It has been a long time since I thought of writing something about my status of life apart from merely pasting a status in facebook. The one book, which I read recently, is provoking me to write this blog. It’s “the fountain head”. I deem so many might have read it before I did, I strongly feel like meeting all the people who actually liked it and admired the way roark thinks. I honestly agree that words said by a person or any imaginary character could make a difference in one’s thinking if they are strong as rock and straight as a ray.
Five years from now, I just want to look back and remember the way I think about the world.
Do I really have accumulated the character of roark in my mind or is it just me convincing myself to behave like him? If I just imitate him, I would again tumble into the same second-hander’s pit. But the concept of second-handers certainly made me to rethink about what I usually think, do the things in the way I like rather to satisfy the people around me. I can easily give an instance about the movies that I watch. I would rather be the one out of ten who doesn’t like the movie and put the opinion before them than just agreeing with the matching opinions of theirs.
After all, I cannot just do whatever I really want to do in this society or in the places and with the positions that we live. But I firmly decided to have and follow my own interests, beliefs & opinions no matter what others think. I cannot quench my thirst when somebody else drinks my glass of water. I set my own standards and follow them. Needless to say if I don’t have any opinions then I would take somebody’s. But if I have a standard about something I would change it for no one.
It is said that freedom means to exist for none and not depending on anyone or anyone’s thoughts. So what I certainly need is freedom. Freedom to think, freedom to express, freedom to live. Being successful doesn’t mean owning money or fame or power but freedom to live in the way you like to, as long as you are going in the rightful direction.
Five years from now, I just want to look back and remember the way I think about the world.
Do I really have accumulated the character of roark in my mind or is it just me convincing myself to behave like him? If I just imitate him, I would again tumble into the same second-hander’s pit. But the concept of second-handers certainly made me to rethink about what I usually think, do the things in the way I like rather to satisfy the people around me. I can easily give an instance about the movies that I watch. I would rather be the one out of ten who doesn’t like the movie and put the opinion before them than just agreeing with the matching opinions of theirs.
After all, I cannot just do whatever I really want to do in this society or in the places and with the positions that we live. But I firmly decided to have and follow my own interests, beliefs & opinions no matter what others think. I cannot quench my thirst when somebody else drinks my glass of water. I set my own standards and follow them. Needless to say if I don’t have any opinions then I would take somebody’s. But if I have a standard about something I would change it for no one.
It is said that freedom means to exist for none and not depending on anyone or anyone’s thoughts. So what I certainly need is freedom. Freedom to think, freedom to express, freedom to live. Being successful doesn’t mean owning money or fame or power but freedom to live in the way you like to, as long as you are going in the rightful direction.
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