Think again....

Thinking is such a waste of time! Time and again, I have questioned the statement and tried to prove it wrong but no matter how long the tryst goes, every time the bottom line comes as Hence Proved just like my good old trigonometry notebook!

Believe me, even I do not want to believe it either but unbelievably its the fact. People say, "planning is very necessary to get things done in right way". Well...I don't disagree with them but then, I have my own reasons to stand in the League of Extraordinary gentleman who abide by Murphy's Law that,"If anything can go wrong, it will". So, that means if you are planning, you are just increasing the uncertainty factor involved.

Not convinced...hhmm..ok..lets say your gang plans for a movie and everything is planned, like who ll pick whom, which route to follow, when to leave, who ll manage cash/card and who ll get the tickets. Now what if:
1. The guy coming to pick you gets stuck in traffic jam or his ride punctures. result=screwed !
2. Some people take shortcut and wait for others to follow, who obviously don't because they
don't know . result=screwed !
3. The friend allotted to you as pillion, takes a "bit" more time for make-over(not make-up).
result=screwed!
4. You send your friend to get the tickets, but there is no ladies line today. result=screwed!
5. Tech savvy...internet booking....ahha...the console ditches you just when its your turn to get
the tickets. result??? do I need say it again ??
You can say there was no risk mitigation plan, or failure modes could have been fixed! I agree, but then with those plans, there would have been new uncertainties or risks.

During school days, we used to stage plays and always get appreciated, but God knows, it never went as per script, planned and rehearsed a 100 times. Thank God our mentor was a real brave-heart, as she survived numerous heart-attacks, she used to get back-stage during performance. The irony being, we got similar kind of appreciation for our spontaneous performances also! While in college,in every semester, we always planned to complete the assignments in time.....but it always resulted in last time topology. We always planned to finish the study material in 2 out of 3 days gap between exams...but result being one night stand with books on 3rd night or for that case, 5th night of 5 days gap.

As a matter of fact, Tatkal quota in Railways truly represents quota for Murphy's followers. I don't remember, when was the last time, I booked my ticket and traveled in general quota! Its not that I didn't try, but whenever I tried, I had to cancel the ticket because of one or the other inevitable reason. One more instance that pokes me real hard is, me and my friends planned many a times to visit Vaishno Devi....but the plan just couldn't materialize. Sometimes we hadn't had leaves, sometimes we couldn't get the tickets, sometimes we had both but people backed out. And that's how, the planner inside me died a slow and painful death!

But no regrets, because it always landed me in deep soup. Moreover, I have had best of the experiences which were not planned or which surfaced because of excessive uncertainty arisen due to fool-proof plans. So, it doesn't really matter whether you plan or not, you are bound to face the uncertainties.

For me, planning means adventure sport. And, a No...No affair, when I don't have margin for adventures! But usually, I fall prey to the temptation of adventures and do make plans. But I don't know why, the moment I utter the word Plan, my friends start running in all directions(kat lete hai) or bribe me to shelve my plan indefinitely. May be they are not so adventurous types. Crazy people.....huh!