Dearest Darling Friends,
We go to a restaurant. We are presented a feedback form. We visit a webpage. We are encouraged to post our comments. (Even we, in Life School, do that. When you post your comments, it helps us to improve).
We listen to a song and we can rate that song and express our views on it. You watch a serial and your opinions are presented as a valuable tool to make a difference in the participant’s life.
Unknowingly, it has become our need to give a feedback (good or bad) on things, people and events. We have made it the major shareholder of the mind, emotions and intelligence.
We can no more enjoy a flower for it is a flower, now we need to judge its beauty in comparison to the one we saw earlier. Most of us have lost the ability to simply enjoy a paani-puri. We compare it with the one place where we relish the taste and we make sure everyone present around us, is hearing our opinion.
As much as we crave to give a feedback, we are sensitive to the opinion of others.
Our peace, our happiness, largely depends on what others do to us and say about us. Even worse, the decisions of our life depend on the current trends and fads.
“In this huge complex web of opinions, what keep us stable, focussed, and centred is the awareness of our Objectives.When we are clear about our objectives, feedbacks help us to grow. Baseless comments or bad behaviour does not affect us much. Setbacks do not stop us.”
Our excitement and enthusiasm is no more at the mercy of others. We are strong because of our focus is on our objectives.
You plan to go on a drive with your loved ones because you want to be with them. The plan changes and it is decided to go for a dinner. When you remember the objective was not the drive but time with your loved one, the dinner is enjoyed to the hilt. Otherwise, there will be sadness in the air even if the dinner is brilliantly tasty.
When my objective is to inspire my loved ones, I do not indulge in activities that will give opposite results.
When my objective is to be in the ‘RIGHT’ company, I have to drop a few relationships that pull me down, emotionally and socially, even when it means I am out of ‘the group’.
When my objective is to have good health nothing in the world can push me towards an unhealthy lifestyle even when people are sarcastic.
When my objective is to be peaceful, I do not nurture painful memories but focus on the learnings from those experiences and live a wiser life.
When I am clear about the objective of my life, decision-making no more remains challenging. Even the biggest of decisions are easy to take.
Wise people have said, ‘When our eyes are on the sun, we can no longer see the shadow’. When my objectives are clear I no more blame, complain or give excuses when faced with failures / obstacles.
Do commit to things and relationships that are in sync with your objectives. Success that matters to you, will embrace you. You will look back and love yourself for the way you have lived your life.
Lets live OBJECTIVELY.
What are ‘your’ objectives?
Whatever happens ---- “Keep Moving”.
With love, prayers and objectivity,
naren
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