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Watching an Imtiaz Ali film
The Day I Couldn’t Feel My Dreams Coming True
Have you ever stood in front of a mirror on the day of your biggest achievement and felt… nothing? I want to tell you about a story that might sound familiar.
Your book, the one that lived in your dreams for years, finally sits on your shelf. Your phone buzzes with messages from new clients. On paper, you’re living the life you sketched out in your mind during countless sleepless nights. But something’s off. It’s as if someone turned down the volume on your emotions, leaving you in a strange silence where celebration should be.
“I should be jumping with joy,” you whisper to yourself, scrolling through congratulatory messages. Like watching an Imtiaz Ali film where the hero reaches their destination but can’t seem to smile, you’re stuck in this peculiar moment where achievement meets emptiness. You’re not alone — this is a story that plays out in countless lives, though few dare to speak of it.
Remember those movies where the protagonist achieves their dream, and the screen erupts in slow-motion happiness? Real life has a different script. Sometimes, success arrives like a guest who speaks a language we haven’t learned yet. We stand there, trying to communicate with our own achievements, wondering why the conversation feels so stilted.
