how to help a friend?
do nothing
sometime around this hour next week i would be arriving in delhi. quite a scary thought to be honest. well maybe the word to use is not scary, more of nervous since there are so many uncertainties thrown into the equation. my boss not being there, the vp being there (!), meeting the people i've been liaising for a month and a half now. hope everything goes as planned...
anyway last sunday i was having another one of those long chats with my friend about life, his life mostly. seems like he's in one big junction, just graduated and what's next? hmmm~ yeah what's next. the newspaper repeatedly mentions that the job market is very hot but there are still people who are having difficulties, even clinching the first step of an interview invitation.
sometimes what you need is to let go... there are so many things that we want, so many things we wish to achieve but i think in order to get the first step in those junctions there are times when you just need to close your eyes and pray that your decision is the right one. i'm probably one of those people who dislike uncertainty, usually i'll prepare a list of things to hedge against these uncertainties in case they go horribly wrong. unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) in life, there are those moments whereby your list is basically redundant.
there are times when we worry. worry of failing. worry of not achieving the expectations set. worry of disappointments. worry that we make the right decisions.
i was just sitting down by the pool just now thinking who actually judges if a decision is right or wrong? you will only know if your pick is right/wrong when you have close the last chapter of your life i think. failures and losers. who created them? who named them? each and everyone of us is one at least at one point of time in our lives. those unfortunate moments only make you savour the success even more~
don't worry of disappointing other people, worry if you might disappoint yourself. just do what you feel right, pray on it and never look back. the biggest disappointment in life might be regret. so just stick to your decision and push through. consistency is the key. and don't forget in those moments when you're most fragile - learn to let go.....