Enthusiasm: The Essence of Life

Life without enthusiasm is certainly not worth living. So says. Prof. A V R Rao.

- Prof. A V R Rao

Enthusiasm is that fire in the heart of those with passion which continuously compels them to know or do a thing regardless of the possibilities of its success or failure, and ignore the adverse comments and suggestions of the naysayers. The best description of the word appears to be from Henry Ford, an American industrialist and business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production. He invented the first automobile that middle-class Americans could afford, reshaping the automobile from a symbol of the rich into an accessible conveyance that had a great influence on the following centuries all over the world.

According to this great industrialist and businessman, enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. It is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait, the grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and the energy to execute your ideas. Enthusiasm is always accompanied by love and affection for the work that is being done, for those who benefit from that and for the accolades that it fetches. The housewife, the mother and a lover are all examples of how enthusiastically they do things for the sake of those whom they love. Why even a street vendor shows the same enthusiasm in arranging his merchandise for display!