A farmer once noticed something strange.
His donkey refused to eat the grass it was given.
The grass was dry and yellow, and the donkey simply wouldn’t touch it.
The farmer soon realized the reason. The donkey liked only green, fresh grass. But it was peak summer, and fresh green grass was hard to find.
So the farmer did something clever—and a little deceptive.
He made the donkey wear glasses with green-colored lenses.
At first, the donkey hesitated. But the moment it looked down, the dry yellow grass appeared green. Slowly, it started eating. And it ate everything.
The farmer repeated this every day.
After a while, something interesting happened.
The donkey completely forgot it was wearing glasses. It stopped questioning what it saw. To the donkey, all grass looked green now. Yellow or dry no longer mattered. What it saw became its reality.
And that’s exactly how we humans live.
We wear mental glasses for so long that one day we forget they exist—and whatever we see through them starts feeling like the absolute truth.
Most people think they see the world as it is.
But in reality, they don’t.
They see the world through the glasses they’ve been wearing for years—beliefs, experiences, fears, conditioning. And after a while, they forget the glasses even exist.
That’s when illusion quietly becomes reality.
Imagine this: 2 people lose their job on the same day.
One person says,
“This is the worst thing that could have happened to me. My life is ruined.”
The other says,
“This is uncomfortable, but maybe this is the push I needed to try something new. A better job? Or, an online business maybe!”
Same company.
Same role.
Same situation.
Nothing outside changed.
Only the lens did.
And that single difference decides whether the next few years feel like punishment—or transformation.
And that single difference decides everything.
Why the Same Life Feels So Different to Different People
Life doesn’t hit everyone differently by accident.
It happens because we all wear different mental glasses.
If you’ve worn a certain lens for long enough—“Life is hard”, “Nothing works for me”, “People like me don’t succeed”—then one day you stop saying “I see life this way” and start saying “This is how life is.”
That’s the dangerous moment.
Because now you’re no longer questioning the lens.
You’re defending it.
And the truth is simple:
If you’re happy with how your life feels, keep the glasses.
If you’re not—don’t fight the world. Change the lens.
The outside won’t change first. It never does.
The Childhood Secret We Forgot
Think back to childhood.
A small win felt like a festival.
A football goal wasn’t “just a goal”—it was a moment of pure joy.
Even silly things were celebrated without shame.
There was no waiting. No postponing happiness.
Now notice adulthood.
“I’ll celebrate when I get the job.”
“I’ll be happy when I setup my online business.”
“I’ll relax when the money improves.”
And when it happens?
We move the goalpost.
Celebration is always scheduled for later.
Later never arrives.
We’re always getting ready to get ready.
The biggest illusion we live in is this:
“One day, something will happen, and then I’ll start living.”
That day doesn’t come.
Living itself is the occasion.
Why Waiting to Celebrate Is a Silent Trap
Most people believe celebration is the result of success.
It’s not.
Celebration is the fuel.
When you allow yourself to feel alive now, you send a powerful signal to your mind:
“This moment matters.”
And what the mind considers important, it strengthens.
People who wait for permission to be happy, never feel ready.
People who choose to feel alive create momentum.
The difference isn’t just luck.
It’s orientation.
The Illusion of “Easy” vs “Difficult”
Here’s a truth that shakes people:
Nothing is easy.
Nothing is difficult.
Both are illusions.
What you call reality tomorrow will depend on which illusion you choose today.
If you repeatedly tell yourself, “This is difficult”, your brain will find proof.
If you say, “This is possible”, your brain will reorganize itself to support that belief.
Millions of people believing something doesn’t make it true.
History has proven this again and again.
Every invention, every breakthrough, every impossible achievement started as someone’s illusion—until focus turned it into fact.
Focus: The Missing Ingredient Everyone Talks About but Rarely Applies
Everyone knows focus matters.
Almost no one practices it properly.
Focus isn’t about knowing everything.
It’s about excluding everything else.
A mind hungry for information becomes confused.
A mind committed to one direction becomes powerful.
Knowing more isn’t the solution.
Knowing what to ignore is.
The moment your attention scatters, your power leaks.
The Difference Between Those Who Win and Those Who Don’t
The difference is not intelligence.
Not background.
Not resources.
It’s this:
Winners focus on what they have.
Losers obsess over what they don’t.
For instance, 2 people want to start something of their own.
One says, “I don’t have money, audience, connections, or experience. Let me wait.”
The other says, “I have a laptop (or a smartphone), internet, free software, and time after work. I’ll start with that.”
Both are being honest.
But only one is building.
The other is explaining why not.
Both see the same limitations.
One treats them as reasons to stop.
The other treats them as tools to start.
And slowly, those explanations turn into a reality.
People with a winning mindset, starts with available resources, free tools, free software, free platforms, tiny time breaks, and imperfect knowledge—and improves while moving.
Excuses always sound logical.
Progress never asks for permission.
Strength vs Weakness: Where Attention Decides Destiny
Most people focus on missing pieces:
“I don’t have money”
“I don’t have support”
“I don’t have time”
And that focus becomes their identity.
But growth only responds to attention on strength.
Whatever you repeatedly feed your mind—fear or possibility—grows.
This isn’t motivation.
This is mental mechanics.
The Real Reason Focus Feels Impossible Today
Distraction is everywhere.
Earlier, distraction was occasional.
Now it’s constant.
Look at our elders.
They didn’t have notifications buzzing on their wrist watches.
They weren’t managing multiple social media accounts or worrying about building an online presence.
Our grandparents didn’t spend their lives running after documents—passport, Aadhaar, PAN, driving license, voter ID, certificates for everything.
They didn’t wake up every day comparing their lifestyle with celebrities they had never met.
There were no screens flashing ads all day.
No constant reminders telling them what to buy, how to look, or what to desire.
Distractions existed—but they were limited.
Today, everything is competing for our attention.
Every screen, every app, every person is influencing us—whether we want it or not.
So the solution isn’t trying harder.
It’s changing the inner environment.
You may not control the noise outside.
But you can decide what gets access inside.
And that changes everything.
The Three Questions That Decide Your Reality
Before chasing focus, answer these honestly:
Why do I want this?
If the desire isn’t yours, focus won’t last.
Where exactly should my energy go?
Vague goals scatter attention.
How will I protect my attention daily?
Without systems, discipline collapses.
Clarity comes before effort.
Illusion Becomes Reality - When You Stay With It Long Enough
An illusion doesn’t become reality overnight.
It becomes reality when:
You choose it consciously
You focus on it consistently
You stop switching lenses every time discomfort appears
At some point, you forget it was ever an illusion.
And that’s when others call it success.
Final Truth: You’re Not Stuck — You’re Just Focused Elsewhere
Most people don’t fail.
They simply invest attention in the wrong direction for too long.
Change the lens.
Hold the focus.
Let time do the rest. 👍
Reality has always been negotiable.
You just have to stop arguing for the version that hurts you.
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