Meditating on the obvious

It is often aggravating to witness a dream not come into it's fruition. Despite your efforts for the same - there is always some lame factor which would force you to re-align or re-think your entire approach.

Sometimes, the greatest most depressing thing that could happen to you is to see everything that you've been working so hard for not come true. It's often times the lack of foresight or you being impaired by your self-pride that causes your planning to break down.

I recently have a realization over the fact that despite our best efforts, we can only guarantee a part of what would happen to us - this means that all we can really do is do our part and hope that everything will fall in place.

The difference between those who succeed and those that don't is their resilience. Being able to accept a setback despite all good wishes, is a clear sign that you're more likely to succeed than the next guy, in the long run.

I, unfortunately, have to acquire that trait the hard way.

For the most part, we've all been taught that in this life - it always pays to play hard to succeed.

We are trained to go for the kill to claim your stake at victory... nothing can be farther than the truth.

I'm just beginning to understand that life is actually more like a game of monopoly. Where you basically try to out maneuver the guy into completing an entire color block. Of course like in life, it's not always a straight forward proposition - you'd have to go through several propositions and talks, and hope that the other player sees things your way. In other words, the first one to master the art of compromise, wins.

Life, I think, is a lot more to do with talking rather than acting.

If you'd let yourself see through all the glare, you'd realize that the ranks of those whose names are etched in Forbes or Fortune magazines are those whose skills extend far more than their professional disciplines. These are the people whose made compromise a part of their skills.

There was once a statement that, looking back would have saves me a lot of years of soul searching, if I would've just given it the understanding it so much deserves.

The saying goes like this... "There is nothing in life that can't be resolved with a simple dialog"

Let that sink in for some time and try to look back in your life asking this question - when was the last time I compromised at something to achieve my goals...?