Coffee Talks - A VISION or a MISSION or a PURPOSE?

Life changes over coffee. The darker, the better :) I met one of my old friends recently who had opened his own coffee café. The design of the café was very attractive with aqua blue walls, lots of paintings & books. I asked him,"You were earning good money & looked happy to me. What made you leave your job?" He smiled & said,"Right, I was earning money but I did not know where I was going. There was no sense of direction. I did not resonate with the VISION or MISSION or PURPOSE of the organization" He went on to say,"I always had a VISION to start my own café where books and coffee will create a difference to people's lives. They read & they sip. That’s the place & culture I wanted to build." Okay, so I say,"That’s your VISION. You have done it. What next"? He said, "Next comes my MISSION. To brew my own coffee. Bake my own bread. And start serving healthy meals to customers." Sounded amazing. I asked,"So,you want to grow further. That's cool. What's driving you really? And he said,"That’s the most important part -PURPOSE- The force that drives me. When people read, they learn and they grow. I want myself & the people to learn & grow. And for that, I can do anything and everything possible. That keeps me going." And I felt - I grew a bit as well while talking to him :)

Juxtaposition of this and the other side

These days my eyes seem to see a lot

I never knew I could see so much with my eyes closed

The silence of the forest

Is calling me, pulling me and crying for me.

I close my eyes

I see myself lying on the grass

The brightness of the sun appears dark

The chirping of the birds sounds like a beautiful song

The lake beside asks me to calm down

The trees ask me to sleep under them

The ground asks me to lie down

The sky asks me to close my eyes

And as I lay there, I forget who I am

I forget the daily tasks I need to do

The race I am running everyday

The people that are observing me

I stay there and want to be there

And yet again the forces within me

Came to pull me back

Back to the material world

The world I want to leave

The world that is consuming me

Every inch and bit of me

Trying to balance its tasks

Against the uniqueness I have got

Trying to neutralize everything

And I am sinking again

The life is pushing me

Pushing me harder. And harder. And Harder

And I close my eyes

And I am back to that old place

Where the nature is comforting me..

Let me be there……….

I Walk

When the sky is dark and clouds are thundering The sun is hiding and the vultures are wandering That is the time I look within! When people seem to be weary of ur talks And you are invisible to them like a ghost walks That is the time I look within! When your start to walk and you tend to tumble And you try to talk but at times you fumble That is the time I look within! I try to find the deeper meaning and look for sun's ray The life is mine and I got to live it my way When the stakes are high and journey looks risky That's the time I look within! Why should destinations hold all the joy? The journey is what I tend to enjoy And I look for the road I treaded for myself I talk to myself and I like to walk With dreams in my heart, I walk, I walk..