When there is no clear path or when the compass is spinning wildly it is probably best to stay wheer you are and wait for the mist to clear, the ground to stabilise. Doggedly pursuing one's goals is always easy... you see the target, you see. Problem is when you are not sure what you are seeing is... the target or a mirage.
We are all inherently hopeless optimists says Nassim Talib (the Black swan theorist), We never want to believe bad things can happen, plans can fail, accidents may happen, etc etc. And therefore we err in our planning. Ok so lets say we start a new way of planning. Paint the darkest picture possible for a life of misery and despair , lets call this BLACK. Now imagine how you would find sanity and happiness in this BLACK world. Consider each spot of happiness as a dot of white and keep adding those dots...make them larger bring them closer and slowly you are getting shades of grey. The more white dots you can bring in and the longer they last you will be pushing towards a WHITE world a world of joy and happiness. Now all of us are living in a GREY world and to retain our sanity and a balance of life it is imperative that we stay in the grey. Too close to white and we will be blinded, too close to black and we will be in darkness.
I am 46 yrs old, definitely past my prime in most things. How can i be expecting to turn things around in the next ten years. Should i now conserve so as to live a decent grey or should i give it a last hurray before setting the throttles to cruise. So many questions, answers grey. Hope remains...white
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