Heart

Last night I was very frustrated as I saw the big checklist dangling over my desk containing all the work I need to finish before my vacation starts. Hardly I could concentrate as the pangs of unfinished work paralyzed me mentally. As usual, to rejuvenate myself I was flipping through the television channels when I suddenly hit upon John Lennon. “Imagine” was the documentary (needless to say one of my favorites). After watching the piece for a slim 15 minutes I felt invigorated. Music does wonders to me – especially when it touches my heart. “Imagine” – the title was so appropriate, being a biography of John Lennon – one of the most influential musicians of the last century. [“Imagine” the song was voted the best song of the century.] And then this entire energy from nowhere empowered me to work till late at night, helping me to finish my first drafts of Kellogg and most of the pending work. Marvelous!! Isn’t it?

I am in a much better situation, hmm!! Much better mental situation. I feel happy and excited. I am starting to work on the first drafts of Wharton though most of the content has already been decided. I am still stumped with the “weakness” essay but I am sure I will have some magic wand mystifying me before the end of the night.

While writing the Kellogg essays one thought constantly pounded me in the head, “Is it worth taking the risk? Shall I play it safe?” And then the Chinese proverb hit me:
“He who deliberates fully before taking a step will spend his entire life on one leg.”
At the end of the exercise, I was stunned.
Moral: If you have a heart, you have a way.
Without heart this entire exercise of application and introspection is moot.