Well, I haven't met a single person so far on the face of this planet who agrees with me that journey is more important than destination. People around me seem to be so obsessed with victory that they won't take anything other than a victory for a result. Everything they do ...the worth of it they decide on the basis of just victory or defeat. I wonder .. I may be wrong but why is it like that. I mean why should defeat overshadow the efforts we have put in achieving something. Why is that the journey counts to nothing in face of defeat ??
There is a saying that 'End should justify the mean' ... even if those means are wrong. I don't agree with that and, I'm not sure about the others but I can't bask in the success if the road to it has been such. I would find it rather tough to look into the mirror in that case. But the world has changed or rather it has been always such otherwise why would such a saying would have become a common parlance. At times I find myself so alone in the midst of all these wolves ... I might be exaggerating and there must be many non-wolves out there but most of the people out here seem to be like that.
Journey to me is more important than the destination. Defeat and despair are bound to come in this life because not everything we do or try may turn up right. But just because the things are not turning right that doesn't mean that they won't eventually. And why should in the face of defeat I believe that the whole journey was a farce or it counted to nothing. Every journey is an experience in itself ... good or bad. Victory or defeat may be just momentous but the journey is not such. Why should we overlook something which is so permanent for something that is temporary. Why ... that is the question ?
If we can take pleasure in our success then we should be man enough to take defeat on the chin and go on and that could only happen if we don't become too obsessed with the destination rather enjoying every moment of the journey. You would win someday and on days you would end up losing but the effort that you have put in that cause should not be taken as something going to waste. Sometimes it takes time but the time is worth it.
Snow Patrol's Warmer Climate is what springs to my mind and especially the closing lines which seem so real and relevant :
'I'm so glad that this has taken me so long,
'coz its the journey that made me so strong. '
Friday, January 26, 2007
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Defeat at Anfield
Liverpool and that too at Anfield were never easy although we came good last three times around ... but that was last time. This time it wasn't .... 2-0 was how it ended. I was really looking upto this match as Cech was going to return after a lengthy injury, and seeing the best goalkeeper in the world marshalling our goalposts again was indeed a pleasant side. But Carvalho missing out due to fever really made a serious dent on our chances in the match even before the ball was kicked. It was never going to be easy for Ferreira and Essien, both makeshift centrebacks to hold against the likes of Crouch and Kuyt, one strong in the air and the other very powerful. And it all showed in the manner in which the first goal was conceded. Ferreira caught on the wrong side and Kuyt netting in an easy volley. Cech made a couple of good saves to keep Liverpool at bay but again on 18th minute Essien's poor clearance landed the ball on Pennant's feet and unchallenged he didn't made any mistake to put the ball in the back of Chelsea net.
The outcome was looking all the much clearer with Robben limping away after 20 mins and substituted by Wright-Phillips. The list is getting longer and longer with Terry, Boulahrouz, Carvalho, Bridge, Joe Cole and now Robben getting injured. Mikel had come on in place of Makelele who was suspended for this match and he was really the pick of the players in the opening period. Fighting for the ball, clearing , intercepting - he really put in a good show today.
Chelsea enjoyed possession and control in many periods of the game but it never looked like a goal was going to come. Wright-Phillips did have a good game and he made a number of good runs in and around the Liverpool defence but it was never meant to be. Drogba was working tirelessly but even he didn't came close to scoring. Ballack, Kalou and Ashley Cole had a poor game ... Ashley was never seen on the left side of the pitch in the second half. Shevchenko was introduced late in the second half to shift to more attacking formation but it was never too good.
Final score remained 2-0 at Anfield which was indeed a miserable outing for Chelsea.
Being a Chelsea supporter it's hard to say but Liverpool deserved to win today- they defended well and when chances came along they took it with both hands. I can't fault much the performance of the team because it looked right from the start that defence is going to be the real issue -if it clicks we might get something out of the game. But two goals in the opening 20 mins really put a lot of pressure and from there on it was never going to easy.
With ManU meeting Arsenal tomorrow and a victory would further widen the gap at the top and realistically it would mean probably the end of our League hopes. But I am counting on Arsenal and am quite optimistic that they would certainly stop that thing from happening. I hope come tomorrow we would still have everything to play for in the league.
The outcome was looking all the much clearer with Robben limping away after 20 mins and substituted by Wright-Phillips. The list is getting longer and longer with Terry, Boulahrouz, Carvalho, Bridge, Joe Cole and now Robben getting injured. Mikel had come on in place of Makelele who was suspended for this match and he was really the pick of the players in the opening period. Fighting for the ball, clearing , intercepting - he really put in a good show today.
Chelsea enjoyed possession and control in many periods of the game but it never looked like a goal was going to come. Wright-Phillips did have a good game and he made a number of good runs in and around the Liverpool defence but it was never meant to be. Drogba was working tirelessly but even he didn't came close to scoring. Ballack, Kalou and Ashley Cole had a poor game ... Ashley was never seen on the left side of the pitch in the second half. Shevchenko was introduced late in the second half to shift to more attacking formation but it was never too good.
Final score remained 2-0 at Anfield which was indeed a miserable outing for Chelsea.
Being a Chelsea supporter it's hard to say but Liverpool deserved to win today- they defended well and when chances came along they took it with both hands. I can't fault much the performance of the team because it looked right from the start that defence is going to be the real issue -if it clicks we might get something out of the game. But two goals in the opening 20 mins really put a lot of pressure and from there on it was never going to easy.
With ManU meeting Arsenal tomorrow and a victory would further widen the gap at the top and realistically it would mean probably the end of our League hopes. But I am counting on Arsenal and am quite optimistic that they would certainly stop that thing from happening. I hope come tomorrow we would still have everything to play for in the league.
Thursday, January 4, 2007
Hopefully it's not the last
Time 2:40 A.M ... Day Thursday .... Date 4th January ... Year 2006(oops!! 2007 , still not getting over it) ....
It's been almost a year when I last posted something on my earlier blog (or rather the only time) , somehow lost track of it ... and now yet again trying to make a fresh start in blogosphere.
This place is strange ... the world I am talking about. People keep losing track of things then somehow keep coming back to them ... Intrigues me.
Words are really hard to come by ... and especially at this time of the night it ain't easy with sleep making a hell of effort to knock me over ........................................................... huhhhhh
Some other time then ............ zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
It's been almost a year when I last posted something on my earlier blog (or rather the only time) , somehow lost track of it ... and now yet again trying to make a fresh start in blogosphere.
This place is strange ... the world I am talking about. People keep losing track of things then somehow keep coming back to them ... Intrigues me.
Words are really hard to come by ... and especially at this time of the night it ain't easy with sleep making a hell of effort to knock me over ........................................................... huhhhhh
Some other time then ............ zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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