OUR INNER SPRING
Pic.: Ashwin Mohta W here do our hobbies, passions and other creative interests come from? “There is an inner spring in all of us,” last evening, Manjeet, my friend, was telling me, “When we are connected to this source, Time and expectations come to a standstill.” I couldn’t agree more… Blessed are those who drink from this inner spring. Blessed, indeed, are those who discover it and trust in it, early in life. Ideally, in Life, our hobbies and passions should become our professions. “If your hobbies and passions become your profession,” some advise us, “we do not have to ‘work’ at all!” But, then, there are others who do not agree with this theory. “Hobbies and passions should be separately pursued from our professions,” this section of people caution, “Else, we will be deprived of a ‘retreat house’ in our souls.” I see logic in both the theories. I took up teaching as a hobby and passion… Yes, the Time and expectations, both, came to a ...