EcoTrain QOTW: What's the One Thing You KNOW Would Transform Your Life? - and what's really stopping you?
No matter how freely we think about our lives, sometimes we get stuck due to some obstacles. Many times our thoughts or progress face some obstacles. Maybe we know that if we could transform these thoughts into reality, our life would be much better or we would be successful in the future. But some invisible obstacles seem to grab us from behind. And that's where we stop. Anyway, this week's beautiful question has been asked by @ecotrain rai which is really amazing and I am really happy to participate in it although I could not participate in answering last week's question due to various busy schedules. This week's wonderful question is - "What's the One Thing You KNOW Would Transform Your Life? - and what's really stopping you?"
To be honest, sometimes when I make different decisions that are enough to change my life, but then I see that I face an invisible obstacle. Be it my family or society. It is an extreme truth that even if you want, you cannot do anything properly by going against your family. Moreover, it is also a matter of seeing how the society you live in takes it. Moreover, where our ego works. Not all families are the same. It is seen that many families give too much authority to their family members. Even standing as an obstacle in various tasks. Moreover, many times it is seen that when we do not make a decision, the society does not accept that decision. Or does not see it easily, due to which we often turn away from it due to self-respect. These invisible obstacles seem to be pulling me back.
I am simply raising the issue without making it complicated. For example, I am currently teaching as an assistant teacher in a government school. I even get the opportunity to live in my own village. It seems that there are long holidays at school at different times. I thought of giving a cow farm to utilize my free time along with my job to utilize that opportunity. Moreover, chicken farming was also in mind. But I think if I could have done this, of course I could have moved forward with it along with my job and it would have helped change my life. But to be honest, when I discussed this plan with my family like my parents or wife, I got it blocked by them. First of all, I am studying and now I am working as a teacher.
So people will look at it in a bad light when I study and work with cows and goats or cut grass for them. It goes without saying that the society I live in is mostly completely illiterate, although it sounds bad but this is the reality. Any work here is not disrespectful, people do not want to understand it here. They look at it with neglect or contempt. It is a rule of society that an educated person or a teacher cannot do any job they want. Especially those who live in villages know that they have to face many invisible obstacles here. And if those villages are like our village or like the people of the village.
It is absolutely true that no matter how small, good deeds in this world are honorable. All professions in society are honorable and all are serving us to improve our quality of life.
To be honest, I don't know why I have a great interest in doing cattle farming or business along with my job. I remember when I was very young, that is, when I was in seventh or eighth grade, I bought some palm oil from a palm tree with a friend for the purpose of selling it. I even collected them from those trees with another person and sold them to someone else. But this seems to be a bad thing in the eyes of many. Because we are studying and it is a sin for a studying boy to do these things.
Moreover, I still remember when I was very young, when I was studying at the primary level, I set up a small shop at a social event where I sold boiled eggs to someone else and made some profit from it. But my father did not take it well. Although at that time my father may have made a good decision because it could have harmed my studies. However, until now, I feel that if I still do not have a decision and share it with my family or friends or anyone in the society, I still face obstacles.
Moreover, it is also true that sometimes some decisions come to mind that doing these things may change my life or economic wheel. But again, many times I cannot move forward because of my ego. This ego seems to come and stop me. Moreover, the extreme truth is that I am currently a teacher. And that is like an extreme obstacle. Because it is seen that we cannot take the same decision that other people in society can easily do or take the same decision because it is not accepted by the society or the people of the society. Because if others take this decision, there is no problem, but if we take it, we have to face their scolding. As if they look at us from behind and make comments.
But at the end of the day, it is also true that we are social beings. After all, we have to live with the people of our society. So we cannot move forward by overcoming many of them. Many times we have to maintain our self-respect and this acts as our main obstacle. And that is why we get stuck in this invisible obstacle even though we know that many decisions can change our lives.
mmMMM, a special read .. Thank you for sharing! I understand much of what you said quite deeply... I lived in Tamil Nadu, near KodaiKanal where the locals live very simple lives. but also its very touristic so they are exposed to all the western and Indian temptations and desires.. most of them leave for the cities, except for the farmers.. Its understandable to be curious, to want to try it out..
i preach leaving cities, and would always tell these young Indian boys who wanted to go to Europe.. not to go! what a mistake! These beautiful boys would be totally corrupted and stuck in it im sure..
anyways, i understand FULLY why you might somehow desire to take part in natures cycles.. theres nothing like working with animals or nature, gardens.. it really is just the best!
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Thanks for adding more information.