The Future is in Your Hand

"How are you?" my trainer asked me, after we lost touched for years.
"No good. Still running in the same rat-cage."
"Sam, sam, it's your choice."

It is really a choice? Or is it cos we think we had no choice? Or are underestimating what are capable of doing if we are properly trained?

In a person's life, there are 3 ages. The 1st age is the age of schooling and learning. The 2nd age is the age of career and working. This is the age when one pursue success. The 3rd age is the age of fulfillment and satisfaction. This is the age when one pursue happiness and meaning. Sadly, most people work to their grave without living the 3rd age.

My boss work long hours so much so that he does not spend dinner time with his family.

When I found myself dragging my feet to work, when I break into cold sweat thinking about Monday, when everyone can't wait for 5 o'clock to strike to go home, this kind of work is not what I want. When I came home, I was too tired to play with my children and help them with their studies. This is not the kind of father I want to be.

Saturday and Sunday are happiest time for the family. They ride the bicycle in the park. The playground is a place of laughter and fun. Nobody wants to leave the playground. I wish it's an everyday affair. Why can't every day be a Sunday?

I told my friend how unhappy I am about the rat-race in the cubicle. My friend said we cannot control what happen to us, but we can control how we react.

What I want is to be able to be at home with my loved ones, play with them, hear their laughter and see them grow before my eyes. What I want is to be happy doing what I love, doing what I know best. What I want is to wake up and feel excited about what I am going to do on a brand new day, and knowing what I do is going to be meaningful.

What am I going to do next to change my destiny, to get out of the rat-cage?
Can I survive in the wild jungle?

Are you unhappy in your job? Do you have the courage to step out of your comfort zone and write your future?

They say you have the power to change your destiny.

'The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made, and the activity of making them, changes both the maker and the destination' ~ John H. Schaar