Thoughts which I want to pass on to my kids:

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My Dears,

 Many a times in your life, you will face questions from outside about your process to achieve what you want. Many time you will face dilemma if you are doing right thing. What if you fail ? What if you fall short of your own expectations ? What if you fall short of others' expectations ? 

Always remember, to achieve something one needs to follow a process and believe in that process. Results are never going to be in your hands, but sticking to the process is always in your hand. On the contrary, the punditry or the analysis by outsiders is always going to start from the results first. They will have the benefit of hindsight and advantage of not being in a position to make decision which impacts the results.

Before you start, listen to people who have really gone through that process and have failed. They will always have better insights to offer than those who succeeded. Also listen to those who succeeded, they will give inspiration to you and show what is possible. Understand your strengths and weaknesses and create a process which uses your strength and allows you to work on your weaknesses side by side. Give yourself time and stick to the process even you face temporary failures.

Don't ever judge yourself by the outcomes or analysis of those outcomes by others. Be observant not judgmental ! Life has a lot in store for everyone. If you are observant, you will find many hidden treasures. If you are judgmental, you will lose many ! Believe in yourself, believe in the process, believe in knowledge, believe in hard work. Don't believe in short cuts, don't believe in punditry of others who start from results !

Yours' Truly,

Papa !