Just Quench For Thirst?
DON'T get me wrong please. To Quench For Thirst isn't wrong at all. But quenching for thirst should NOT be the trigger of our self-motivation. If you feel going to the beach to quench your thirst [for outdoors and beaches], that is just fine. If you feel going to the shopping mall just to quench your thirst [for malls], that's just fine. If you feel gifting your loved ones to quench your thirst [because it is Christmas time], that is fine. If you feel spending your weekend to do some home-baking to quench your thirst [for baking], then that's fine. If you wanted to pamper yourself to quench your thirst [as part of your beauty regimen], then that's fine๐๐๐When is that quench your thirst not appropriate? In many many scenarios in life, moving the needle simply to quench your thirst just does NOT make sense. Did you start spending more hours in your studies just to quench your thirst? Did you start spending more time with your family and loved ones quench your thirst? Did you start spending more focus at work to quench your thirst? Do you feel becoming more hands-on in the household chores to quench your thirst [for the sake of the chores]? Are you spending more time in your own business to quench your thirst from time to time?
To quote famous British novelist Roald Dahl, "IF YOU ARE GOING TO GET ANYWHERE IN LIFE, YOU HAVE TO READ A LOT OF BOOKS". That said, if you're into books just to quench your thirst, that does NOT even look encouraging because to be a voracious reader, you should be egging yourself to keep reading NOT just to quench your thirst but you got to have that gumption of reading and reading because that feeds into the need for us to keep learning because that is a lifelong process and never a reason to decelerate because we'll lose momentum by then.
Akin to explorers way back the 17th and 18th centuries, finding another island does not whet their appetite to explore and explore. This black and white poster looks damn boring but it's message is quite top-heavy, "DON'T GO THROUGH LIFE. GROW THROUGH LIFE". What this means is you just DON'T go through the motions in life. DON'T just go through the ride. DON'T just go with the flow. DON'T just go onbard the bandwagon. DON'T do things due to PEER PRESSURE. DON'T pursue things simply because everyone else is into it. You got to put your heart into it๐น๐น๐น
In concrete words, get to define clearly your goals. You got to concretize things, thinking and plotting things long-term. But despite all your ambitious goals, ensure to set milestone targets, because those "SMALL WINS" are the reasons for you to celebrate those "SMALL WINS". At the end of the day, DON'T just do things just to quench your thirst❗❗❗