Are you moving in the right direction in life?
Ever wondered whether you're doing the right thing? It
happens often in every upright life. We often wonder if we're moving in the
right direction in life, if we're doing what we should do, and other related
worries.
The truth is: we can't always be right, and it is not
essentially wrong to do the wrong thing so long as the wrong is not deliberate,
and so long as it is recognized.
More often than not we err and fail to or find it
difficult to admit our mistakes, and to apologize for the harm caused. This is
more often than not a product of the drunkenness that is brought about by ego
trip.
Mistakes are permitted because of the possibity of
them being corrected through regret. Therefore a mistake must be followed by an
apology and efforts geared towards its correction. Otherwise, it is wrong. This
issue will be treated in a subsequent article under the caption "HUMILITY
AND GRAVITY".
As human beings, we are imperfect. Almost like
"human" and "imperfect" were synonyms. We are bound to
commit mistakes and these can only be made sense of, if the lesson is given its
due value. Every event of failure comes with a lesson. It is a complete
learning package. Woe betide he who errs without first recognizing their error,
then learning and applying the lesson.
As Thomas Edison said:
"I didn't fail a hundred
times, I only discovered a hundred ways that wouldn't work."
Considering this brilliant quotation, note
should be taken that Edison's failures became a lesson and guide to hundreds of
other learners and researchers.
So should our errors guide our methods and shape our
lives in the right direction.
"Life is all about having an
objective goal and making subjective decisions along the line that guide our
choices and clear our paths toward that perceived goal, which is our
dream." N.
E. Stan Lee.
Subjective here means making suitable decisions
with respect to the prevailing circumstances at any given time. With this in
mind, success is but a matter of time.
To summarize this, I will say subjectivity is servant
to objectivity. The subject is servant to the object. This is the law. Be
objective, and make subjective choices to work towards the accomplishment of
your objective goal. Do you want to remain a subjective person who will only be
used by the smart as a tool to accomplish their objective goals? This happens
to thousands of people as a result of the fear of failure. You can go beyond
that. Set your goals, get to work and fear no failure.
Luck' belongs only to the dreamers.
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