MONDAY MUSINGS 16 - HOW TO DREAM?

MONDAY MUSINGS 16

3rd September 2018

HOW TO DREAM?

`#Dreaming’ and `Mahakavi Bharathiyar’ are two of my favorite fascinations. I am getting tempted to do one more episode on `Dreaming’ and what `Bharathiyar’ taught us about `Dreaming’ (#Bharathiyar_and_Dreaming). We have seen `Bharathiyar’ showing us an example of `Dreaming’ ie #Dreaming_Big in the famous song `Sindhu nadhi inmisai’. Bharathiyar compiled one more song on `Dreaming’, this time to explain the process of `Dreaming’. Yes. Before that let us see what modern management gurus say about `Dreaming Big’.

`Dreaming’ is only the first step. What Next?  We don’t dream just for the fun of dreaming. We dream obviously to realize the dreams. Following 7 steps are suggested as tips on `How to Dream and #How_to_achieve_your_Dreams’.

1. Dream It. Dream It `BIG’. #DreamBig. Every great achievement began with a Dream and the belief that it was possible. Don’t let negative thinking or negative comments from others discourage you. Dream of the possibilities for yourself, your near and dear, your team, your organization. If you had a dream that you let grow cold, re-ignite the dream!
2. Believe in your Dream.  Your dream needs to be big. It has to be little beyond your capabilities. But it also must be believable. Develop a strong belief that the dream is achievable.
3. Visualize your Dream. Great achievers develop the habit of visualizing their dreams. Picturize your dreams. Example. If you dream to be an entrepreneur, imagine yourself sitting in the CEO chair in a posh corporate office and chairing a powerful Board Meeting. If you aspire to become a cricket star, imagine yourself hitting a huge sixer in a T20 match for India playing an in-swinger from James Anderson. If you dream for a coveted award, picturize yourself receiving the award from your favorite dignitary in the Ballroom of Taj Palace hotel to the thunderous applause from the audience. #Fantasize. Fantasize like a child.  Details are very important in your visualization. I will tell you later why are the details  important.
4. Bring your Passion to the Dream or make it your Passion. Associate your dream to few things you are passionate about in your life and/or make your dream as the passion for you in your life.
5. Share your Dreams. Share your dreams with your well-wishers, near and dear and people whom you look upto. Don’t be shy of sharing your dreams. Don’t worry whether others will think fool of you. As we share with more people, we begin to believe it more and more. When we tell more, it makes us accountable and spurs us to act.
6. Make it a habit to act daily basis. Take ‘baby steps’ towards realizing your dreams but do on daily basis. Start your day thinking what could be done on the day and end the day thinking what has been done for the day. Make this a daily routine. Consistent action is more important than sporadic exuberance.  
7. Assess your progress. Look back and assess your progress periodically.

These 7 aspects can guarantee success. Bharathiyar demonstrated steps 1 to steps 5 in his song `#Kani_nilam-vendum’. This is a favorite song for music lovers also.

On the outset, this song looks like a prayer song. Bharathiyar wrote this as a prayer to Goddess Parashakthi asking for a piece of land and a building on the land to live. But this song is actually his dream to own a building of his liking. Please note here that Bharathiyar lived his life in penury without owning a permanent dwelling moving from one place to another, constantly on the run from British Police. Beauty of this song is in `How he visualizes and expresses his dream’. Let us enjoy the song and also the lessons from the song.

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Find below the meaning for those who cannot understand the tamil lyric (though poetic beauty can be enjoyed well in the native language only).

1.   Oh Goddess Parashakti, Give me a piece of land of 1 kaani (kaani is the measure used for lands during Bharathiyar’s time, measures about 1.32 acres), and there, In the midst of that small piece of land you should build me a palace with ornate pillars and several floors of beautiful color and there near the well, Coconut palm should shine with tender coconuts.

Bharathiar dreams big and picturizes his dream with all the associated details. Picturization goes further in stanza 2. 

2. Should have ten to twelve coconut trees near the house. Moon light should come 

Like a shining pearl and there the soft song of the cuckoos, 

Should come and fall in my ears to make my mind happy, 

Good light breeze should blow to make me further happy. 

He has covered every possible details of his dream ie owning a place to live, like what a modern day realtor would specify in details.

3. To mix music there, there should be a virtuous wife, 

and in our play together, you should bring and give poems, 

And in that forest like expanse, Oh mother you should provide guard, 

And my poetic expertise should help the world to live happy.

Bharathiyar’s passion is in writing poems. He associates his passion with his dream of owning a house. He dreams about a life partner with whom he can share his passion in his dream house. Look at his self-confidence on his capabilities as a kavi. Thus,  he has very well covered steps 1 to 5 as given above of ‘dreaming big’ in this song.

How does the `picturization’ help with realizing the dream. Giving as much details as possible to the powerful `#sub-conscious_mind’ will help in realizing the dream(s). How? Will see more about how `sub conscious’ mind works, but in next episode.

Management Lessons:

• Dream, Dream Big
• Believe Strongly that you can achieve your Dream
• Keep visualizing your Dream
• Make your Dream as your Passion
• Share your Dream with your well wishers
• Take `baby-steps’ on daily basis
• Assess your progress periodically

Musings will continue next Monday with details about how `sub conscious’ mind can help with the realization of the dream.