Sometimes I ponder upon where I stand today and where I could have been positioned, had I made up my mind – at that very moment when it all mattered. These thoughts keep crossing my intellect, and sometimes befuddle me. Having not-so-big, rational desires is essential for mental satisfaction, and that was my thought process. Ambitious outbursts inadvertently disturbed my inherent focus, but sooner or later they died down like waves receding off the shore.
Middle Class upbringing and being equivocally content and giving the best in whatever one gets – that drove my actions. I would rather succumb to a modest benefit than to risk myself and plunge into a fore seeking advantage. But in all this, I “smiled” and was happy – I was content in my own small world. I avoided and shunned people who tried to belittle my approach towards what I termed as ‘mental sanity’.
But competition and the rat-race hits you one day. It did to me too, though I found a way to deal with it rationally. I do not hope a tad that people reading this shall concur with my means, I may also be scorned off.
I laid hands on a balancing approach – and although it warranted hard work and sleepness nights; it guaranteed unregretful cerebral satisfaction. Neither was I utterly ambitious, nor totally modest. A change that wasn’t too much for a way of thought, but brought in rewards. I deeply kept on focusing on the task at hand, (the foremost priority); but also shifted some of my efforts to a long distant riskier dream. There was less distraction – whether to choose one path over the other – and of course, miniscule dilemma.
Focus proves the key here! Rather than procrastinating and moving in roundabouts – you have to choose your way! No confusions allowed. When you see your dream and what you want to achieve, wholeheartedly reciprocate your actions to make that tangible. It doesn’t really matter which path you walk upon, (except when it’s unethical, of course). Your efforts will show you the way. So make a Start and Focus!
Amen!
