Poem Fallback of long range plan

Debjeet Das
2 min readFeb 7, 2022

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The long range plan makes us believe that the future is under our command.

We feel future events will happen as we have planned.

We believe our visibility is sharp enough to allow us to make comfortable future plans.

We feel confident that our plan can be carried out for the longest time span.

We harbour the thought that solid plans can be made by observing and studying past events carefully.

Past events can be reversed and whole new events can emerge in the future to give us a wide range of shocks sporadically.

The irony is that long-range plans are seldom executed properly as one faces a storm of dynamic possibilities.

Following the toe-to-toe direction of the plan becomes an uphill battle and faces many hostilities.

With all the uncertainty in midway, visibility fades away and then fogs up to opacity.

Too much time and energy is lost in controlling the uncontrollable with full tenacity.

The connected events that have worked till now can be disrupted, and their relevance will lose vitality.

When unexpected events continue to be triggered with great force, our hopes and faith face fatality.

Never let your plan make you feel stuck or paralyse your movement.

Mould yourself according to the various demands of circumstances to bring possible improvement.

Wisdom lies in making short-term plans and adjusting accordingly when the plan fails.

Stay nimble on your feet to react to changing situations, which gives much needed details.

Take small steps — grab the opportunity as it arises and move out when there is a threat.

Tread towards the ultimate goal by crossing all hurdles with toil and sweat.

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Debjeet Das
Debjeet Das

Written by Debjeet Das

former Banker in SBI, author of 9 books

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