Pushing the Envelop

Setting one's expectation in LIFE is important but how far is far enough for one to go in our life journey.....? Are we stopping at the point of acquiring great wealth, achieving success in one career, or at 55years old (retiring age of most Asian)? May be, how do we know whether we could even make it to the magical milestone.... may be one would drop OUT by the road side of the journey ... dead !

It is irony that if we do not push hard in life or push the envelop, we might not achieve anything at all (loser?)..... the question is, how far is enough and at what price....?

Imagine that when we were younger, we did not even think about this as most of us if not all thought we could go on and on and eventually we would be able to grab our life goals without questioning until one day we found ourselves collapsed to our office chair and grasping for air with heart pumping at a speed of more than 100 beat per minute ... and thinking: "Is that it? I did not even have time to get a last will done?"

MJ has achieved so much and yet he had pushed himself so hard that he collapsed in the presence of his own personal physician ..... he had fame and fortune which all of us could only dream of in our life but we all know now that his life journey ended so early at the tender age of just 50s!

Do we slow down now at this point of time and take life easy? If not now, when? I am not sure anybody out there has the answer for this....?

Corporate life is getting tougher each day with thinner resources but workload is not getting lesser! Anyone is expected to double up or even treble up with 21st century career. Can we all take these health threatening challenges especially those senior executives who are not getting younger each day.....?

There is no easy solution, we should pace ourselves and deliver the minimum expected of us everyday and that's it as life is so precious and short! The next thing you know that you ARE already reaching the magical number of 55's and the health alarm bell might sound soon! We need to get a LIFE and get a LIFE soon?

Pushing the envelop to achieve higher success in career or acquiring more wealth might not be the answer... go and get a life and do our best daily to keep our lives going!

"To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom" - Bertrand Russell

Hang in there!