Don't get too carried away

Have you ever experienced, within you, lies a few personality? No, is not about mood changes, is being who you are and what suit you best. As for myself, I know well that the serious side of me suited me best. But being too serious, just make you dull and most importantly people see you lacked humour. Not being serious, on the other side, makes you like a weakling, who is too comfortable being in the comfort zone and lack conciousness and alert to surrounding. Is the same problem that arise, when a country is too peaceful and did not prepared any contigency plan to manage any unforeseen risk. When you have a comfort zone, you get too carried away in your comfort zone. Yes, being in a comfort zone is really heaven, but it is not a good environment mould you to be strong and resilient. I have heard of a story about this great general from China, who won many battles. The country is peaceful under his governance. The people think he enjoyed himself after the war. He will place a candy beside his bed and each time before he sleep, he will lick the candy, such pleasure of life to symbolise how sweet his life at the moment. The peacefulness didnt last long and the country was at war again. Many thought that they will lose this time because the general has not been preparing for war during the peaceful time and was enjoying themselves. However, to their surprise, the general was fully prepared and they manage to overcome the war. One officer went into the general room and tried licking the candy. Guess what? The candy is actually bitter. The officer later questioned the general about the candy, and the general told him, Although I am at peace and time is good, I never forgot the hardship I went through before this, and therefore, the bitter candy serves to remind me not get too carried away by the goodness I have now. As for myself, I know I got carried away when times were good, lacked the resilient and maturity. Is only when things get bitter, I start to wake up. I have been through that, experienced that. No, I am not going to repeat history again. Stay focus, stay awake, stay alert. I still have a dream to accomplished!