this is a chance you have got where many others would have loved to be. make use of it. and then its time for redemption. time to get your life back in order. how do you do that? set a routine, take a stock of the situation and prioritize. eat, sleep, relax. breathe. look at the sun. feel the beauty.
the meaning of life becomes clearer when you realize you have lost time that you could have used better. make plans to travel. go see the world. let go of your fears. take the plunge and you will get your rewards. when the mess in your room clears up, you feel energized to sort out the mess in your head as well. so get back in touch with your friends. your family. talk to people about your fears, about your confusions, and you will find the answers. get back in charge of your time.
the key is to anticipate and stay one step ahead. how you would like to watch a movie.. when you can predict that this is going to be the next situation. no one will believe you. they will ask you to shut up and concentrate. and then they will look at you in shock when what you predicted actually happens in the next scene. of course it has to be the first time you all are watching it. life doesn't give you any chances to cheat and fool the world. either you succeed or you don't, and in both cases its only you that you can fall back on. so prepare for what you know about the future, and it will leave room for you to be ready for what you don't know. drive at breakneck speed till you can control the bike, so that no matter how blind the next turn is, you still glide through smoothly. you tilt but you don't slip.
life is like that. tilt but don't slip. keep driving. let the wind whiz by your face. it will keep your heart going and your mind focused.
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