My 6th…
23 May 2006.. Time is indeed running out.. Deadlines pushing nearer and nearer .. Exams approaching.. Work targets pressurising.. I like the pressure I think.. In fact I work better when under pressured as compared to having a free and easy time.
Well that’s me.. Nothing seems to faze me these days and I wonder if thats a good thing? It’s good to be confident I guess but like I always say.. there’s a thin line between confidence and arrogance. I am afterall only a man and not an immortal.
I’ve been thinking about a subject recently.. " How does one measure his success?" Is it from the size of the house that one is staying in? Or how much one earns annually? or perhaps even the type of car that a person drives? This is perhaps from a materialistic point of view. An alternative view would be a happy family with 2 kids and a wife, whole family staying under one roof. A mundane life that would be very fulfilling for some. Contentment is the key I guess.
Pertaining to this issue I would like to quote a verse from "Legend Of Speed 2" At the jetty in a little rural area in Thailand, a father gives his son some good advice. He says" In life there are times when you have to speed forward bravely without fear of failure and there will be times when you have to slow down; now is not the time for you to slow down"
To put is simply I would say pursue your dreams without fear of failure when you are young for when you are old it will be time for you to slow down. It is better to have tried and failed then wonder about what could have been. Live life without regrets. Always remember that in life, its all about choices. Even if one refuses to make a choice, that in itself is a choice.
I feel that the success of a man is best measured when he has tried his best for his family and loved ones to give them as comfortable a life as he can afford.
To his frens, he displays loyalty, sincerity, integrity and most of all honesty.
But he would be most successful if he could help improve the lives of the poor, the physically challenged, the underprivileged kids, the sick and most of all the elderly.
My 8cts worth of thoughts..
