Being in control….
It is the ones that you think can give you what you need, that control you….
‘Need’ is but a justifiable form of ‘Want’…. and like Peter Drucker said “Human wants are unlimited”!
Add to that the overbearing feeling, that if anyone but you controls you, you will (eventually) feel controlled to a point of suffocation…
The three options that you then have are:
- Get to a point where you have everything that you want… but… “Human wants are unlimited”! Which means that you will end up in an infinite loop of wants and quasi-fulfillments….
- Realize that you really don’t need anything… which realistically amounts to not living in the real world (a few eastern monks will explain this better than I can).
- Living in the world and being in control….
So, how do you stay in control while managing to live in the real world?
Let’s repeat the statement:
“It is the ones that you think can give you what you need, that control you”….
Realize therefore, that you are the only one that can truly give you what you want…. in fact, you are the only one that wants to give you what you want!
Work for your growth without wasting your time toiling behind sweet talkers! It’s not that they are conniving or uncaring…. it’s just that they are working for themselves as well, as they should!
We live in a capitalistic world. How useful are you? How useful is someone else to you? Can you put these two together to maximize your ability to meet your want while staying true to the universal code of ethic? And are you smart enough to guard yourself from those that you might encounter that do not share the same value system?
It may not seem easy for the naive… but for the thoroughbred, this is a very effective way of life… This is the only way to live in the real-world, meaning… interacting with everyone around you… while being in control of what you get and when you get it….
And if something does not go your way at any level, realize that there is some learning due… but you are still in control, for you have not given the control of your dreams, your goals and your life to someone else!
Simply put… You must work, for getting you what you want… and that is the only way you stay in control!
Control your work… and you will be in control!
