Consistency ..

What if Sachin scores centuries in all the matches ? what if all of Illayaraja's songs in a movie sound great ? What if we are all able to get good marks in all are exams always ? And what if we can get a good name from everyone everytime ?

All these may sound good, but why isnt it happening ? Simply because, we lack "Consistency". Then how is it that we were able to produce those good stuffs atleast a few times ? So does luck play or interfere in our creations ? There are so many such questions we can ask, but in reality, can we really "determine" when we CAN be consistent & when we may not be consistent ?

What will happen when we dont perform when it really matters ? Our frenz & well wishers trust us, we trust ourselves & our talents, but when we are not sure if we'll be able to perform or not, at some given point, then why has God given us that talent ? In a tight situation if Sachin doesnt score, dont we feel like kicking him .. ?

As a matter of fact, we can also say that God Himself is not consistent in His creations. Why cant He create all of us handsome / beautiful ? Well, at this point, i know what everyone'll say - all of us have been given something / some talent unique & special & its upto us to explore it .. So therefore, from this dimension, can we assume that all our creations also should have something unique or good, but unless we really explore our own creations, we may not be able to convince ourselves that its a creation worth being proud of ?

Everyone loves to be consistent, so what are these 'x' factors avoiding us from being consistent ? A student says, "I studied everything except for that single question, so i lost 20 marks" .. A cricketer blames the pitch for not scoring .. And a musician says there are only 7 swaras & nothing can be done .. and what more, for God, we have a readymade answer saying it was God, so surely everyone is blessed with something or the other, we have to explore it .. but only God knows what we are all really blessed with .. !!

I'm surely confident about the fact that being consistent is completely dependent on that particular individual. When we're able to apply our minds & concentrate once, we should make it a HABIT !! We are able to brush our teeth properly everyday, take bath properly everyday, so arent these jobs, which were once "taught" to us ?? we've mastered it so much that even without much concentration we can perform them well.

Having said that, now here comes into the picture an important & a very dangerous entity called "Mind". For some, our heart rules, but for others, their mind rules (which is ofcourse a good sign). However, it does not really happen for anyone to be able to keep their minds in complete control always. I've noted that when we're phychologically in a good position, we'll be able to have control over our minds but when we're down, nothing seems to go our way.

Take for example the Australlian cricket team, almost everyone are able to perform well .. why ? Cos they're in their optimum level of confidence. The previous wins make them believe that they can still keep it going. More wins keep their morale high. But why is this logic not applicable for a student or a single player or for a musician ? So team work is the only solution ? Surely not necessary, as for obvious reasons we know that a team is formed by "individuals" only.

Finally, here's the solution, we need to practice the art of NOT mixing up the roles we play in our lives. We play different roles in our lives, a son / daughter, brother / sister, friend, employee or even a stranger to someone or the other. But we tend to reflect our office tension to our family members & family problems in our work at office. A negative force in one role gets reflected in another role of ours which affects our performance.

If we understand that each role is different & that we should "dedicate" our minds to that particular role during that particular time, most of our problems will be solved & can possibly be able to control our minds as well, thus making ourselves shift to a higher psychological position.

And as discussed earlier, when we're in a phychologically good position, we can also be more consistent in our performances. Though its a mixture of solutions we need to follow to become consistent, as a starter, it would be a great practice for us to dedicate ourselves to each role & avoid mix up / interference of roles.

So the next time we should not be a "professional" son / daughter or a "brotherly" student. Never let your roles interefere one another. Thank you for reading until this point ;) !!