Continuity is life

     Is satisfaction the beginning of stagnation in one's liife? I don't think so, as it is satisfaction which gets reflected in our love and devotion towards our work which keep us going. Instead, it's a general sense of complacency which devoid us of our vision for a positive movement.

      Complacency comes from a lack of motivation and desire to grow. When we get complacent our productivity suffers and we stop striving for the better. On the other hand, our devotion towards our work reflects our love and appetite for it which grows up with each of our achievements, the achievements which in turn acts as a catalyst in motivating us to pursue our work persistently. As Tendulkar had pointed out earlier that he is happy with his career but not satisfied, which just underscores his appetite and devotion towards his game.

      Satisfaction is inherent in one’s happiness but to be satisfied to a level where one ceases to practice and enjoy his work is to script one’s own stagnation. To avoid coming to a stand still we must continue to love and learn from our work. Learning being a life long process, any thought of having learned enough would make us stop growing and moving forward. Learning regularly is the only way to stay happy and focused. To continue learning we must continue striving and practicing our work.

      Stagnation robs us of our potency and makes us pointless in our approach, just as the still water which gets contaminated after a while and becomes useless. Swami Vivekanand said, “Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached.” Does that mean we can stop when we reach our goal? No. Every time we reach a goal, a newer progressive goal worth achieving awaits our attention, pursuing which becomes a natural way forward for us. Attainment of worthy progressive goals is a continuous process; any decisive halt on our part before or after the attainment of a particular goal will result in our stagnation.

      We should not get disheartened by the obstacles that we may face in reaching our every goal, nor should we flinch ourselves from the hard work. Remember, if we aim right, there would not come a moment of us seeing ourselves coming to an abrupt halt. 

      Love your work; any work done without enthusiasm and passion will never bear the result it should have been otherwise.

      We should, therefore, consciously continue making efforts and let our thoughts remain engaged to our work to avoid stagnation at any stage of our life. The idea is to have a control on our work and not let our work control us. Remember that our efforts may fail, but never fail to make efforts, for they will keep you moving and will surely fetch you results if not today, definitely tomorrow. 

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© 2011 Anchit Barnwal