Where am I Going?

A horse came galloping quickly down the road. It seemed as though the man had somewhere important to go. Another man, who was standing alongside the road, shouted,"Where are you going?" and the man on the horse replied,"I don't know! Ask the horse!"

A man who was traveling in a foreign land stopped on a crossroad and asked an elderly person, "Where does this road take me?" The elderly person asked,"Where do you want to go?" The man replied,"I do not know." The elder said, "Then you can take any road. What difference does it make?"

These anecdotes bring out an important point for life. If we don't know where we are going, we are not likely to reach anywhere worthwhile. This is why we need to set goals and be aware of them. Goals provide a direction to channelize our energy. Enthusiasm without such a direction is like diffused energy that leads to drifting and frustration.

We know the power of focus in life. On a bright sunny day, the most powerful magnifying glass will not light paper if you keep moving the glass. But if you focus and hold it, the paper will light up. When we work with a goal firmly in mind, we can take advantage of focus and concentration. Without a goal, we will not know what to focus on.

Imagine you are in a football match, with all the players ready with full enthusiasm to play the game, and then you take away the goal posts. What will happen to the game? There will be no fun left. How do you score? How do you know when you have scored?

So, get into a habit of setting up goals and working to realize them. The positive difference that it brings to your life will be visible almost immediately. You cannot imagine of boarding a plane or train with no knowledge of where it is going; then why go through the journey of life without having a destination in mind?

Ask yourself this question, "Where am I going?"