Thinking About the Future - Mommy, What Will I Be?
There is an old song from the famous actress Doris Day which some of you may know about or heard about called "Que Sera Sera." Most of you may only have heard about it from your parents.
The
song begins with a
little girl asking her mother what she will be when she grows up.
"What will I
be? Will I be pretty? Will I be rich?"
The
mother replies: "Que
Sera Sera", which is French for "What will be will
be", and continues with
saying that "the future's not ours to
see."
While
this is a really
beautiful song and favorite for many, the philosophy described belonged
to a
different era when the average person was comfortable with the status
quo; a
steady job; not rocking the boat; and happy to just accept whatever
happens.
The
world today is very
different.
The
threats include such
things as no guaranteed jobs; loss of competitiveness; a constantly
changing
economic environment and social dislocations.
However,
the opportunities
are also far greater than ever before for wealth creation; personal
development; supporting worthy causes; and making a success of
ourselves in
whatever we do.
It
boils down to whether
we want to see and think about the future we want to make and then do
the
things necessary to make it real.
It
gives a different and
forward slant to Descartes'
well-known
existentialist philosophy: "I think therefore I
am."
It's
about success
thinking and actions. Our future may depend on it.