By Tanzila Asim

INSPIRATION. What is it? Something that captivates you, captures you, bewitches you, motivates you, fills your head with ideas and the will to be someone, the desire to do something. That’s what inspiration is.

Say it if you may, you can be inspired by an ace football player or something as small, but as hardworking as an ant. I believe, everyone has the quality to inspire others. You may yourself inspire several people and be inspired by hundreds of different things every day.

I am inspired by the players who play their game with passion and love for their teams. They give in their best. And the glory that washes over me when they win is a great feeling. It’s being inspired by your inspiration!

Okay! Listen to a song. Listen to it again. Loose yourself in its lyrics. You will be singing it yourself. You like it! You are inspired by it.

Look around yourself. See the beauty in the things around you. Observe an ant and see its hard work. It’s going to inspire you. See a hardworking person — his will, his dedication will stir something in you.

Read and learn about the great leaders of our country, the people who gave their life to give us a homeland. Their impressionable deeds will affect us.

Some of us are inspired by celebrities, some us get influenced by movies. We laugh and we cry. We learn from them and try to copy the characters, their way of dressing, hairstyle and accent. The universe, sun, moon, nature — all the creations of God are worth being inspired by.

Be inspired and keep inspiring because that is how the world evolves, you pick up ideas, you pass them on and it’s like a cycle that goes on and on.

Inspiration is hidden in the beauty around you. You just need to recapture the beauty and be happy.