Optimism and Faith

Well one of those topics from old times………

Most people that we come across in life have no “glue”, meaning no fixed bearings. That would sometimes mean that people are “unfocused” with not much of mental energy to tackle life’s challenges.

I recently met one of my friends who has given up his corporate job. He was a bit unfocused in the beginning, not entirely prepared to face the challenges which pounce upon once there was no steady life. However, he overcame the hurdles by two things – Faith in himself and God ; and, sheer hard work in making things happen for himself.

He was optimistic about the future all the time. I guess that optimism was fueled by faith and self confidence. More than anything else, he had concentration, i.e., focus on what he wanted to achieve in life.

In combination, these three things – Faith + Optimism/Self-Confidence + Focused Concentration – surely will lead one to achieve the desired things in one’s life. Unfocused, faithless and pessimistic people do not achieve much in life. They constantly crib about everything in life.

Well, that is the thought for this weekend, folks

Cheers,

Vijay Srinivasan
8th Nov 2009
Mumbai