Are you hare-y or foxy?

Do you pursue your dreams with much passion? Or do you easily give it up when trials arise?

Let me share a story of “The Fox and the Rabbit”. A Zen Master and his student were out in the woods. Suddenly a rabbit jumps out of nowhere and running furiously. A fox also appeared running after the rabbit, obviously wanting the rabbit to be his next meal.

After watching sometime, the Zen master asked the student, “Who will win?” The student without thinking answered, “Well of course the fox. He is stronger and faster.”

The Zen Master was silent for some moments and then said, “No, the rabbit will get away.” The puzzled student replied, “I don’t understand.”

“The fox,” replied the Zen Master “is chasing the rabbit for a meal. The rabbit is running for his life.”

Motivation is an irreplaceable key to achieving your dreams. Many of us fail to attain our dreams because we are like the fox. After chasing our dreams and encountering obstacles, we just simply give up. We look at are dreams and then we realize the hard work and hardships we have to go to attain them. We get discouraged. We say and justify to ourselves, “I aint gonna die if I don’t pursue and realize my dreams.” So we choose to live a safe and mediocre life.

There are some few who are like the rabbit. They chase their dreams with much passion and zeal. You might even say that they have a kind of “desperation” to realize their dreams. They pursue their dreams as if their life depends on it. These people are those who achieve much in life. They stand out from the sea of mediocrity that plagues us. Often when you meet such people, you will have an impression that they are crazy! These people do not conform to the norms of society, thus most of the times they are taught foolish and misunderstood.

I love reading biographies, specially the saints. What I have come to learn from their lives is that they dared to do the impossible. They took risk. They live life with much passion. They knew what they have to do and did it no matter what the cost. And now their names are forever remembered.

So now the question is, am I the rabbit or the fox?