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Life has been so multidimensional; I have been thinking many times about why life is both unpredictable and sometimes predictable. There are times when you take risks and you feel it's the best decision you've ever made, and there are times when you take that same risk again, and in the end, you will feel regretful about it.
Not taking risks in life is just another risk on its own. So there is always a choice to make. It's either you are getting it right or you are getting it wrong. One thing I have realized about life is that you can't tell or judge others, maybe from their appearance or actions.
A number 6 to you might just be a number 9 to someone else. With these, I have come to know that no matter what you do in life, you just have your own path to tread, you have your own pace to walk, no comparison with what others experience.
The moment I realized all of these, I had to be assured that my experience would be much more different from those around me. We might be destined to meet each other along the journey of life, but I have this background understanding that there is no competition with anyone.
I might have aspirations and feel motivated to be a better version of myself, but that doesn’t leave room for greediness and envy. I have told myself several times that no matter the position I find myself in, there are surely a lot of people above me, and there are a lot of them below me, too.
When I look at the ones above, I get to dream greater, but in pursuit of that greatness, I have also considered those below me, who are also looking up to me. With this, I have gotten something like a brake that reduces my speed and keeps me on a moderate level.
Another important lesson I get to learn about life is that no matter what you do, you can't satisfy humans; they always want more from you, and the moment you fail to give in to their expectations, then you have actually turned into a bad person.
So ever since I got to understand this fact about humans, I have practised being cautious when dealing with people. I take the time to understand the nature of those I am dealing with. With this, I have been able to navigate my way through the insatiable want of humans.
All is vanity. I have heard countless times that time waits for no one, and even in this our world is just a temporary abode. Nothing is permanent. So I can say it's just about vanity. But no matter how much vanity is involved in the world, I won’t make myself a victim of poverty because it's just a temporary world.
I want to make my temporary stay in this world really worth it. That in the end I can look back at my life and say “I lived the life I am pleased with”.
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