Compromise is a phenomenon that none of us can escape.
Whenever we invest time in any endeavour, we unavoidably deny investment in
another. We can be good at many things
but we cannot be our best at anything, unless we are prepared to sacrifice
other values and ideals on the altar of that success.
In 2012, Anne-Marie Slaughter published the article "Why Women
Still Can't Have it All". It was a explanation as to why she, who served
as Director of Policy Planning for the United States Department of State,
voluntarily left her role to spend more time with her teenage sons.
True balance in life is an illusion; we cannot
have the best of all worlds. Practical balance is the acceptance of the fact
that one cannot be one’s best at all areas in life; it’s the choice of which
areas to excel and in which areas to capitulate.
Time is a commodity that must be budgeted.
Investment in one area, detracts it from another. Priorities ultimately will
determine where the commodity should be spent.
Absolute success comes with an absolute cost.
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