20 May 2009

Know What You Want, Not Only What You Do Not Want

After watching 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' (yet, again), I realise what Woody Allen (the director of the movie) want to teach us by introducing Cristina in the movie. Cristina carries a message, that we must know what we want in our life, not only what we do not want in our life.

I am very sure, lots of people know what they do not want. For students, they do not want failure in exams or just enter any school. For workers, they do not want to be fired or something like that. For soccer players, they simply do not want to lose. For parents, they do not want to disappoint their children. For children, they also do not want to disappoint their beloved father and mother. However, is knowing what we do not want in our life is enough? Well, I really do not think so.

Again, I cannot stress enough how important to have specific dreams, specific things that you want in life. It seems too ambitious for some people, but hell yes, those targets will direct you in life. For instance, students tend to aim for pass. Yeah, if you just get 50 or just above the passing marks, is it good enough? Why not buck up yourself to aim for the highest level, a distinction for instance? If we are happy enough to avoid what we do not want in our life, so I can say we live in the comfort zone - well that's not good. You can't battle, you can't survive for the cruelty in the future.

How important to know what you want in our life. So you can define your success easily. Well, not hard enough right?

Thanks for reading...


Michael Schumacher, he defines his success by surpassing all records in Formula 1. He did that, and he simply just know what he wants, not only what he does not want.

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