When you conceal your will from others, that is Thick. When you impose your will on others, that is Black (Dark)." by Li Zongwu
I remember reading a very interesting book " Think face, Black heart" by Chin-Ning Chu, it talks about Asian thinking and how our mindset and perceptions play an important part in our day to day business dealings.
According to the author's view of history, the 'Thick Black Theory' describes the ruthless and hypocritical means people use to obtain and hold power: "thick faces" (shamelessness), "black heart" (ruthlessness).
Philosophy is one topic which can look at the same situation multi dimensionally. Every one of us sees what suits our purpose and conclude accordingly. Any successful person must have done something "Bad" in their lives to be where they are. A common story which weaves in by common folks and these folklores are plenty when discussing about some ones success .
All of a sudden "Did you know" trivia plays and sometimes one wonder's that so many know so many personal things about one individual. Perhaps if these people instead of spending time on someone else's life had given attention to understanding themselves, they might be successful or even close to achieving their dreams.
In todays's world, winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is.
If i conceal my will from others , i am thick meaning what ? I have a right to keep my decision to myself, i also have a right to reveal my decision or will when i want to. In the end its my life and my decisions which matter for me. At work, one does not often openly make comments or reveal their will. Its all about winning and doing one's job. Therefore for a person to be open and reveal what their strategy for work is often called inexperienced or naive in business. Then i would assume all of us are thick?
If i impose my will on others, i am black? Well if i can make people react to my actions as i anticipate, then my success is assured. But then i am manipulative and insensitive to people other than my own wants.
Success is what defines us, makes us who we are and our endeavour to be successful makes us realise the true potential of ensuring that we understand our circumstances , our strengths and overcome our weaknesses.
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone.
We try our very best to keep everyone happy, be it our professional or our personal life. Really can we actually keep everyone we meet happy? I avoid people who are always very sweet to me on my face, somehow they give me a very uncomfortable feeling. A person who cannot even voice their concerns or opinion but agrees with you without a thought is someone to be avoided. Thick face , black heart.... Nah.. just plain simple opportunists who wants to take the elevator to success without realising its hard work which makes one successful.
Life teaches us many things, to accept failure and success is all part of life. A person who stays calm, resilient and focussed will overcome anything that life has to give. Some where i feel, we make our life as we want to. If we are not sure of our plan, we fail, yet if we are resilient enough to believe in ourselves, we succeed.
Life is simple, we complicate it.
Success is what we want, not what others expect. Therefore every person to me is successful in my eyes, as thats what they have worked for. For some its money, for some family time, happiness and peace. Success comes in many forms, yet we only understand one which is making money. Its a pity we have partitioned success only as money not by any other form. Having money, being famous, known nationally or internationally is what success means to many.
What does success mean to you? Its a road which to me is always under construction. Every dream, every goal has a ending. The beginning is of having a dream, how we reach our goal is what defines our success. A person who has a goal can never be a failure. As to me failure is part of success.
Success isn't just about what you accomplish in your life, its about what you inspire others to do.
I remember reading a very interesting book " Think face, Black heart" by Chin-Ning Chu, it talks about Asian thinking and how our mindset and perceptions play an important part in our day to day business dealings.
According to the author's view of history, the 'Thick Black Theory' describes the ruthless and hypocritical means people use to obtain and hold power: "thick faces" (shamelessness), "black heart" (ruthlessness).
Philosophy is one topic which can look at the same situation multi dimensionally. Every one of us sees what suits our purpose and conclude accordingly. Any successful person must have done something "Bad" in their lives to be where they are. A common story which weaves in by common folks and these folklores are plenty when discussing about some ones success .
All of a sudden "Did you know" trivia plays and sometimes one wonder's that so many know so many personal things about one individual. Perhaps if these people instead of spending time on someone else's life had given attention to understanding themselves, they might be successful or even close to achieving their dreams.
In todays's world, winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is.
If i conceal my will from others , i am thick meaning what ? I have a right to keep my decision to myself, i also have a right to reveal my decision or will when i want to. In the end its my life and my decisions which matter for me. At work, one does not often openly make comments or reveal their will. Its all about winning and doing one's job. Therefore for a person to be open and reveal what their strategy for work is often called inexperienced or naive in business. Then i would assume all of us are thick?
If i impose my will on others, i am black? Well if i can make people react to my actions as i anticipate, then my success is assured. But then i am manipulative and insensitive to people other than my own wants.
Success is what defines us, makes us who we are and our endeavour to be successful makes us realise the true potential of ensuring that we understand our circumstances , our strengths and overcome our weaknesses.
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone.
We try our very best to keep everyone happy, be it our professional or our personal life. Really can we actually keep everyone we meet happy? I avoid people who are always very sweet to me on my face, somehow they give me a very uncomfortable feeling. A person who cannot even voice their concerns or opinion but agrees with you without a thought is someone to be avoided. Thick face , black heart.... Nah.. just plain simple opportunists who wants to take the elevator to success without realising its hard work which makes one successful.
Life teaches us many things, to accept failure and success is all part of life. A person who stays calm, resilient and focussed will overcome anything that life has to give. Some where i feel, we make our life as we want to. If we are not sure of our plan, we fail, yet if we are resilient enough to believe in ourselves, we succeed.
Life is simple, we complicate it.
Success is what we want, not what others expect. Therefore every person to me is successful in my eyes, as thats what they have worked for. For some its money, for some family time, happiness and peace. Success comes in many forms, yet we only understand one which is making money. Its a pity we have partitioned success only as money not by any other form. Having money, being famous, known nationally or internationally is what success means to many.
What does success mean to you? Its a road which to me is always under construction. Every dream, every goal has a ending. The beginning is of having a dream, how we reach our goal is what defines our success. A person who has a goal can never be a failure. As to me failure is part of success.
Success isn't just about what you accomplish in your life, its about what you inspire others to do.
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