Resolutions and dedication

It was 29th of December 2022 and Qadeer was at the worst of his life. He was failing in aspects of life. He had no positive signs of a bright career in near sight. To make matters worse, he was careless about this thing as well. People around him were making new year resolutions to make certain changes in their lives. His best friend from high school Nadeem was a perfect example of hard work pays off.

Nadeem kept motivating Qadeer to do something with his life and find a goal. On this day of 29th December 2022, Nadeem came to Qadeer and slapped him as hard as he could. He said," wake up from this sleep, you are destroying your life. I cannot watch you going down" This slap and these words woke Qadeer up from this long sleep of indifference. This day, he decided to take the advise of his best friend and work on himself.

As a new year resolution, he said to himself' "I have to make changes from small to big ones. All I need is dedication and right direction" He first wrote down his weaknesses which primarily included laziness, lack of will power to change his life, an over-weight body, messed up social status and most importantly unemployment.

He took a day to meditate and talk to himself about the way forward. He knew that this change has to be long term otherwise it is of no use. He kept talking to himself to make this thought of progression permanent. In this regard, he assimilated different feelings and sentiments to this very resolution. He assigned the hopes of his parents with it and put his best friend Nadeem as a role model to inspire himself. He also tried to assign the hate that he usually gets from his fellowmen.

To kill the laziness and boost his will power he made the list of music and songs. Music does help people with such things specially in staying focused and motivated. He worked through out the year. He found himself a job in New Orleans at a reputable institute. He also stayed fit and his behavior turned more positive. By the time he met his friends, all of them were absolutely amazed at this transition and his dedication towards this resolution.

When Nadeem came back from his foreign official tour, he was not only shocked but also happy for his friend. After all, he was the one who put things in perspective for Qadeer. Qadeer thanked him and said," Whatever I am today, it is because of your slap and those words that woke me up from that long futile slumber." Both of them shared a cup of coffee on a fine Friday evening of December 2023. This time both of them were in a rather settled mental state to have a conversation about the importance of focus, dedication and sincerity towards self.

Whatever Qadeer did exemplifies that life has a lot to offer. Anything can be fulfilled including such resolutions for a better life.

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