Aspirations

 Aspirations are aplenty. They drive us ahead.They are indeed inevitable, too, for anybody who is a thinking person. They indeed mark the next stage of self determination.

Aspirations should, however, be realistic if they are to fructify. When they are thus grounded,  they can easily see the light of the day. Otherwise, they tend to be either pipe or daydreams.

The young these days, i always get the feel, are very down to earth in their aspirations. They know, at times a little scarily, what they want, and are at it with a determination that is almost frightening.

Aspirations are supposed to be a class issue, too. Post the LPG in the early 1990's, a large group of the burgeoning middle class was hugely aspirational, for instance. They drove the economy of, nay, the nation itself. This India became the paradise of the consumer economy, a bubble that was to, and did, burst badly during the Covid years.

In brief, aspirations are necessary, but they better be actionable!

Pratima@ aspirations, ahoy/they make thee                       try n better life thy/ let thy                              aspirations be real/thus thou with                     future maketh a deal fair!