The year 2007 is about halfway through; and I have watched with keen interest a lot of goings-on around me. From the 2007 General Elections to the choice of what my immediate neighbours eat, I have noticed in everything that MANY PEOPLE DO THINGS WITHOUT FULLY CONSIDERING THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR ACTIONS.
In the literature on success, one thing that cuts across - which in fact is like the golden rule of prosperity - is the principle of Cause and Effect. The timelessness and infallibiblity of this principle were perhaps the reason why Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same old things and expecting different results.
But then, the majority of people in the society live in near-absolute oblivion of this all-powerful principle. I just read yesterday in Robert Greene's Joost Elffers book 48 Laws of Power that you do not judge your enemies by their intentions but by the consequences of their actions. The lesson, for me, in that is to consider an enemy weak , though he looks strong, if his actions bear little consequence; and to consider him strong, though he looks weak, if his actions bear great consequences. In the same way, everything to do or say should be considered on the basis of the long-run consequences and not immediate implications. Regrettably, many people seem not to think like that!
Could that be the reason why the society seems to comprise more vanquished than victors? Might that explain why many work so hard and yet live below poverty line?
In the next few weeks, I intend to share parts of a book I have worked on since 2004. I believe the question of success is more than what we dream, it's more about how and what we think and do: ATTITUDE and ACTIONS. I challenge you, therefore, to look forward to ACTIONS OF SUCCESS-MINDED PEOPLE and put across your comments.
