“Do what best you can do today
thinking that there is no tomorrow. While learning think that you live longer
and while sharing knowledge think that today is the last day in life. You will
never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for
the meaning of life.” - Albert Camus
There are people who look at rewards
rather than putting their efforts. There are people who put efforts and look
for instant outcomes. There are people who put in their efforts and wait for
results to come. There are people who invest their efforts and don’t bother for
rewards. Which category do you belong?
If you belong to the fourth category
you are the right person to lead happily in this world without any concerns. Unfortunately
most people belong to the first, second and third categories. Lord Shri Krishna
preached in the epic Mahabharata, “Do your duty; reward is not thy concern.”
That means, man must put in his efforts and should not concern much on
outcomes. God gave us life and our duty is to work the best way we can because
He is there to take care of us.
When Abraham Lincoln was delivering
his speech he was spotted by a member of the Republican Party in America and was
asked to contest the Presidential elections. Republicans never tasted political
power in America until then. They were
on the look out for the right candidate to lead the party as the country was in
major challenges at time. They liked the humble background and the oratory of
Abraham Lincoln and chose him to lead the party. He contested elections and he was the first
Republican to become the President of America.
For Abraham Lincoln, delivering
speeches was part of his duty, and he did it with excellence. For Lincoln,
excellence was an attitude and whatever he undertook he did his best. His father
was a cobbler and was expert in his job and excelled in his work. Lincoln was
proud of his father although he was a cobbler.
The essence out of these examples is to do your job properly so that you
will be spotted and slotted at the right place and at the right time thus
achieving success and touching your tipping point in your life. Similarly, Barack Obama was spotted by
Democrats and was asked to lead the party as he rose from humble origins and was
also a great orator, and believed in delivering his best unmindful of the
outcomes. His excellence in his work led him to lead second term as the
President of America.
From the examples of these two
American Presidents it becomes clear that everyone has to do work
sincerely. And results will follow of naturally
thus overtaking the tons of trials and tribulations people undergo in their
lives. In my professional life, I follow
Winston Churchill’s message - "We make a living by what we get, but we
make a life by what we give." I
deliver my best as a teacher, trainer and author to make a difference in the
lives of others. It gives me a great satisfaction and provides meaning to my
life.
To conclude, do your best irrespective
of the industry or the sector or the area you are into without overly
concentrating on your outcomes. And I am sure you will find amazing outcomes
one fine day that would overtake the tons of trials and tribulations that you
have undergone during your lifetime, and finally taking you to the top of the
world.
Good luck!
“You must have control of the
authorship of your own destiny. The pen that writes your life story must be
held in your own hand.” - Irene C. Kassorla
Life is great!
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