Prologue
I have learned this one thing,
Out of all the so many a deed,
I have tried my hand at,
In the name of curiosity,
And the spirit of adventure,
Unless you do that which you love most,
That which you find yourself doing effortlessly,
That which inspires you to live and see another day,
Ah, then whatever you do is in vain,
For it will bring you misery,
And leave your heart devoid of joy,
It will wear you down,
And leave your body burnt out with stress,
It will bore you to death,
And leave your mind all depressed,
So, however simple or complex it might be,
Do that which you are most passionate about;
This, I have learned,
Is the only way to succeed,
And succeed well.
~Emi'2010
Out of all the so many a deed,
I have tried my hand at,
In the name of curiosity,
And the spirit of adventure,
Unless you do that which you love most,
That which you find yourself doing effortlessly,
That which inspires you to live and see another day,
Ah, then whatever you do is in vain,
For it will bring you misery,
And leave your heart devoid of joy,
It will wear you down,
And leave your body burnt out with stress,
It will bore you to death,
And leave your mind all depressed,
So, however simple or complex it might be,
Do that which you are most passionate about;
This, I have learned,
Is the only way to succeed,
And succeed well.
~Emi'2010
"The writer writes in order to teach himself, to understand himself, to satisfy himself; the publishing of his ideas, though it brings gratification, is a curious anticlimax."
~Alfred Kazin, Think, February 1963
~Alfred Kazin, Think, February 1963
