If you take the example of trekking a mountain which involves a lot of challenges, pain and effort, time and sacrifices then the person taking the mountain trek must be passionate and self-motivated to climb the peak.
If you decide to climb a mountain, then it must be your choice based on your own passion. You should choose to do it because you have clear reasons behind doing it and also you have a meaning attached to it. That means when you attain the challenge , you feel satisfied, gald, delighted instead of expecting some kind of recognition or appreciation. You did it for yourself and you know the kind of improved version you have become during the course of reaching the top of the peak.
We should not choose to climb a mountain just because it is freely open for us to climb or just because we are having time to climb it or we are feeling bored so let’s do it or someone has asked us to climb it or just because many people are climbing it, so let’s do as well or just because of pressure from family or peers or someone you admire told you do so.
If you choose to climb the mountain for above reasons or any other reason, then you might most probably lose the plot in between and become disappointed. If you jump into anything due to external pressure, then you would not be able to give your everything which would result in unsatisfactory results. Going with half heart would mostly result in low quality results. This could weaken our will power to make progress and try it again. Hence higher chances of failing in your endeavors.
Similarly, this same rule applies to what we pursue in life. Take up an activity or cause because to you feel close to it and willing to struggle in the process of reaching your goal. If you do not love the work you are doing and feel passionate about it, there are high chances that you would find reasons to give up in the middle. You would allow any external factor to give up on the promise you made to yourself if you do not care enough for it. Attaching a meaningful value to what we are doing could help us to stick to it when things get difficult. The reasons and the purpose behind your endeavour would pull you through challenging times during the journey.
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