We all understand the cliche; “The good is the enemy of the best.” If we settle for only the good we will not move on to the best where we really want to be. We strive to reach the top. We will not settle for the status quo. Good is not good enough and so we are driven to push on and press forward.
However, we all know people that have shipwrecked good parts of their lives by their passionate desire to be the best.
Voltaire said; “The best is the enemy of the good.” We need to be careful that our drive does not drive us away from the good in our lives. Success in one area may be coming at the cost of failure in other important areas.
Socrates said; “The unexamined life is not worth living.” The start of the new year is always a good time to stop and take a look. Is my life balanced? Am I sacrificing what I have in an effort to achieve what I have not? Is it worth it? Haunting questions that need to be asked...and answered
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