FOCUSSING ON THE FUTURE

Wise Planning

ROHIT SHARMA (b. 1987) is an Indian international cricketer. On November 13, 2014 he made the highest-ever individual score of 264 runs against Sri Lanka in Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. In an interview to The Times of India, he said: “During an innings, I always focus on the ball at hand. I forget about whatever happened in the previous ball.” (The Times of India, November 26, 2014)

This is good advice for everyone. This attitude successfully covers all the fields of human activity. Life is a game in which there will always be success and failure; winning and losing. In such a situation, the best principle for life is: Forget the past and focus on the future.

The best principle for life is: Forget the past and focus on the future.

If you remember the past, your energy will be divided into focussing on two phases of life—the past and the future. This division of focus will go against you. It will adversely affect your activities. You will fail to utilize your total energy for achieving your goal. A wise person is one who completely forgets the past and focusses totally on the future.

If your past was successful and you live in the thoughts of your previous successes, then this way of thinking will develop false pride in your mind, which may not be good for you. If the past has some stories of failure and you keep remembering them, it would mean dividing your energy. What happened before and what will happen ahead. This too, is not a wise policy for anyone.

Success is the result of wise planning. One of the most important aspects of wise planning is to forget the past and focus on the future.