Everyone does commit a mistake or two now and then. The beauty of life is in remembering these 'slips in the course', avoiding them and carrying on with optimism. I am not about to mention the mistakes of my life - i would require a week of dedicated typing to list them. But i do have some lessons to share:
- Never Trust Anyone - beyond a point, everyone has his/her self interest to look after and my trust in someone is always going to have its shelf-life depending on the trusted one's circumstances
- Never fall in Love with your Organisation - An organisation, by and large, is an assemblage of people and processes and we (i mean the many Is like me) are afterall time-sensitive finite components where each of us has a pre-destined purpose to serve. An organisation cannot emote - its action is often guided by its many stewards. Do your duty with passion but remain dispassionate.
- Never Protect a Laggard - This is best explained by an analogy: 'He exerted the perverse power of the weak. The greater his troubles, the more support he demanded. And received. In any dependent relationship the protege can always control the protector by threatening to collapse'
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