“Spring has passed,
Summer has gone
And winter is here.
And the song that I meant to sing remains unsang.
I have spent my days stringing and unstringing my instrument.”
Translated from Sanskrit, these words were written by a man whose heart was filled with regrets over a life half lived. Rather than singing the great song he was destined to sing, he spent his days preparing and waiting until things were perfectly right before he acted – “stringing and unstringing his instrument,” in his words. Well the above prelude simply affirms my thoughts on excessive preparation. I ascribe to the aphorism that travelling is what makes a journey, not merely the talk of travel. To swim is plunge into the river, not lingering by the bank. That too much stage setting more often than not ruins execution.
So picture this, to start your business you spend substantial time and dime putting up your paperwork together including market research, licenses and all that. Fatefully so when on the verge of commencement, your products get banned or for some reason your venture won’t just pick up. At the end of the day, you are likely to bear more torment not because you couldn’t break even but rather coz you drained more resources preparing as opposed getting going. Well that’s exactly what happens when we excessively scheme for that cocktail dinner, presentation or date. Somehow the final outcome doesn’t suffice all the efforts put into getting ready.
While not advocating for spontaneity per se, methinks it’s fairer we spare our minds the fortnight grindstone on what dress and hairstyle to put on for a colleague’s wedding or revising for a CAT that’s in a month’s time to come. Yes how about we figure out crossing the bridge when we get to the river bed. Essentially trying to counter anticipated challenges only magnifies an imaginary burden. It’s better to start. Even with fear, with doubt, while trembling start. Start small, start now, just start and you’ll be amazed at how superbly you can handle challenges in practical sense. With time like me, you’ll get to appreciate more that humble beginnings still count and the good things in life take time.
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