"Maybe these are just different kinds of greed. The greed, or ambition, of making a billion dollars, or becoming a movie superstar. Versus the greed of gorging at the vast buffet the world has to offer: intense conversations that endure deep into the night, walks into dense Himalayan forests and up into meadows watered by springs; making friends with dogs in the park, or telling stories to children till they fall asleep in your lap; nursing a friend to lose her fear of swimming in the ocean, or pacing your young son as he makes his first ride to the Gurgaon border and back."
Wonderful lines. A key difference is that one greed is acknowledged and appreciated externally, while the other ones are internal. The external validation is hard to overcome because you "never arrive".
Mohit, I don't think you're not ambitious. It's just that you are ambitious for internal validation, whereas this young man is ambitious for external validation. Each to his own!
I too am happy with my mediocrity 😊
Happiness always deserves the most Outstanding grades!
Sharukh Khan - a living legend. Me and Aditi watched his movie Dunki some months ago
The important is that you feel that you work or engage in somehting to live and not to feel that you live to work
"Arrival is an illusion. You never arrive anywhere." Sublime, Mohit!
To each his own high, I think. ;)
"Maybe these are just different kinds of greed. The greed, or ambition, of making a billion dollars, or becoming a movie superstar. Versus the greed of gorging at the vast buffet the world has to offer: intense conversations that endure deep into the night, walks into dense Himalayan forests and up into meadows watered by springs; making friends with dogs in the park, or telling stories to children till they fall asleep in your lap; nursing a friend to lose her fear of swimming in the ocean, or pacing your young son as he makes his first ride to the Gurgaon border and back."
Wonderful lines. A key difference is that one greed is acknowledged and appreciated externally, while the other ones are internal. The external validation is hard to overcome because you "never arrive".
That's a very perceptive observation, Shekhar. Thanks
Yes! I would rather be great at mediocrity by 'gorging at the vast buffet the world has to offer' :)
Mohit, I don't think you're not ambitious. It's just that you are ambitious for internal validation, whereas this young man is ambitious for external validation. Each to his own!
This is probably true, Sunil.
Thanks.
What a lovely read!!
Thanks, Vikram
https://calnewport.com/does-work-life-balance-make-you-mediocre/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-intl
That's a great response, Prashant:
Hard, vs. hard-to-do