“Pa,
how would you define success?” I asked. He answered, “It depends on what lens you’re
going to use.”
Well,
there are in numerous statements that could and would describe success. Our
perspective about it is actually dependent on who are we and how we view ourselves.
For a farmer, success may be a bountiful harvest. For a businessman, success
means high return of investments. For a doctor, success is seeing patients
being cured. For a mother, success means watching your kids grow and be successful.
For a student, success may be passing an exam after a night-long review. For a
friend, success means seeing your friend success as well.
One
of the greatest lie here on earth is this: “Why do we wake up every morning? To
go to school and learn. So that someday, we’ll get a nice job and be
financially secure.” But no, that is no simple. The time we went to school, we have
met people who have let us experience so much things. They even contributed to
find who we really are – our talents, abilities, and even our greatest fears. In
the workplace, we have experienced tons of frustrations that lately shaped us
as a resilient person. Basically, there is so much more in our everyday
routine. In there, we create possibilities.
So,
what to do now? Here’s a few tip: (Life lessons I learned after dealing with
some personal issues)
1. Understand
that there is so much more than what you simply do today. It could be something
for better or for worse.
2. Do
not magnify your weakness and failures.
3. Stop
meditating about the number of people who caused you betrayals and rejections.
4. Understand
that success and failure are not opposite.
5. Every
time you feel so down, just think that it is part of growing up and part of
gearing up for bigger purposes.
6. Remember,
“The reason why successes are not coming to pass is that because the series of
tests are not yet done.”
7. God
didn’t put you up in that situation because of nothing.
8. You
can’t do it with your own.
9. Some
people are convinced and has lived a life accepting that they were failure and they
were born to fail. A very big no.
10. Just
live the life – love and laugh. Fulfill your purpose.
Our life is a bumpy road of trials and triumphs, defeats and victories, hurts
and happiness, rejections and acceptance, frustrations and contentment. Basically,
life is just like that. So, if I were you, I’ll not be stuck in the four
corners of my bedroom, I’ll explore outside.
