I was in my regular quest for a post when I stumbled upon a question. This question hit me like a bullet. I was hanging in the local train, commuting to work when I read it and it did feel like I was hanging in the middle of nowhere…
If you had all the time in the world, what would you want to do first?
It took me a while to imagine the first part of it. “If I had all the time in the world…” I closed my eyes and I reached some scene where I am climbing a mountain, the train jerked and the Dombivli crowd got me back to reality from my la-la land.
Is climbing mountains the only thing? No, the question says ‘all the time’, so then there is much more I would want to do. Learning the beginner’s one-month mountaineering course in Sikkim, investing money in my blog, learning Telegu, are few things that cruised through my head…
I did more of the thinking and got like a hundred more things I would want to do if I had all the time in the world. But then I re-read the question. The second part of it asked what would I do first?
I am in general also bad at priotarizing things on my to do list. I wish to do it all and end up with a load of to dos undone. That’s exactly my situation right now, and the perfect reason why I haven’t done a few of the things I wished to do since my birthday in April.
Going back to the hundred things that I wished to do if I had all the time, what out of it would I wish to do first? The mountaineering course? Every weekend trek (not trip) in Sahyadri? Learn my mother tongue? Uff. This is tough. Tougher than surviving in a mumbai local train.
When I got down from my chaotic ride, I gained clarity about the question. I thought what is the purpose of this question? It isn’t to make someone dive deep in thoughts, it isn’t a question to make one understand about priority eiher. Or is it?
I had in April, made a list of things I wish to learn and do before my next birthday. It made me cringe to see what all I planned and the little I executed. But, I believe the question is also about hope. If I haven’t done it yet, is there a way I can try to do it?
Yes, of course. The list made in April wasn’t so unrealistic. I haven’t made enough efforts. I haven’t been true to my Blog tagline – “All that you wish to do is possible if you push yourself enough to do it”
I planned October month in a way to make sure a few of the things I wished to learn can be done. I am not entire sure of its full execution but I have promised myself of enough efforts!
Take some time and answer the question I began this post with. Think through your asnwers and see what is it that can realistically fit your schedule. Afterall, your life is what you think, what you do and not what you keep wishing!