May 01, 2008

Burning Obssession

Has anyone ever experienced that and care to share with me how it feels like? Is it something which grips the soul and awfully devastates it when our desires are not met, or is it an unwavering determination/positive aura that guards our dreams against the devilish distractions?

I am one who dont really exhibit/or maybe feel extreme emotions so far, and maybe sometimes i equate it to the lack of drive in anything i do, or want to do. Maybe i dont even feel very strongly at all for anything. Sound like an austere guy? I don't really know. I enjoy the simple pleasures in life, the everyday jokes, warm moments. But when it comes to a goal or target, sometimes i dont seem to have one, albeit it might have been a very weak one. When i achieve something, people might take my humbleness as a positive trait, but to me there is nothing to be proud in the first place? I dont downplay my achievements, but i felt that the achievement wasn't very much desired as a burning obssession. That is probably why satisfaction for me dont last, and i believe more in intrinsic happiness and fulfillment. I am an introspective person who likes to dwell in my innate, sometimes to the dismay of myself. I know this sounds like a disorder, but maybe just overly reflective. "Weakness is an overfunctioned strength, yea?"

You might not have understood what i have written so far, lest you can feel my pulse. But its ok, its never my intention to let people understand it. So if u do, please tell me, and i should say you probably understand a bit of me! :) There's more to it, and i believe if you know me personally, i always look calm and collected, but the world in me can be a turmoil.

Today is labour day, where we all take a break to think about what we have been doing all this while. This interesting topic of burning obssession suddenly struck me as a recurrent issue. Do share with me if u experienced it before. Let me understand its nature.

Lastly, i would like to share a quote by Albert Camus, a French existentialist author and philosopher, which i find it personally meaningful.

Don't walk behind me, for i may not lead.
Don't walk in front of me, for i may not follow
Just walk beside me and be my friend

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