The Need to Give up
Two friends visit the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was impossible to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was limited. So both of them agreed not to retrace after choosing a branch road at every fork.
A road sign at the first fork indicated one way to lion quarters and the other to tiger hill. They decided on the former after a brief discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland.” The second showed a division going separately to the panda and the peacock. They favored panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant a rejection that they couldn’t help regretting. But they had to make it, and immediately, for it brooked no delay. If they hesitated they would miss more. Only rapid decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and reduce possible regret.
Life is more or less like this – alternatives often occur that one has to choose, for example, between two desirable jobs, two fascinating wooers. To obtain one you have to give up the other – you can only get half of it. If you spend time on weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely end up in empty handedness. Don’t be sad about it. At least you have got half of the desirable things in life –something that is hard to come by.