The day and the night, the
wave and the ebb, all reminds us that life is not just one long run, but a
series of ups and downs. For every sunset there is a sunrise. Imagine, if we
were to keep guessing, at every sunset, whether the sun will rise tomorrow, our
life will be a total mess. We all believe and trust in the higher power of
existence. Life like nature has a few predictive patterns.
However there are a few
un-predictive happenings too. The Tsumani, the Cyclone the Earth Quake all
arrive uninformed. Similarly in life a few of un-predictive things happen. The
secret to cope up with such situations is “being prepared”.
In the early days, in extremely cold countries
like Russia, people fed themselves heavily, when they got food, so that they
are physically prepared to survive the starvation in winter months. It is only
after man invented methods to preserve and store food, did people start eating
food, just for the day. This has been the foundation for our civilization. May
be, this gave birth to the saying, “Make hay while the sun shines”.
Most of us are in our young
ages, where we are working hard and earning well. Let us make use of this prime
stage of our life to save money for our retirement days. In other words,
harness the power of your predictive and un-predictive events, of our future.
To save money for our future is to understand the volatility of life patterns.
Let your life style be of
that which you can sustain all through your days. When you are tempted to raise
your life style, think twice and ask yourself is it sustainable. Progress is
essential, but let be one step at a time. Let no blow, be too heavy in your
life.
Happy Reading,
D. Senthil Kannan
Article Dated Feb 2006