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Denial of Reality is a Costly Affair

How easily we forget, just like a seed life too is all about growth. Everything in life is subject to the test of time and the effect of time on every person, condition, circumstance, you name it, is maturity. 

Future is and will always be a product of the present. To arrive at destination ‘future’ you’ve got to be coming from somewhere (present). In the same way, past has an effect on present and the potential to spill over to the future. But if one is able to arrest the unfavorable effects of the past in the present by employing corrective measures aimed at neutralizing the effects while at the same time taking the right actions in relation to the present, then he/she can be assured of a favorable future. This only confirms that taking control of present is the most important and timeless gift you’ll ever give to your life.


An idea harnessed or an opportunity seized is highly likely to grow into a success story. In the same way a problem ignored or a challenge evaded is equally likely to balloon into disastrous outcome. (Why? Because application of time to anything and everything causes growth and results in maturity.) The former will leave you in celebration while the latter brings nothing but regrets.


When it comes to problems and challenges, human beings have a tendency of hiding their face from reality because it’s more convenient and comfortable to do so at the moment. Naturally, most people would rather lounge in their comfort zones than face the daunting task of solving their problems and challenges in the present. But what they forget is problems and challenges left unresolved only gets bigger, monstrous and severe with time.


Therefore, before you wrap another day, sit down, evaluate your present, mend and patch up where necessary then visualize how you need your future to look like and start taking the necessary steps required to get you there.


They say experience is the best teacher but you don’t have to take the wrong route when the right one is clearly mapped. By the way, experience will certainly teach you but by the time you acquire the vital information, it might be too late.



Tips

  • Never turn a blind eye on reality.
  • Counter problems and challenges with solutions instead of joining the ‘renowned choir of complainers’.

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