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the ladder of success
I want to climb the ladder, The ladder of success. I’d like to get right to the top And be the boss, no less, Because I’ll then be happy, In charge of one and all. I only hope this ladder Leans up on the right wall. I’d like to cross the jungle, The jungle of my life, By hacking out a path With a machete long sharp knife. Then I’ll travel faster, Be efficient and not bungle. I only hope I’m cutting A path in the right jungle. We are always in a hurry, A hurry to get “there”. Yet often we don’t really know What is “there” and where It lies or why we want it, Or what meaning we will find. So always think before you start And keep the end in mind
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the doctor’s thoughts .......... What wall have you leaned your ladder against? I have seen numerous patients who have spent years doggedly pursuing a certain career path only to discover they when they attain the top, it falls short of expectations yet demands a stressful lifestyle that is unsustainable and unfulfilling. Too often, once we are committed to a career and way of life and realise it is not meaningful to us, we are already so heavily invested financially, academically and time-wise that it feels impossible to change no matter how unhappy and dissatisfied we are. | ||