The jails are full of people who thought they had found a shortcut. The courts keep seeing cases of every type, flavor, color and size related to those who thought they could cut a corner, jump a roadblock or circumvent a process. It sounds dramatic but it is not.
Maybe it has happened to you too that the little devil jumps on your left shoulder with vehement expressions of disbelief: “What are you waiting for? Are you going to spend the next 25 years working your ass off to make your dreams come true? You’re crazy! A quarter of a century? Don’t even think about it. You can write a good tweet and become famous in an instant!”. Maybe then the other character appears on the right shoulder, with boring harp, angelic wings, white dress and tells you: “I’m sorry, in life there are no shortcuts. You must work hard, with intelligence and have patience.”
As the video essays say, the stories of the most successful people in humanity coincide in the same secret. The following short film reveals it through Leonardo da Vinci. (My apologies for the English. The source does not offer subtitles).
Young, hormones raging, endless desire, dreams and aspirations, ambition and hunger, little money in the bag and success stories published everywhere with 28 year old billionaires. How can you even accept the possibility of being a loser? Who could ever think of being seen in the “shame of failure” even for one day?
The road to success is littered with failures. In the next chapter of the video essay by Delve, he reminds us of the missing link in our times, that of doing consistent work that adds value and meaning.
The Long Game Part 2: the missing chapter from Delve on Vimeo.
Indeed, history loves winners. However, we have to recognize that masterpieces are almost always seen as finished. Few of them remind us of mistakes, failures, losses and dark times.
If life were a marathon, there are no shortcuts or corners to cut. It will take 42.2 kilometers to reach the finish line and the only way to get there is one step at a time. It is important to remember that the greatest winners in history ran the longest distances. Will you have the patience it takes?
God takes care of the results. It’s up to each person to give it their all.
Best of luck!