It's
time to go......
When is the best time to go?
Rather,
when is the time to go?
And,
how do you go?
Difficult
questions to answer. Isn't it?
It's
said the first impression is the last impression.
But
I also believe that last impression can also be the 'last' impression.
There
could be situations when no one remembers how you entered, or when you entered;
but everyone will remember how and when you exited.
Not
yet getting my point?
I
am talking about drama.
I
am talking about politics.
I
am talking about sports.
I am talking about life.
There
could be occasions when we might not be in control of how and when we enter the
stage, (for example we do not control the time and manner of our birth in this
world), but almost on all occasions, we can sure try to control how and when we
exit the stage (for example through our deeds, actions, and words).
When we are in action, whichever arena one may consider, it is very difficult to assess ourself without any bias continuously/regularly and decide that we have had enough and it's time to move on.
Individuals before us have faced this dilemma, and individuals after us will face this dilemma.
There's a saying which I find very apt to describe some of the above mentioned situations:
You should leave, not when people start saying that it's time
for you to leave now; but rather when people ask: why leave now?
One
possible reason why it becomes difficult for those in action to retire/move
behind the stage/exit is that they conjure an image/world of their own, where
they think that they are indispensable for the state/sport/stage and that they can
still match their heydays.
Along
with this world of their own, there could also be lust of power/fame, and the
fear of moving out of stage/fear of oblivion that could explain why it becomes
difficult to exit.
I
guess I have written enough to make your grey cells ponder on the issue.
It's time for me to go !
PS:
The difficulty mentioned in my blog is not only limited to the persons named in
the blog. Their names were used just to illustrate the point.
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