LOOK FORWARD
Erle Frayne Argonza y Delago
If
you enthused trav’ler o’ life truly seeks
For
prosperity’s gains abundance showers
Think
that life’s journey is a stairway climb
Where
there beyond the steps is where you go
Perturb
be not with sights of past a-flow
With
one covered by past glories a-glow
The
other eye bandaged in past pains a-crow
For
being so glued to thy ancient past
Will
you fail to step up stairs in swave vogue
Take
note of pasts as files to archive behind
Your
eyes ought focus only on the destination
One
eye to concentrate on stairway’s end
The
other eye to watch the steps you traverse
The
ones who regale in the past so glued to
End
up in mediocre feats of simpletons
While
those who transfix focus on their big dreams
Are
smartened toughies success brews
[Philippines, 24
April 2010]
REFLECTION
A
mind with a unity of purpose is a mind that can see where to go to wade the
waters of the social world and live a productive life. A scattered brain can
disable the person from moving ahead in life guided by clear goals and a sense
of purpose.
As
I’ve been saying in my notes on craftsmanship and livelihood, to be able to
move ahead with facility, one’s eyes should be set on two (2) matters: (a) one
eye should be set on the goal of the ‘journey’, while (b) the other eye be
focused on the ways & means to attain those goals.
Of
all things that a person should avoid, it is the defeatist act of focusing the
eyes on the past. Try this yourself: focus one eye on all the glories you
achieved in the past, while focus the other eyes on all the pains you’ve gone
through in the past. Anybody who is fixated to the past can never move ahead in
life as expected. Past glories and pains are blinders to the traveler, they are
barriers to moving ahead.
In
my mentoring works, I normally counseled seekers to set goals in life. Planning
tools are available for that purpose, so better procure the utmost benefits
from them. Set your goals with clarity and identify the
strategies/tactics/tools that you will need to achieve those goals. Then
evaluate the sojourn at the end of pre-defined time frames, and appropriately
address those items that weren’t met.
Ra
April
2011
