Sympathy versus Action

In life there are choices we make every moment of every day. One of the choices that can seed a great number of other choices is whether we approach life proactively or reactively. In this vein the choice of seeking sympathy for our failures, issues, or trials versus taking action to learn from our failurs, resolve our issues, overcome our trials is integral to our view of whether we live life or have the events of life control us.

It is virtually impossible to seek sympathy from others and, at the same time, take action to resolve our problems. You can not do both at the same time.

Chosing to take action to resolve problems therefore eliminates the need to seek sympathy since the problem becomes a thing of the past. If a problem can not be solved after you've performed you best efforts to resolve it, then you need to take the experience and learning from that situation and feel comfort in your new found knowledge. Learn from the unresolved problem and consider that learning to be the success you seek. That experience should give you awareness of how to avoid that problem in the future, and in doing so, give you comfort that something good has been achieved from something not so good.

When the question is "Do I seek sympathy from others versus take action?" the answer should always be "Take Action".