Yesterday I turned 58. Now on to 59. By average Indian standards, it is time to retire. And so it is time to take stock.
I take stock of what I have done with my life at the start of new year. And on every birthday. I have done that for many years now.
The story has been no different on each of those occasions.
The ideal way to take stock is to compare one's achievement with one's own potential. Comparing one's achievement with others is at best useful for setting the minimum standards for one to pursue.
Arjuna was arguably, the best performer and the best endowed among all of the Kauravas and Pandavas. He was also easily the greatest warrior of his generation across all of Bharatavarsha, never having tasted defeat in battle all his life.
Arjuna ran his own race. He never contested against his siblings or cousins. Small wonder then that the Lord chose him as His disciple for the Song Divine.
As I approach the end of my professional life, when I compare what I have done with my life with what I possibly could have, I am convinced that it has been pointless. Purposeless.
Loser, in short.
Nanni....Namaskaaram...
I take stock of what I have done with my life at the start of new year. And on every birthday. I have done that for many years now.
The story has been no different on each of those occasions.
The ideal way to take stock is to compare one's achievement with one's own potential. Comparing one's achievement with others is at best useful for setting the minimum standards for one to pursue.
Arjuna was arguably, the best performer and the best endowed among all of the Kauravas and Pandavas. He was also easily the greatest warrior of his generation across all of Bharatavarsha, never having tasted defeat in battle all his life.
Arjuna ran his own race. He never contested against his siblings or cousins. Small wonder then that the Lord chose him as His disciple for the Song Divine.
As I approach the end of my professional life, when I compare what I have done with my life with what I possibly could have, I am convinced that it has been pointless. Purposeless.
Loser, in short.
Nanni....Namaskaaram...
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