Desire is the root of achievement

Because we have been born we have to think something and live. We have to earn our living. We can't keep quiet. If the desire is there, we'll achieve something. Otherwise, there is no achievement at all.

Buddha told,

"Desire is the root of sorrow"

But the opposite is also true. But it should not go beyond limits. The river should flow between two banks only. It can't cross this side or that side. So desire has margins on both sides ie upper limit is there as also the lower limit.

My desire was to achieve an engineering degree. Now I am retired and am working in the literature field and I want to write for movies the songs and jokes.