Victory or defeat is a relative perception. An example is given by Peter Drucker, the famous consultant and guru, about a leader who overstepped his faculties and tried to get advantage of a situation. It was clearly unethical and Drucker shows how the leader got his victory, only to turn into a horrible defeat a few years later and his leadership ceased to be considered magnificent.
In a very
recent spiritual class, I was touched by a point that stated a short-term defeat
can be a long-term victory.
Common
people often don’t think in these terms - victory or defeat - but that’s our
lives: “I have got this job”, “I lost that client”, “My friend stopped talking
to me”, “My child got the best marks at college”, and so on.
Sometimes
we win.
By working
on our awareness, we are able to take the maximum of our victories in such a
way that we can win again in the future. Besides, we may inspire others to win
and, last thing, if for any reason our victory meant a defeat for another
person, we can help the other one to feel OK, process what happened and be
victorious next time.
Sometimes
we lose.
- We can always do alchemy and convert defeat into victory by:
- Learning a powerful lesson that empowers the self for the future.
- Imbibing a few useful qualities like humility, which otherwise wouldn’t come to our lives.
- Changing defeat into a step closer to victory, as there is always a valuable experience that comes with defeat.
Translating
that into our lives:
- “I have got this job.” I will work in a very effective way, being aware that I am inspiring others too. If, for any reason, someone I know lost an opportunity like this, I will find a time to talk with the person and see how to help them.
- “I lost
that client.” It is time for deep
reflection, to understand what happened, maybe to talk with a friend, my boss
or a coach about it. And move on! There are more clients out there.
- “My friend
stopped talking to me.” I will make some
time to try and talk to them, by using honesty and kindness. Meanwhile, I will
send them best wishes and positive thoughts.
- “My child
got the best marks at college.” I will
celebrate along with them, but I will be clear my love for them is not
conditioned to whatever happened in their lives; I love them as they are.
I wish you
the best victory, a real victory.
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