Enjoy The Journey...

As a famous saying goes "It's the journey which matters and not the destination". This saying doesn't hold more truth than it does today. So caught up are we in our lives moving at such a frenetic pace that we hardly ever pause, reflect on the journey that we are undertaking and take stock of the learning which occurs during the whole process. 

A prime example of this would be the Indian freedom struggle. Though a clear goal-that of India's independence- was clearly established in the beginning, it is the journey that we all reminisce about today and seek to take inspiration from. Under the able guidance of Mahatma Gandhi the country came together as a whole and by peaceful and non-violent means protested and ultimately overthrew the British Rule. It was through these revolutions that the nation understood the meaning of national unity and collective strength.

Now-a-days however things are drastically different. With heavy coursework, impossible targets and far too near deadlines the process has taken a backseat and the result is what everybody wants.

Recently my school hosted a leadership summit (http://www.modernschool.net/international-programme-cdls.asp) where students of more than 20 countries from all over the world assembled in our school for various events. I was selected to be part of the Core Team and started working for the summit two months in advance. The learning which I imbibed during those two months to organise a summit of such a large scale would definitely hold me in good stead in years to come. The actual summit, was, no doubt, a great experience but the process of doing mattered more than the outcome.

Mother Teresa is another such figure who worked tirelessly for the poor and underprivileged not for any award or prize but because she empathized with them. The whole process of interacting with those who were less fortunate than us brought her greater satisfaction than a Nobel Prize or Bharat Ratna ever would.

Thus is today's competitive and goal oriented world where everyone strives to be ahead, we should all pause and reflect on the process. We would enjoy the fruits of our efforts even more.