Nothing worse than a missed opportunity

Dear blog,

I would like to recall one thing that led me into this. There was this lecture kind of thing about IT-BPO( Business Process Outsourcing) after school which I attended merely because I didn’t have anything else interesting to do that day. There was actually nothing that I found to expand my ICT knowledge from that because it was mainly held to teach the children from rural areas the value of ICT in the modern world. But there was one major thing that I learned about life, “Nothing worse than a missed opportunity”.

The lecturer was a good looking, polite person but with obviously pretty much of confidence. In order to give the introduction to the lecture he used a pretty clever trick to show the value of opportunities. He took out a Rs.2000 note (which is somewhat money in my country) and just asked the question

“Who want this?”

Everyone was pretty much astonished and was looking at the faces of the others. After a delay of say, 20 seconds , some guy got up and went to the stage. Without any further questioning he got the 2000 bucks. Everyone was rather surprised and disappointed indeed. Then the lecture went on and on.

Truly, I couldn’t even think of anything else other than this that day. Why couldn’t I be the one to stand up and take that money? What made me keep there just sitting on the chair watching faces just like 1000s did? I seriously did think of getting some serious action about this.

Then I went to a deep analysis about this. After that day, I did not say “No” to anything. I always stood up for anything happening anywhere whenever I got a chance. After that day I always tried to become that guy who stood up on that day to take that 2000 bucks. The things that I learned, the experiences that I earned through that were just unbelievable.

What I basically have to say is that, never to say “No” to an opportunity. Always try to get in. I’m not talking about saying “Yes” when some buggers ask you to rob in the house next door. But the point that I’m trying to make clear is that to think wise and never miss out an opportunity in life. You might come across embarrassing moments when living with this approach but yet, in the end, you will find that the experience you gained through that has been priceless.

If it is for a good cause, then my friend, do not miss out an opportunity. Never be hesitant. Never put what you have to do today to tomorrow. It might be your last chance. And mainly, always keep in mind that there’s

“Nothing worse than a missed opportunity”

Cheers :)

- Irosha de Silva