tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post1966075209837185514..comments2023-10-25T05:05:00.272-07:00Comments on Reflections: Fire & IceAnupam Patrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179237569294043987noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-25847971792273152642012-07-23T07:10:13.399-07:002012-07-23T07:10:13.399-07:00Thanks for reading. No it wasn't exactly a wri...Thanks for reading. No it wasn't exactly a writer (for magazine or otherwise) that I wanted to become. Writing just happened. <br /><br />Thanks again for your appreciation.Anupam Patrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179237569294043987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-59128767637555792692012-07-23T06:13:11.072-07:002012-07-23T06:13:11.072-07:00Am sure this is something that most of us can rela...Am sure this is something that most of us can relate with - battling out what you do against what you must do. Also, I am a little curious about what you wanted to do in reality - was it being a writer for a magazine? If so, I believe you have already achieved it :) <br />Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-49282796965382933612012-07-17T23:17:14.634-07:002012-07-17T23:17:14.634-07:00Thanks SudhaThanks SudhaAnupam Patrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179237569294043987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-34318261728330191372012-07-07T11:29:24.963-07:002012-07-07T11:29:24.963-07:00Ah! It made me nostalgic, and reminded of the terr...Ah! It made me nostalgic, and reminded of the terrible mess I was in after 10th and again after 12th. After reading this post I can appreciate my family's support all the more now. I shattered their aspirations, cried my heart out day in and day out, fought with everybody who wasn't on my side and eventually got my way but I can proudly say today that these 2 years have not, for a single moment, given me any opportunity to regret my choice. Instead grabbing every single opportunity, I have been extremely ambitious to make my parents proud. Life is long and whether I made the right choice or not, that will be known in the years to come but the kind of struggle I had to undergo to walk on the path of my choice will, I'm sure, never let me be negligent, never let the fire in my belly extinguish. <br />In a way, such tempations r necessary for when we look back at the rough seas we had to negotiate, we have something to be proud of in having successfully navigated. I would choose the same struggles if given a chance to live my life all over again.<br /><br />Your story is very different from mine but I can appreciate the path you chose. However, I would rather you pursue your dream, at some later stage of life, when your compelling reasons are done away with. You know, it is never too late to embark on a journey if the path is more or at least as enticing as the destination.sudha...a touch of madnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324768680294918537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-82643163270616620042012-06-29T20:11:38.788-07:002012-06-29T20:11:38.788-07:00Hi Akankshya,
Well, as I've mentioned & a...Hi Akankshya,<br /><br />Well, as I've mentioned & as you can make out from the comments of other readers, we all go through such phases in our lives. Its perfectly normal. I did not write about any solution to this difficulty because I guess the solution varies with situation and people. You know what's best for you. No one can be the judge of that. For me letting my dreams go was excruciatingly agonizing, yet when I sat to compare, I shuddered at the pain the other choice was likely to inflict on a lot of people who looked up to me, including my parents. So I chose to walk opposite to my aspiration. But that's me. It isn't necessary that you ought to handle it in the same way. For example you may choose to abandon you goals for the sake of your parents & family, but if you cannot come to terms with it then, you'll be depressed and sad and that'll in turn sadden a lot of people. So I guess, you will have to ascertain what's less painful, letting go of your dreams or closing your eyes to your parents' wishes.<br /><br />It isn't an easy choice. It isn't supposed to be. How else do you you think life makes us strong as we grow.<br /><br />Regards & Wishes,<br /><br />AnupamAnupam Patrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179237569294043987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-46750786978898166742012-06-29T20:02:34.423-07:002012-06-29T20:02:34.423-07:00Thanks SwetaThanks SwetaAnupam Patrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179237569294043987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-29160412625911076902012-06-29T20:01:42.544-07:002012-06-29T20:01:42.544-07:00Thanks Danny for your generous appreciation. It gi...Thanks Danny for your generous appreciation. It gives a writer tremendous pleasure, which I'm sure you know, when his readers connect to his ideas and thoughts. Therefore I'm truly delighted by your response.<br /><br />I don't think its late to pursue my dreams. But I'm deliberately not pursuing them, for justifiable reasons. I think you can guess the reasons. I must also say that God has been kind to put me where I am now. So I'm not complaining. Just the nagging urge that I keep subduing, perpetually.