Adapt or Die
By face=Arial color=#0000ff peter james paton
Friday, April 23, 2004
The Secrets of Success
Adapt or Die__The Secrets of Personal Success
The Principal. pre_requisite for survival in this world , is the ability to adapt to changing circumstances and times in our world ,
Rule 1 . One must be like the Chameleon , and have the inate ability and disguise to blend into a changing environment , and go unnoticed in our surroundings , to be able to survive and thrive in the world .
Rule 2. One must be able to adapt to changing circumstances in an ever changing and evolving world , to achieve success and personal happiness in life .
Rule 3. One must develope thick skin , akin to a Rhinoceros , to be impervious to the stinging insults and barbs of enemies and foes .
Rule 4 , One must have total belief in their own self , nerves of steel and an iron will , to accomplish their aims and objectives in life .
Rule 5. One must have total belief in a Higher Power who guides heir Destiny .
These Principles can be symbolised in a windy winter scene of two trees , one a Oak tree laden with snow , which because it cannot yield to the ever increasing weight of the snow , suddenly loses a branch due to the pressure .
The other tree a Willow is able to bend in the howling gale , because it is supple and flexible , and therefore survives the trauma of the storm .
Summed up one must be like the Willow Tree to survive and flourish in life , fluid and flexiible , with the ability to adapt to changing circumstances and events .
Reviewed by Rebecca (Becca) Henry (author) 5/20/2004
How true !
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Reviewed by Nicoletta Poulakida
6/4/2006
Okay I have a poem for this written last year and it's called what else? Chamaeleon. I hope you will read it. Cheers and thanks for another very interesting write.
Nicoletta
I couldn't agree with you more. If we could all but live by these simple rules, how much happier our lives would be. And by the way, my favorite tree, the Willow. :)
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