How many have looked at the rising sun and have enthusiastically declared "My life is ahead of me!", only to look back 50 years later at the setting sun asking, "Oh, if only I had done it differently then ... why didn't I take a chance it when I had the opportunity?"
For many, they have chosen to just drift through life, hoping for the best and waiting for life to give them the breaks they feel they deserve. "This just wasn't the plan!" they would groan.
But if you'd ask them, "What was the plan anyway?"
Some would just stare at you with a shrug, while others would mumble, "Well, I dunno ... but it sure ain't supposed to be this!"
But how would you know? If you don't know where you're going, how would you know if you got there or not? If you don't know what you need, how would you know if you got it or not?
Without a goal or a plan, you would just drift aimlessly in life, ending up with things you really don't want or need.
I had a friend from a different country who visited us. He and his wife enjoyed their vacation here, and when the time to go home was near, they decided to buy presents here to bring back home. They decided to shop the day before their flight back.
After they finished shopping and arrived at the house, my friend plopped wearily down on the seat besides me. I asked if he was OK. He said he was fine ... except that he was a little upset and frustrated.
When I asked why, he answered that he and his wife decided to save time in the mall by parting ways. They had an understanding that they were there to buy presents for their friends. He was supposed to buy guy stuff for the men while his wife was supposed to take care of the ladies' stuff.
But while his wife was going around, she met with a couple of lady friends. Naturally, they had to have coffee and a chat. Naturally they had to visit the different bargains. And naturally they had to have those!
When he finally met with his wife and they were inside the taxi, his wife was telling him about all the steals and deals she bought for herself. When he asked what he bought for their friends, her eyes just grew wide, her fingers covered her lips, and only one word came from her mouth - "Oops!"
She forgot the plan. No wonder my friend was a little miffed. They couldn't go back. They'd spent their shopping budget. All they had left was what they needed to fly back home. They didn't want to go back. They were too tired to do so.
So does a plan really guarantee you'd get everything you want?
Not really. But planning and achieving only 50 percent of what you're aiming for is better than aiming at nothing and achieving 100 percent of that!
Remember that piece of conversation between Alice and the Cheshire Cat in Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland?"
"Chesire Puss," she began, rather timidly, ... "Would you tell me, Please, which way I ought to go from here?"
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat.
"I don't much care where -" said Alice
"Then it doesn't matter which way you go," said the Cat.
Nuff said!
Cheers!
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