What is my life passion?

This morning as we rushed thru the mad peak-office-hours traffic, hubby asked me. "Do you want to do this until you're old? 30 years into the future?" "What're you talking about, honey?" I already know what he's talking about. Just playing dumb here. "This. Rushing thru traffic every morning to get to your office before 9am. We're not maximising our full potential, you know. Aren't you bored with your work, doing the same thing every single day? Do you honestly like being bossed around, being told what to do all the time?" Here comes the lecture again.

The truth is, I don't know what to do with my life. I certainly can't imagine working where I work now for the next 20 years. (yikes!) Now hubby reminds me, "Don't you used to like writing and creating stuff? Like those cards you used to make for me?" Yeah, I used to love writing. I had a few journals where I wrote about anything and everything about my life. (Back then I wrote a LOT about my boyfriend - who is my hubby now ;) ) When I was younger, I loved Enid Blyton's books, the Malory Towers books, Famous Five books, Sweet Valley twins books. I used to dream of being a writer just like Enid Blyton, even more famous than her. Yeah well, I'll just keep on dreaming at the moment.

My other (used-to-be) passion is... get ready for this.... exercise!! Really.... I just love to run. With loud music cranking up my ears, my heart beating fast, adrenaline pumping... Then towards the end of my path, I would put on Foo Fighters "Best of You" and sprint to my imaginery finish line. The last real run I did was before I got pregnant. Everything's changed now since the arrival of our baby. It's like... my passions just disappeared into thin air. I've got a new passion now, and she's got big round eyes and a dimple on her right cheek and likes to crinkle up her nose when she grins.

I think I'll stop today with one of my favourite article which always makes me think... hmmmm...


What do you really hope to achieve in life?

Read this story. You will find that you may already have what you are always hoping to achieve.

There was once an American businessman who was sitting by the beach in a small Mexican village. As he sat, he saw a Mexican fisherman rowing a small boat towards the shore. He noticed that the fisherman had caught quite a number of big fishes known to be a delicacy. The American was really impressed and asked the fisherman, "How long does it take you to catch so many fishes?"
The fisherman reply; "Oh, just a short while."
The businessman was astonished. "Then, why don't you stay longer at sea and you could catch even more?"
The fisherman simply does not agree, "This is enough to feed my whole family", he replied.
The businessman then asked: "So, what do you do for the rest of the day then?"
The fisherman replied: "Well, I usually wake up early in the morning, go out to sea and
catch a few fishes, then I would come back and play with my kids. In the afternoon, I will take a nap with my wife. When evening comes, I will join my buddies in the village for a drink. We play guitar, sing and dance throughout the night. My day is ever so complete and carefree."
The businessman does not agree with the fisherman's way of life and offered a suggestion to the fisherman.
"I am a PhD holder graduated from Harvard University, specialises in business management. I could help you to become a more successful person. From now on, you have to spend more time at sea and try to catch as many fishes as possible. And when you have saved enough money, you could buy a bigger boat and catch even more fishes. As you go on, you will be able to afford to buy more boats, recruit more fishermen and lead a team of your own. Soon you will be able to set-up your own company, your very own production plant for canned food and do direct selling to your distributors. At that time, you will have moved out of this village and to Mexico City. And then expand your operation to LA and finally to New York city, where you can set-up your HQ to manage all your other branches."
The fisherman asks, "So, how long would that take?"
The businessman reply: "About 15 to 20 years."
The fisherman continued, "And after that?"
The businessman laughed heartily, " After that, you can live like a king in your own house. When the time is right, you can go public and float your shares in the Stock Exchange. You will be rich, your income will be coming in by the millions!"
The fisherman asked, "And after that?"
The businessman said, " After that, you can finally retire. You can move to a house by the fishing village, wake up early in the morning and catch a few fishes. Then return home to play with the kids and have a nice afternoon nap with your wife. When evening comes, you can join your buddies for a drink, play the guitar, sing and dance throughout the night!"
The fisherman was puzzled, "Isn't that what I am doing now?"

So, what does one really hope to achieve in life?

Do we really need to work so hard in life?

What do you hope to accomplish in the end?