Great Expectations

( This piece is written essentially as a sequel to my earlier article called Dreamzz )

How many times did you feel that people close to you have made you feel touch low even when you thought that you had given your best ? What happens to you when you come running back to share a good news only to find the usual sigh ? When was the last time you felt something great ... but alas still you were made to look just that equal ?

We live in the world of expectations. We breath in a world bubbling with expectations and trust me more often than not this bubble bursts without meeting it's ultimate realisations. From the scrawny street urchins playing near the mosquito infested drains of Chowk in Old Lucknow to the celebrated superstar walking out to play a Test Match in Lord's, almost everybody expects greatness and glory in the cricket field.

The scientist working in a isolated laboratory away from motley group of onlookers day in and day out expects to achieve a breakthrough in the dreaded A- Word AIDS, the ever so successful broker expects to hits the bulls eye every time he deals in the Bombay Stock Exchange. Every child entering the portals of Shivaji Stadium in Mumbai or Maidaan in Kolkatta wants to become the ultimate in the game of cricket : Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar or Shane Warne and every student of Science at some point of time in his academic career must have been asked by his folks aside that " When will you become an engineer?"

So many of us expect greatness and go for glory little realising that nature has placed limitations on us. We try to be what we cannot and I tell you what that path lead to frustration only. Instead we should look inwards and try to do what we are meant to do and then get down to do that job better than anybody else and stamp our authority over it. It is not easy for it requires hard work, energy and motivation but also two of the most important things often taken for granted when it comes to achieve success. That of being Realistic and that of being Honest all the times. But is quite possible that you end up conquering the entire world with that extra effort and be the best in that field.