RUNNING AFTER TWO HARES
Jack of All, Master of None
LIVING between two agendas is against the law of nature. Those who have developed this habit cannot achieve anything substantial. Super-achievement needs super endeavour done with a singlefocused mind. Those whose attention is diverted in different directions shall fail to achieve great success.
The Quran describes such a character in the following words:
God knows those of you who slip away on some pretext. Let those who go against His order beware lest some affliction befall them or they receive a painful punishment.
This verse is equally relevant in both religious and secular affairs. A proverb describes this reality in the following words:
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. (Anonymous)
A multi-focused person is one who while performing a task is simultaneously thinking on other matters. A single-focused person is one who thinks and makes a single point as his goal and does not take any excuse to shift his focus.
Those whose attention is diverted in different directions shall fail to achieve great success.
Scientific research has discovered that man has a single-focused mind. Anyone who tries to live with multiple foci would act contrary to the scheme of things set by the Creator. Just as man cannot use his hand for twin purposes—as a hand as well as a foot—similarly he should not try to focus on several matters. A multi-focused mind ultimately becomes a “Jack-of-all, Master of none!”
Art of Management
The ups and downs in life are subjects of management.
Learn this art of management and both these experiences
in life will prove to be beneficial for you.