Anecdote #28

Now that I am out of school I get to hear a lot about people’s dreams, desires and ambitions. After talking to many individuals I realised there was one common factor in almost all of them which was fixation. They were fixated on colleges, professions, plans etc. I have used the word fixation after a lot of thought because I observed that there was a lack of open mindedness. There is a looming possibility that we may not get what we want which is often forgotten. When this happens it takes no time for disappointment to turn into depression. What’s the harm in keeping some options open, focus is important but the world is not perfect. It’s tough to be the absolute best, there is always someone who is better, can work harder and may know how to work smarter. There exists a very thin line between focus and fixation. Our obsession with certain things take the best of us and soon we start to lose the capability to deal with failure. Life has a bigger plan but our egos cloud our ability to see that. Aim for the best but if it doesn’t happen leave to God the rest. Stop looking down on other options just because they come in second our third. At the end of the day what matters is how you make most of an opportunity. It’s best to start learning to deal with challenges now other wise we’ll be making life tougher for ourselves. Don’t let your own self become the biggest hurdle in your life. Open your mind to exploration, maybe you’ll find a path you had never expected to set foot on in the first place.