How many times we wonder - Yun hota toh kya hota? i.e what if? How many times we become harsh on ourselves for not making right choices. We blame fate, destiny and our ignorance. We fail to understand that any information is incomplete and is distorted by prejudices. In spite of this, one has to make decisions all the time and hope that results are in our favour. Unfortunately, Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.
Decisions are good or bad only in hindsight. Decision are more often than not rationalized in hindsight. Future is uncertain and uncertainty is scary. We all love the idea of pre-concieved plans, but often forgets that most stories are made coherent by connecting the dots backwards. If we read about any success story which is told sincerely, we'll identify that to what extent was it influenced by luck and how things just fell in place. Nobody goes out with a plan to build a Microsoft, Google or a Facebook. Mere smartness doesn’t guarantee success.
Besides ones knowledge, skills, experience and other talents, a lot depends on variables, be it people, place, time, to which, perhaps you have some or no control of. Gita also emphasizes on the Karma and not the result. Achievements and outcomes are not in ones hand, only the action is. According to Gita, Gyan Yogi doesn’t blame anyone for his situation. He knows, that his fortune/misfortune is dependant on many factors, not all of which are in his control. He simply takes charge of what situation he is in and focuses on what he can do, never letting anxiety of failure pull him back or confidence of success making him arrogant. He realizes that one must act and take corrective measures based on information in hand.
Decisions are good or bad only in hindsight. Decision are more often than not rationalized in hindsight. Future is uncertain and uncertainty is scary. We all love the idea of pre-concieved plans, but often forgets that most stories are made coherent by connecting the dots backwards. If we read about any success story which is told sincerely, we'll identify that to what extent was it influenced by luck and how things just fell in place. Nobody goes out with a plan to build a Microsoft, Google or a Facebook. Mere smartness doesn’t guarantee success.
Besides ones knowledge, skills, experience and other talents, a lot depends on variables, be it people, place, time, to which, perhaps you have some or no control of. Gita also emphasizes on the Karma and not the result. Achievements and outcomes are not in ones hand, only the action is. According to Gita, Gyan Yogi doesn’t blame anyone for his situation. He knows, that his fortune/misfortune is dependant on many factors, not all of which are in his control. He simply takes charge of what situation he is in and focuses on what he can do, never letting anxiety of failure pull him back or confidence of success making him arrogant. He realizes that one must act and take corrective measures based on information in hand.
2 comments:
Only karma is in ur control, that's the whole gist. However, one must not expect on the results as said in Gitaji.
Give the details with few examples of Ambani, Facebook, Google, Orkut, Flipcart, Etc.
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