The suspense of tomorrow kills. It also gives us the reason to live. While we might be excited to know the future, we will lose the excitement if it is revealed to us. Yes, at times we might have sleepless nights as some worries can create a havoc but that’s the price we need to pay for keeping the suspense alive. The efforts we make to have a successful ending will lose its relevance if the result is known beforehand. If we know the future there will be nothing left to achieve. Leave the urge to know it all. Sometimes, an unknown companion can help you stay on course.
There are benefits if you are good at what you do. You will be called successful. Alot of people will follow you and will try to emulate you. There is also a cost for being the best in your field. Among your followers will be few who will watch your every move with suspicion. They will make it a point to pick your imperfections and highlight it. They will seek attention by criticising you. Have an eye on them and their feedback but don’t give them to much weight. They are not worth your attention. Keep doing the good work. Focus on the many who are inspired, not the few who have selfish interests.
Being positive is good but its overdose can become a liability. To remain positive all the time is overrated. The effort to look at everything with optimism can make people irritated when things don’t go their way. Trying to control emotions may not be the right thing. It is perfectly alright to feel differently at different times. A little anger and being upset at times can actually help us keep a good balance in life. Being positive is good. Being obsessed with it is not.
Some people are born to live for others. Even if they can live a comfortable life, they go out of their way to help others. No, they don’t do it for rewards and recognition. In fact, they avoid the limelight. They live a simple life but they help people become extraordinary personalities. They don’t solicit others to take their advice but always available when someone look for their guidance. In this selfish world, they are the angels of God.
Everything is measured in success. So unfortunate. After a while, what starts as a passion becomes a burden because of the pressure created by the environment around us. Even if we deducted to the cause, we succumb to the way people judge us. But then, isn’t this also a self created issue? If we are not bothered how the world perceives us and our work is judged, we can continue to engage in things that gives us happiness. Why allow others to rate our passion? Everyone’s happiness quotient could be different. Isn’t being happy good enough?
When people come for your advice, offer them what you think is best for them. Even if they can beat you in your own game, let it be. When people trust you and bet their life on your advice, you have a lot of responsibility. Even if one such life leads a great life by implementing your advice, it will be worth it. It will require a lot of courage to do this. Initially, you will think it’s a bad idea. When you grow older, it will seem to be the only thing worth doing. Everyone thinks of becoming great. Few live to make other lives meaningful.
Do not dig deep into other people’s life. It will only result in more trouble. Everyone has a past. Some of it is not worthy of being talked about. It doesn’t mean that person should stand trial for it in the present. It is easy to find mistakes and become judgemental. Also, before you do it, go deep down the memory lane and ask yourself; are you clean? What if someone else question you on the lesser known things about you? So, stay clear of other people’s past. Give them life.
Sometimes, it is not about money. Many a times, it is about living your passion. It is about doing something which can inspire other lives and benefit the mankind. Sometimes, a smile you bring on someone’s face can light up your own. The motivation you give to others can encourage yourself. You cannot value it in monetary terms. Sometimes, it may be difficult to justify such acts. But then, justification is required by those who judge others, not by those who are independent in their thoughts.
It will merge together all at once. Years of hard work and your relationships will suddenly combine together and create a new peak for you. Even you wouldn’t be able to see it coming. It will take you to a different tangent. The growth will come in a multiplier effect. You will become the centre of attraction. You will wonder how it all happened. Don’t be surprised. It won’t be a miracle. The credit will be all yours. While you are too focussed on your work, the world is looking at you. One day the curtains will be lifted and you will find the audience waiting for you.
