Do Not Try

Throughout our life we are told to try. You will never know until you try. Try and great things can happen to you. So on and on.

Is it really the trying that gets results? I will try to be more patient, I will try to stay on my diet, I will try to work harder, I will try to wake up earlier, I will try to give up smoking. How many of these have you tried and gained success?

The Company, Nike, said it best when they used the slogan 'Just Do It'. Do not try, just do it. Either you do or you don't do. Its as simple as that. There is no trying. There is no mid way.

Either you plunge head on or don't take the leap at all.

When you set your mind and spirit on doing, there is no looking back. All the forces of the universe back you when you set your mind on doing. More often that not, you will achieve what you set out to do. Success or failure in the task is another thing. That depends on your skill and hard work.

But you will ultimately be able to do what you set out to do. That is guaranteed. Trying gives no guarantee. Trying is a way of saying to yourself that you do not believe. Its like saying to yourself 'Gosh, I don't know, maybe I will, may I won't. Lets see what happens'.

Either do it or don't do it. Don't pretend to try.

Cookbook for Life

Don't we all wish we had a 'Cookbook for Life'? One that would contain recipes for all our problems, for all the situations and challenges in our life.

Detailed recipes to create a mouth watering life! Wow!

Armed with such a book, we will never have to make mistakes, never have to experiment and never have to deal with failure. Whenever we face a situation, we whip out our 'Cookbook for Life', search through the index and go to the corresponding page. We simply follow the instructions and voila, instant solutions and success.

Guaranteed satisfaction. Each recipe has been tried and tested.

Would that really be great? Is that what life is all about?

Your individual experiences make up your life. That's what defines you and makes you unique. It makes your life, 'your' life.

If we knew exactly what to do each time, wouldn't life be monotonous? What would we learn and how would we grow as individuals? Yes, I agree that initially it will feel great to know how to deal with anything. However, I assure you, sooner or later extreme boredom will set in. There will nothing left to experience in our life. How would that feel?

Our mistakes, successes, failures and experiences make our life exciting. It makes us use our mind and explore its potential. We are born on Earth to grow as individuals, to realise the best within us.

Make the journey of life your own and cherish every moment. You do not want instant solutions, you want life experiences.

Experiences which one day, you can tell your grandchildren when putting them to sleep.