DREAM BIG, START SMALL!!

Hello friends! In this 21^st century, we all are hungry! Yes you have got me right. We are hungry for success. We are hungry for love and compassion. We are hungry for life! In this world where things keep changing within a blink of an eye, we come across many instances and examples which keep motivating us throughout our journey. Especially movies play a very crucial role in our lives don’t they? One of the movies which enable you to dream big is my favorite film “guru”. I can so vividly recollect that dialogue delivered by Mr. Abhishek bacchan

“bapu kehte the, Sapne mat dekho , sapne kabhi sach nahi hote.

Lekin meine sapna dekha… is company ko duniya ki sabse badi company banane ka sapna”.

In the film “Guru” Mr.Abhishek Bacchan  playing  the role of Gurukanth Desai  dreamt of becoming the world’s biggest owner of the company. He dreamt something big, something that no one could ever imagine. When we dream bigger, larger the obstacles we face. When he dreamt of being over the top, many people around him tried to pull him down the hill.

People who have no courage to accomplish their dreams certainly try to shatter the courage of others. When Gurukanth Desai believed in his dream people started to explain him some harsh facts of life. As the thought goes, “A person with big dream is more powerful than a one with all the facts”. Despite of the oppositions, failures, disappointments he emerged to lead ahead of all. This was only because of his belief in his dreams.

You might be thinking at the back of your mind that these success stories are good to appreciate in theatres or television but in real life they are next to impossible, because reel life and real life both are different. So now I will present an example before you that will compel you to believe that “everything is possible, even the “impossible” says that “I am possible”.

This is a story of two brothers. The elder brother lived in a place called Surat located in Gujarat. He lived a very mediocre lifestyle. He was striving hard to attain stability in his unbalanced life. Whereas his younger brother lived in their village while he was studying seventh grade. He was very hardworking, sincere in his studies. The elder brother recognized his spark, and brought him to Surat for further education. Least bothered about his financial condition, he always gave the best to his younger brother. Now the younger one was done with his matriculation with outstanding performance. The time has arrived to decide his career. Where every other student decided to opt for 11^th and 12^th grade, this 16 yr old village guy decided to get the admission in ITI (INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE). He had a long discussion with his brother regarding this course. His brother agreed to lend a helping hand in the process of admission to this course.

The little boy with hope in his heart and dream in his mind was all set for the race. He had got admission in a college which renders ITI students. He was all excited to look forward to an altogether new journey. Though it was a completely new experience of college life but his sincerity, dedication and devotion towards studies continued to shine throughout.

This simple guy who basically hails from a small village of Maharashtra turned out to rise as bright student of the college. He successfully cleared the finals and gave his best shot to it. He was a sheer example of “simple living, high thinking”. His elder brother was overwhelmed by his brother’s success.

An elder brother who tried hard to meet the two ends to fulfill the dream of his brother now sees him as a successful student. After completing college there is another big decision to be sorted out yet i.e. to do a job or to start your own business.

The younger as I said was a man blessed with high thinking. He dreamt bigger. He refused to do a job instead he wanted to start his own business. At this young age he dreamt something that was quite astonishing! Though he had the courage to dream big but he fumbled to speak it up to his elder brother.

It is rightly said,” the only person you can tell everything, right from hidden secrets to deep desires of your heart is your mother”. Fortunately he had his sister in law who was like his mother with whom he can share almost everything. He shared this with his sister in law who agreed with him. Sister in law insisted her husband to help him to start his business. The elder brother who loved his him like his own son. This time also he never backed up. He was ever ready to fulfill his brother’s dreams. He took an unemployment loan on the name of his brother to give him a kick start. He started with a small business with few resources like machinery. But he never let his heart down. He continued to move on in his life with the same dedication, devotion hard work and not to forget “the same dream in his mind – to start a huge business of his own”.

If you have read the any holy book anytime, you must read the below thoughts that has given to the people,

“God didn’t promise days without pain, laughter without, sorrow

Sun without rain. But he did promise strength for the pain, comfort for the tears and light for the way”.

Little village boy faced many obstacles, oppositions and hurdles but he crossed all of them to see his business flourish. He had to face failures, he fell to the ground only to stand up high and give it a one more try.

Today this little village boy is no more an ordinary personality. He had come from an ordinary family to become an extraordinary businessman. Today he stands tall with his head held high as a proud owner of “Micro Engineers”.

To become a well known business man he started from a small industry. He never felt ashamed to start from the small. An immeasurable ocean is made up of small droplets isn’t it? Then why can’t a small step lead to a big success? Every character in this narration will help you inculcate some of the life skills.

It’s rightly said that, if you cannot give helping hand to others then please don’t create obstacles by de motivating them. In the above narrated situation, that younger brother may believe that how can I ask my brother, that I want to start business as our financial condition is not good. Obviously he might think of doing a job. Considering the financial condition, his elder brother could have denied to start a business and do a job instead. But he did not cut his wings which were full of hope and supported him. And they both teach us how to live a life. How your support can change the world.

