ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK
In every sphere of life, our goal is to progress. And, for any sort of progress, there are only two barricades: external and internal. The external hurdles are tough to handle. Many a times, they are beyond our control. So, we try our best to overcome them… and, when we realize that they are beyond our control, we let go our futile struggle… we accept the situation, change our route and move on… That, too, is progress… Imagine what would happen, if we do not realize the futility of our struggles and keep breaking our heads against the hard wall… Imagine, if we keep flogging a dead horse hoping that it would come to life… We would stagnate; in fact, we would slide down in life! Outside hurdles are tough to deal with… But, not all of them… Not until we attempt to for a reasonably long period of time. The internal hurdles are our own creations… We create them through our ignorance, attitudes and personalit...