I remember a good scene from "Step brothers", a movie I like a lot.
In this scene, the father tells his sons that he wanted to be a "Dinosaur" as a child and moved around in his home in Dino clothes. However as he grew up, he was expected to behave normally and find a proper profession. He became a successful doctor but he still missed being a Dinosaur. One day, when no one was at home, he tried to wear those clothes, but he could act like a Dinosaur anymore!
He tells his sons, “Sons, do not lose your Dinosaur!”
These words may not make much sense initially, however if we delve a bit deeper, it tells us all an important thing, that we might often not realize.
The fact that, we have all been blessed with our Dinosaurs!
One might be a very good dancer, a good speaker or a negotiator. As a child we would have dreamt of becoming pilots, actors, news readers and what not. Many of us might have had skills to become one of those things. However as we grow, we are expected to separate childhood dreams from our real professions, become practical and slowly lose our Dinosaurs.
There are indeed practical aspects to these, one has to earn, make a living, and some professions are more commercially viable than others. However should people compromise with all their passions and things they love to do, in the grind of life? I personally believe that in this era of social networking and opportunities across fields, we actually need not do so, if we keep the passion burning and plan things well.
I met a friend the other day, who is a very good guitarist and I asked him how his guitar was going on. He said, "Could not continue buddy, time is less". I said, "Time is never less, passion is!"
We need to be passionate about our strengths, our Dinosaurs. These are the things that complete us, these are the things that make us distinct in a crowd, in an otherwise painfully similar world. If we leave any of the things that form our character, we would be slowly killing parts of ourselves. The fact that someone is reading this means I should write more! J
So if you used to paint well, take out your paint brushes from the cupboard this weekend and paint something. If you represented college in table tennis, join a TT club. If you always felt you were good at business, try something in that area. You would be amazed to realize how much positivity and happiness it would bring to your overall being and confidence, at everything you do in professional and personal life.
Go find your dinosaur and own it back, be yourself.
In this scene, the father tells his sons that he wanted to be a "Dinosaur" as a child and moved around in his home in Dino clothes. However as he grew up, he was expected to behave normally and find a proper profession. He became a successful doctor but he still missed being a Dinosaur. One day, when no one was at home, he tried to wear those clothes, but he could act like a Dinosaur anymore!
He tells his sons, “Sons, do not lose your Dinosaur!”
These words may not make much sense initially, however if we delve a bit deeper, it tells us all an important thing, that we might often not realize.
The fact that, we have all been blessed with our Dinosaurs!
One might be a very good dancer, a good speaker or a negotiator. As a child we would have dreamt of becoming pilots, actors, news readers and what not. Many of us might have had skills to become one of those things. However as we grow, we are expected to separate childhood dreams from our real professions, become practical and slowly lose our Dinosaurs.
There are indeed practical aspects to these, one has to earn, make a living, and some professions are more commercially viable than others. However should people compromise with all their passions and things they love to do, in the grind of life? I personally believe that in this era of social networking and opportunities across fields, we actually need not do so, if we keep the passion burning and plan things well.
I met a friend the other day, who is a very good guitarist and I asked him how his guitar was going on. He said, "Could not continue buddy, time is less". I said, "Time is never less, passion is!"
We need to be passionate about our strengths, our Dinosaurs. These are the things that complete us, these are the things that make us distinct in a crowd, in an otherwise painfully similar world. If we leave any of the things that form our character, we would be slowly killing parts of ourselves. The fact that someone is reading this means I should write more! J
So if you used to paint well, take out your paint brushes from the cupboard this weekend and paint something. If you represented college in table tennis, join a TT club. If you always felt you were good at business, try something in that area. You would be amazed to realize how much positivity and happiness it would bring to your overall being and confidence, at everything you do in professional and personal life.
Go find your dinosaur and own it back, be yourself.
