Dreams

Hey guys, I'm Suresh Nagendra and this is my first podcast episode. Let's talk about dreams. Some of you might have thought about the movie Inception when I said dreams. Well, those are dreams we experience when we are asleep. But let's talk about the ones that doesn't let you fall asleep, the ones that are heart longs for. What is your dream? A question? We often come across from a very young age. I have always wanted to become an astronaut. Space excites me. I want to experience the feeling of being in space and admire the scenic beauty of eternity. When I stepped into my higher secondary education, it hit me hard that reality is different. I had to choose a different path. Like most of us, I did not choose the road not taken. How many of us have pursued the path we filled in our school friends, Slam Book? A very fortunate few. But that did not stop me from dreaming. I'm still in love with the cosmos and the secrets it holds. We also daydream about smaller things. Like to own a bike, to master a musical instrument, to learn a new language. The list may hold some weird stuff as well. But don't strike them off the list. Because I have learned that, wittling the impossible with a surprising variety of odds, daydreams have always kindled dreams. There are times when we look at people who have achieved in life and wonder, wow, what a journey they have had. But we never really think about the starting point. Where did it all begin? It all began with a dream. To dream big, dream weird, that is the first step in making things happen. We can't just stop there, right? That defies the whole purpose of dreaming. Here is an interesting slow-car from Shri Mat Bhagwat Gita. And I quote. Let your focus be on action. Let it not be on the outcome of the action. Do not act only out of expectation of a result, but then do not slip into inactivity. That's what it means. It just gave us the solution. A dream with a deadline becomes a goal. A structured goal yields a plan. Executing that plan results in happiness, a sense of self-satisfaction, of accomplishing something regardless of whether it was successful or not. The first step in achieving something is to dream. So did you? So that was my first ever podcast episode and I would love to hear back from you guys. Do share your feedback. I do not have any recording apparatus as such, I am just using my phone. I have wanted to make a podcast and I just checked that off my list. Have a dream done and many more to go. See ya.