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Wednesday 4 June 2014

Chasing dreams

Chasing dreams


His whole life was centred on chasing his dreams.
Day & night, he toiled so that everything went just as he had planned.
Finally, he managed to fit all the puzzles in life to get a perfect picture.
There he was, standing in his favourite place basking in the realization of his dream.
For the first time, he saw his dream for what it really was - a nightmare.


10 comments:

  1. Whats the use when a Man wins the whole world but loses his soul....

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    1. Yup, happiness resides in the soul not in the material possessions.
      Thanks for commenting.

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  2. Like the way you have concluded "For the first time, he saw his dream for what it really was - a nightmare."
    What would you dream if you had everything, what would you live for if you got everything.

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  3. Nicely concluded... really life is all about peace and happiness ...chasing dreams sometimes make people forget that truth..

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    1. Thanks.
      Yup, the trick is to achieve a balance.

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  4. Wonderfully expressed Kiran... if he had enjoyed working for his dream, he would have been the happiest person in the end, right? Life teaches a lot and this fiction portrays it rightly :) TC! Keep smiling :)

    Regards,
    Sindhu
    Tantu
    The Arts & Me

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    1. Thanks Sindhu.
      It is hard to balance happiness and ambition in life.
      TC, have a great day.
      Cheers!

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  5. Great message, Kiran! We don't know what we are getting or what we are aiming to get till we get it... Nightmare indeed.

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    1. Thanks Anita.
      It's difficult to have a clear perspective when we are involved with something we really want.

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