I am the person I never wanted to be...

In the beginning, we all have dreams of being
the best at what we hope to do. We find passion
in simply doing what we like to do... Like kids
banging on a drum...

Then ambition overtakes our dreams, we decide to
do what we like to. That desire changes the focus
from simply doing to trying to do well... Like a
child learning to play music...

Eventually, we realise that in order to do well
we must have sacrifice. Thus what we like and want
now becomes what we must work hard at doing... Like
a teen starting a band...

One day, by chance, opportunity or simply that hard
work, we find success. We relish that feeling and
the recognition it brings... Like a young person who
plays his first concert...

Over time, we become addicted to that feeling and
need to keep exposing ourselves. Thus we do things
that will keep us popular, we may not like... Like
an artist singing songs they havent written...

Now we are living the dream, have the desire we wished
for and the fame we longed for. We have fans, groupies,
people who listen to us and believe what we say... Like
an icon who has gotten recognition beyond music...

This is the time, we now have our audience, we want to
show them what we feel and simply say our message. Sadly,
we have forgotten what we once had such passion for...
Like a star who has lost touch with their roots...

That is how we become the person we never wanted to be,
the one who people aspire to become. If only they knew
what happened to you, would they stay true? Like you, I
suspect they would seek success too...

In the end, it is not to late to redefine the nature of
success. For in all our lives, we make compromise, cut
corners and sacrifice parts of our lives for success...
Like it matters, when we no longer like what we see...

Today, reconnect with your passion, that desire you once
had, the reason why you worked so hard and try to do things
for yourself... Like it or not, you are the person YOU made
but as a work in progress, YOU can change...

wP