How frequently have you ever heard about being able to leave "certain" things undone. In other words, understanding that we aren't supposed to do everything. As a matter of fact someone said long ago that, "show me a man who wants to please everybody and I'll show you a man who wants to fail". Attempting to do everything is a life lived in futility.
Confucius said once, "Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage." There are things once done, that can't be undone. Yes, we should only put off until tomorrow what we are willing to die without doing. The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.
Here's a poem:
To let go does not mean to stop caring, it means I can’t do it for someone else.
To let go is not to cut myself off, it’s the realization that I can’t control another.
To let go is to admit powerlessness, which means the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to try to change or blame another, it’s to make the most of myself.
To let go is not to care for, but to care about.
To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive.
To let go is not to judge, but to allow another to be a human being.
To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes, but to allow others to affect their own destinies.
To let go is not to criticize, or regulate anyone, but to try to become what I dream I can do.
In life we have to understand that there are responsibilities, and activities that should be left undone in our lifetime, if we desire to live a fruitful life. Being successful isn't the ability to do "All" things (you're not God), but being able to know what things to leave undone.
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