Gone are the days when people waited for months to get a
telephone connection or a car. Today, we are getting hardwired to want
things-NOW. Whole world is running towards instant gratification. Be it old or
young, rich or poor all are being driven by the powerful force of wanting thing
the very moment, they desire.
This is being fueled by the things around:
ATM - moment the card is inserted, money
is OUT.
Call Dominos and pizza is delivered
right at your doorstep within 30 minutes.
And many more start ups working on
convenience…..
People have started
hating to wait for anything. In this scenario, working on some goals today for the results
to be obtained much later is becoming that much more difficult.
Ayush had decided to be one of the best guitarist in the
town and wanted to be part of the Kaliedoscope concert. He received an electric
guitar from his father as a surprise birthday gift! Few
days after his
birthday, his Dad was inquiring with Ayush about the progress.
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Dad – When is your audition for Kaliedoscope concert?
Ayush – After a 6 months dad
Dad – And how’s your practice going on?
Ayush – Cool dad. Actually before kaleidoscope, we have
performance in the school, where I can be in better position to evaluate .
Ayush was attending classes on the weekends. He did it
regularly for few weeks. But due to monotonous positioning of fingers and neck
and darned lessons, he got too much bored. School event took place and Ayush
couldn’t perform that well. This came as a shocker to Ayush. He thought about what went wrong.
Dad – What happened?
He knew the reason for the failure.
Ayush – Dad , I bunked few classes as I got bored and was
playing cricket.
Dad – But , then what about your dream of becoming the best
guitarist? Each passing day you either move closer towards achieving your goal
or move further away from that goal.
Ayush – Yeah dad I know.
Dad – How important is that audition and the concert for
you?
Ayush – It is very important Dad. Most of the popular
guitarists have started from this event.
Dad – Then how are you going to be ready for it?
Ayush – Now I cannot relax. I will put in huge efforts. I
cannot be successful overnight.
Dad – So, what you are going to do?
Ayush –I will join practice classes on week days after
school along with regular classes on weekends.
Dad – Where else can you create time for more practice?
Ayush - Dad , for time being, I will skip cricket till the
kaleidoscope gets over successfully. I will reschedule my plan.
Dad- that’s really good! That you have realized your
progress and rerouted accordingly to get back on track of your goal
achievement. I am impressed!
Ayush – Yes dad. I will give priority to practice .
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For every Ayush
around us who stumble, wake up and rework the plan, there are many more who
give up. At the slightest obstacle on the path, they change the destination.
So, in this world of instant gratification, Ayush had to forego his current
pleasures for achieving the distant goal. More so, he had to reroute himself
like
the GPS tracker to get a new path to reach his destination.
the GPS tracker to get a new path to reach his destination.
Points to ponder:
1. How many parents behave like Ayush’s Dad? Inquiring with concern without passing judgements and offering their own
solutions?
2. How many people behave like Ayush? Analyzing own
behavior -
a) What efforts did HELP his progress?
b) What efforts did HURT his progress ?
3. How many people take the failures as step
towards learning?
4. How many parents are consciously inculcating
these skills in their children?
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