“One’s own dharma performed imperfectly is better than another’s dharma well performed…It is better to strive in one’s own dharma than to succeed in the dharma of another.” — Bhagavad Gita
On feeling behind in life
Most of the timelines are cultural or social norms, and they’re just arbitrary nonsense:
- X title by age X
- X salary by age X
- Forbes X Under X
You need to destroy the idea that there’s an expectation to do things by a certain age.
- A 4 year degree attained after 7 years is still a degree.
- A graduation at the age of 50 is still a graduation.
- A Mercedes bought at the age of 65 is still a Mercedes.
You can’t predict when you find your thing in life. You may find it at 20, or it may take until you’re 50+.
There’s no such a fixed path—you create your own.
Just keep exploring until you find your thing, then go deep and direct all of your energy, attention, and focus towards it.
No matter where you are in life today, you’re always one good decision away from being in a better place tomorrow—just focus on the next decision.
It’s okay to be lost sometimes, but never compare your timeline to other people’s, because it’s a pointless comparison.
Life is neither a race, nor a competition. There are no rules to life. Not everything in life has to come together at the exact same time. There is no such thing as “too late” or “falling behind” when it comes to life. You might be too scared, but you are never too late.
Each planet has its own orbit agenda. We spin through life at our own pace—no two paths are exactly the same. Everyone is on their own clock.
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