I can share many stories, like Dhirubhai, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, etc., but a sense of doubt can pop up in our minds, it was possible to become a millionaire for Dhirubhai Ambani some 20 years ago but now if you follow his idea you will land up to nothing !. So, I share this story of a person who is living amongst us as a common man. And I am fortunate enough that I am seeing both of them since my childhood and learning a lot from them. Fortunately that small boy is none other than, one and only my uncle- Mr. Atmaram Revne owner of MICRO ENGINEERS , now he is providing bread and butter to not only a small crowd of employees but around 50 families whose family members are working there. And his brother is one and only my loving dad Mr. Maruti Revne. Currently he is enjoying his retirement with lots of social work. Really I thank almighty that he has given me birth in such a wonderful family.

Once again Lots of thanks to divinity for giving me such a life that’s worth living.

ILLUSION TO REALITY

We all, whether a child or an adult love to live in the world of our dreams or illusion. We not only love to live in our dreamlands but also possess a burning desire in our hearts to accomplish them. Whether you believe or not, children are gifted with  an innocent ability to beautify their lives with the vibrant  colors of  their dreams!!  I think you all agree with this. So let’s go in a flashback and enjoy our colorful childhood! You might remember those days when aeroplane used to fly high once in a blue moon; don't you? When the aeroplanes used to break the traffic of huge clouds, we all used to love to trace the aeroplane's path and we all had a desire to fly high like an aeroplane. In childhood, the sun and the moon always astonished my mind as to how they are hung up there without any support? In my life I always dreamt of running faster than the moon.  I dreamt to dazzle like a shining star, to swing on the huge waves of ocean and many more.  Really dreams or illusions drive us to a completely different scenario. Billions of people around the world have the habit of day dreaming. Millions of them have the ability to bring their dreams to reality but unfortunately, very sparse population has the most prime factor to succeed i.e. "BELIF". What is belief? Well, before we understand the meaning of belief we need to understand the basic difference between illusion and reality. Illusion is that virtual experience that has no real existence but we visualize it in our mind.  In short it is virtual visualization of our mind. Reality is a truth which we experience in the present and belief is that asset which will help you bring your illusions to reality! Now let’s go into the depths as to what is the role of belief in our lives.

Suppose you hold a handful of seeds in your fist. What do you see? Many people's answer will be genuine i,e. they are seeds. Very few people will say that these are 50 ft tall trees with lots of fresh green leaves, red ripened fruits, gracefully colored flowers. Don't you think that they are right? Yes of course. A  50 ft tall tree has originated from a 1 mm small seed !  There are some conditions which will allow a seed to flourish into a tree. That condition is a "FERTILE LAND". Without a fertile land a seed cannot grow into a tree. Exactly in the same manner, Beliefs play a role of a fertile soil .We all have a seed within us which contains lots of fruits of success but we need a fertile land, we need a positive belief! If you believe you are successful, you will be more than that. If you believe you are nothing, you are even worse than ever!! "if you think you can, you can . if you think you can't, you are right".

A person is not known by what he thinks, or speaks but he is known by his very own believes. Scientifically, Humans are known to be world's intelligent species. This can be proved wrong with an interesting example.

Eagle - a fierce bird  with  furious  eyes  and  a  sharp  beak. This bird is usually known for its attack on prey. You will be astonished to know that it has a lifespan of 70 years! It’s really similar to an average lifespan of human!! The actual climax of this scene is at the age of 30. When the eagle is 30 years old, his furious eyes fail to sense distant vision and his overgrown feathers of wings touch his chest and make it difficult to fly. Also his weak claws and blunted beak fail to catch the prey. Now the only option left with him is to either die or go through a dreadful change !! To undergo a dreadful change the eagle has to fly to the mountain tops, to constantly hit his beak on a hard rock to pluck it up. Once he has plucked up his beak he has to wait for the new one to come again. On regeneration of new one, he knocks out all his worn out feathers. This hardship takes almost 6 months to go and after 6 months the eagle once again flies down with all his splendor. Now the eagle can catch his prey significantly with his powerful claws without giving a chance of escape to his prey.

Now do you know why eagles live up to 70 years?  Because the eagle believed in its ability. Every eagle has a seed to live up to 70 years but very few eagles have a firm belief in their ability to undergo a change. Eagles live up to 70 years because they believe they can . Your mind works in definite pattern. If you give in the right command, it will give out the right action. If you believe that you can't, it will give you thousand reasons as to why you can't and believe me, all these reasons are self created miseries. If you believe you can then mind will work in a direction to give you more reasons as to why you can!!! It’s as simple as that. Keep life simple and not complicated. Believe that you are a seed of success and you will be the same because life does not revolve around the sun indeed, it revolves around your beliefs! Believe the right and become the right!!!