Most of us unfortunately do not know love. Not at all. All we know is coded, scripted responsibilities.
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Questioner: Hi Acharya Ji. My name is Shubhang Agarwal, I have recently joined as a faculty in Computer Science. So yeah, after coming to Dubai, I'm facing a bit of a dilemma. The dilemma is that while being in India, I had a lot of dreams — dreams like starting an animist, doing some work for underprivileged kids, starting a telling school. Those things are not possible here, right?
So the question is: when we chase our dreams for a better lifestyle, respectable job, better salary — are we running away from our responsibilities? The responsibilities towards a nation, society, family? If I am being selfish for myself, for my immediate family, am I being a bad person? Am I running away from my responsibilities? How do I overcome this dilemma?
Acharya Prashant: Implicit in your question is a dichotomy, a division that you are probably assuming as necessary. The division between desire and duty, between pursuing your ambitions and fulfilling your responsibility. You are seeing these as two different things, right? And because you're seeing that these two are not simultaneously possible, probably in your case, given your situations here. You're asking: how do I choose between the two? And if I pick any one of them, then there is a resultant guilt, or sadness, or feeling of incompletion, right?
