Life is never fair, they say. And the same goes for work, as I’ve just realised. For once I realise that there are so many things beyond my control. Gone are the days whereby sweat + tears = results. I am now dealing with so many other external factors, it feels like nothing is within my full control anymore. And for a control-freak like me, that means adapt, or fail. It means accept it and move on, or stay resentful and lose out even more. Work then, is a never-ending lesson on taking things in my stride, staying positive through it all and trusting in God’s greater purpose for my life. Just like how I cannot reason why bad things happen to good people, I need to accept the fact that sometimes shit happens that has nothing to do with my ability or my self-worth. It is a lesson on being man enough to know that bad things happen - and they always will. As the cliched but true saying goes, it’s not what happens to you that matters, it is what you make out of it. In the face of unfairness, I can choose to become bitter, or I can choose to make myself even better.