These are two words that shouldn’t be separated from each other. Self is a word that refers to a person while drive is an adjective meaning an act of moving something. These words when combined together mean a person moving towards something. We are living in a dynamic world where everything is in motion and the faster you are the more apt you become. The economy is going up, life is become expensive. Those who do not struggle remain poorer and poorer while those who are self driven are getting richer and richer. The gap between the rich and the poor is becoming too shaming. So the question is, are you self driven or driven by life?
The majority lie in the latter, which is saddening. But the most interesting thing about it is that, we wait until things get too hard to bear for us to take an initiative. It is quite true that you might never see the light until you experience darkness. I personally agree with this. It happened to me once. When you fail in something it does not mean it is the end of the world. Failure is an open door to greater things. Every successful person must have started somewhere. Life is not always smooth; it has its own ups and downs. Those who are down might think that those at the top don’t know what is happening beneath them. They have been there before. It takes a self driven person to reach at the top.
Interesting perspective. It's such a pity that many people simply allow life to drive them without any concious effort at taking control. They are like hapless sea weeds, that float on the surface without any foot hold, and open to the vargaries of the open sea.
ReplyDeleteLife, and indeed, destiny itself, needs to be held in the hand, molded, and shaped into success. This is the only way that human prosperity will be assured.
Spread the good tidings, V!!