<br /><br />Thanks again mate for reading.Anupam Patrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179237569294043987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-7940599324281833802012-06-29T19:55:58.199-07:002012-06-29T19:55:58.199-07:00Thanks Jerly for reading my post. That's a ver...Thanks Jerly for reading my post. That's a very interesting phrase "we are never drifting but going where we are meant to go". Thanks for sharing.Anupam Patrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179237569294043987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-33799443580994339262012-06-29T19:46:30.141-07:002012-06-29T19:46:30.141-07:00I'm so delighted that you could relate with th...I'm so delighted that you could relate with the thoughts I've shared. Thanks a lot for your appreciation.Anupam Patrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179237569294043987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-90988796338195086132012-06-29T19:35:23.722-07:002012-06-29T19:35:23.722-07:00Thanks againThanks againAnupam Patrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179237569294043987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-73027813289899425522012-06-29T19:31:41.177-07:002012-06-29T19:31:41.177-07:00Thanks Mani. I'm glad you could connect with i...Thanks Mani. I'm glad you could connect with it.Anupam Patrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179237569294043987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-71058663051481439332012-06-29T19:30:49.516-07:002012-06-29T19:30:49.516-07:00Thanks Ghazala.Thanks Ghazala.Anupam Patrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179237569294043987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-12702937745249011662012-06-29T19:29:36.928-07:002012-06-29T19:29:36.928-07:00Very aptly said Mr. Biswas. Thanks for reading.Very aptly said Mr. Biswas. Thanks for reading.Anupam Patrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179237569294043987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-64751930638822206072012-06-29T19:14:44.382-07:002012-06-29T19:14:44.382-07:00Thanks for reading the post 'Specs Buffy'Thanks for reading the post 'Specs Buffy'Anupam Patrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179237569294043987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-67399247828507049482012-06-29T11:31:15.891-07:002012-06-29T11:31:15.891-07:00I think I was destined to read this post today as ...I think I was destined to read this post today as I am going through the same struggle of my dreams vs. my loved ones. I still have not found where I should go. My dreams are ones which I have planned since years and I can't even see my family sad. I don't know what to do. This post helped me..a lot infact. May be I did not get the solution but I at least now know what I am going through is not abnormal. Nicely written and explained. Thank you so much.Akankshya Abismrutahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13816010839905508058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-52037618898198811862012-06-29T02:15:02.375-07:002012-06-29T02:15:02.375-07:00Very Nicely written...!!Very Nicely written...!!Swetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09052612558619041346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-35080073735825524542012-06-28T10:35:27.208-07:002012-06-28T10:35:27.208-07:00Wow! You definitely connected to our hearts in thi...Wow! You definitely connected to our hearts in this one! Well written!<br />But what was your dream? Is it still too late to pursue it even from this point? I guess many times we opt to go out of our dreams to meet the needs of the hour!Danny Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03226205771618621587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-2567987059142013812012-06-28T08:43:11.330-07:002012-06-28T08:43:11.330-07:00It reminded me partly of a post I wrote on drifter...It reminded me partly of a post I wrote on drifters direction(that we are never drifting but going where we are meant to go). partly i find this reminding of the situation of someone! gud JobJerlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13897355836151249751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-83753184330941630612012-06-28T05:30:08.326-07:002012-06-28T05:30:08.326-07:00Absolutely touching post and more so as I could re...Absolutely touching post and more so as I could relate myself to it. Fantastic use of words.Sushma Harishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290498945212081522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-72657942976581554542012-06-27T22:44:12.116-07:002012-06-27T22:44:12.116-07:00Revelations...Sure "hindsight"is a good ...Revelations...Sure "hindsight"is a good teacher..happy to have discovered such a wonderful blog!<br />Only a handful get their priorities right that too in school- i for one had too many goals in front of me:(Sunita Sriramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236920278748530844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-9607049104282019092012-06-27T12:17:44.959-07:002012-06-27T12:17:44.959-07:00hey very well written...liked it :)hey very well written...liked it :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948692475128923993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-42123992736625959992012-06-27T07:55:23.309-07:002012-06-27T07:55:23.309-07:00Can connect with the post. Wisely put. Some thing ...Can connect with the post. Wisely put. Some thing that should be kept in mind. :)<br />Well written Anupam. :)Mani Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00227186215976313164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-33177155199255037032012-06-27T07:39:35.646-07:002012-06-27T07:39:35.646-07:00I like the way you have put forth your point :)I like the way you have put forth your point :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14831956192459960019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-28925011360811055852012-06-27T04:47:37.911-07:002012-06-27T04:47:37.911-07:00Problem with talented people is that they are exce...Problem with talented people is that they are excellent in a particular field which has some risk factors. Many talents missed recognition because they were not blessed by X factor. Here comes the near and dear ones who insist to take up a safe middle path. But in that safe path they are the worst misfit and pass through a state of agony.pradipwritenowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06321320863952722189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541136381262666757.post-19739468959525714732012-06-27T04:01:35.561-07:002012-06-27T04:01:35.561-07:00Thankyou for giving that wonderful opportunity to ...Thankyou for giving that wonderful opportunity to discover your blog.<br />Yes indeed- only a handful have a clear cut goal in their minds at school, I for one had too many:)<br />Hindsight is definitely a good teacher!Sunita Sriramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236920278748530844noreply@blogger.com