Wings for flying high in life are imagination and determination.
It is the mind that asks us not to choose hassles. We are in a dilemma.
Life is to live fully. It is a general tab in use in common dialogue and motivational speeches.
Of course, there is a sense of getting up and going ahead while mentors advise us to live with purpose.
In life, application matters. We know physical exercise is essential to keep healthy, but there is no regularity, and we are ready with excuses to escape.
Further, it is not easy to get a clear picture of who I am, and it is difficult to assess what I can be in the next five or ten years in this rapidly evolving world.
Nevertheless, a good number of people are interested in living to the best of their capability, but they get lost in a sea of information and advice to get themselves elevated.
Some prescribe fame as a priority, some are in favor of wisdom to expand as we age, some advocate living an impactful life, and many like to enjoy material possessions.
While grappling in this mess, I took a pause and saw a bird crossing my eyes.
Looking at a flying bird, it came to my mind that two wings, as in the case of birds, are also sufficient for humans to fly high, and they are
Imagination
and
Determination.
These two faculties are more than adequate to make life worth living.
Coming to the power of imagination, we can affirm:
Imagination gives shape to our dreams.
Imagination makes us solution-minded.
Imagination is pivotal to making progress in any sphere of life.
Imagination gives birth to creativity of any sort to meet human needs.
Imagination is the reason for all our advanced possessions.
Imagination leads us to an unseen world.
Imagination defines the future.
Imagination designs new facts.
Imagination shows a path on which no one has probably walked so far.
"Don’t be a product of your environment; be a product of your imagination," says Sean Combs.
Likewise, Frank Zappa has said that without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.
As I am responsible for my life, the words of Rumi in this regard carry more weight.
"Don’t be satisfied with stories about how things have gone with others; unfold your own myths."
Now coming to the second wing, which is determination, is not less important than the first.
Determination is like a vehicle that carries us from ideas to the points of reality.
Determination causes change.
Determination consists of small steps that imply marching ahead to make our dreams a reality.
Determination says not to stop until getting what is designed, what is a purpose.
(A map is a design, and a house is a purpose.)
Determination drives us to achieve long-term goals, which demand years to happen, like learning a skill.
Many individuals have imagination, but they feel threatened if change happens. Imagination is to be executive, but moving to an unknown circle is a threat. So they rarely pursue their own dreams. Here, determination is missing.
We know a bird can’t fly with one wing missing.
In a seed, there is a determination that transforms it into a huge tree, sometimes in odd conditions too.
"A river cuts through rock, not because of its power but because of its persistence." Jim Watkins.
Life is full of twists and turns. At times, disturbances are too powerful to conquer swiftly. Such situations demand determination. Here, patience keeps determination at work.
Many traits are covered when two traits—imagination and determination—are allowed to play freely, like two wings of a bird.
Hope is fundamental to determination in the sense that hope is silently working in the larger frame of determination.
"Old folks live on memory, young folks live on hope." Gayla Reid
More exactly, hope is fuel to keep determination going forward.
Similarly, imagination expands when we deny to live a hassle-free life.
Imagination excels when we seek solutions to problems and threats.
Above all, the point is to choose to fly; otherwise, life is never fulfilling.
