WAITING FOR A HIGHWAY — Impediment to Progress

WAITING FOR A HIGHWAY Impediment to Progress O mar Abdullah is the Chief Minister of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. In an interview with The Times of India (December 1, 2014), he was asked why there is still no development in his state. He referred to a lack of ‘roads’ in his state and said: “We are waiting for the four-lane Jammu-Srinagar highway.” There is a general lesson in this answer: Everyone is waiting for a supposed “four-lane highway”. Every person has developed the obsession that he needs a “highway” before he can progress in life. As soon as he would acquire that highway, he would be able to start running towards his future unimpeded and reach his destination quickly. This waiting psyche is a common feature of every man and woman. Everyone is unaware of that opportunity which is presently available to him or her. Every person feels that they can play a heroic role in life, provided they were given that required highway. But, this kind of thinking goes against the laws of nature. Nature follows its own laws and not anyone’s obsession. This is a serious problem in the life of every man and woman. Due to this phenomenon everyone lives in ‘waiting’. No person is free of this psyche. Everyone is waiting for the train, which will never arrive. Don’t wait for the moment; rather discover the opportunity that is already present, and avail it with wise-planning. The only successful strategy of life is in the acceptance of reality. It is reality that prevails and not anyone’s personal whim. Don’t wait for the moment; instead every moment try to discover the opportunity that is already present, and avail it with wise planning. In this way, you will surely find an entry into the list of super-achievers. The definition of a wise man and that of an unwise man is very simple. One who lives in his own mind is an unwise person, and one who knows