time and place

the most important things in the entire world are time and place. without the correct timing and positioning no one can succeed. and with the correct timing and positioning there is no reason why uncapable, unintelligeable and uncharismatic people can achieve things far beyond their capabilities and dues.

simply put, be there at the right time. firstly you have to be there. if you're never there it is useless to be anywhere else at the right time and secondly, you have to get the timing correct. it is something that even idiots can grasp, but it is beautifully complex in practice. to be at the right place at the right time.

this concept of right place at the right time can be applied to such simple circumstances as meeting with friends or friends of friends at casual occasions. if someone wants to sell something off cheaply or even give it away, if you're there when the offer was made, you can close the deal and net yourself a handsome profit. this can even apply to business ventures or job offers.

one concept i first saw and learnt in army was this initially ridiculous but logical technique used by high ranking people called corridor or toilet management, though it is not restricted to corridors and urinals but in the canteen and mess as well. the simple incident meeting your commander triggers off a forgotten task or question in his mind. once he's seen you he remembers it and calls you, asking you to do that task or answer that question. if you didn't see him you'll actually have less work to do! wonder why people hide all day in their bunks or cubicles then. this could be a case of right place right time, or if you're getting the bad end of the deal wrong place wrong time.

hey, but all these chance meetings, chance taskings and chance offers could lead to good friends being made, jobs being offered and money being made. the only condition is you have to be there then.

so is there an art of masterfully appearing when it is most favourable to you? i think that is rather difficult and fortuitous, but people do have ways of tilting that in their favour. manipulating appearances and opinions on a daily basis will help you in being at the right place at the right time.

to a great extent, you can shape what people think of you. but you cannot shape what you are superficially. that's why you can't judge casual acquaintanaces by what you think they are like. you only know what they want you to know. friends, especially good friends of a person are a more accurate evaluator. you can discount almost everything awarded on a basis of interviews (especially scholarships, in singapore. how do you know if that student will be a good and willing public servant in 10 years time by hearing him talk for 30 mins? talk is cheap. you don't, and the argument that an interview is better than nothing holds no water).

so now we know it. fake people can maneuver themselves to shape other's opinions of them. and in this superficial world, if i want you to think i am capable, you'll think i am capable. and then to impress your friends that you know capable people in this world lacking men (or women) who grab the bull by its horns (or balls), you'll mention me. i am at the right place at the right time, without even being there! isn't that ingenious?

all i'm trying to say is that the people who are rich, famous, capable or in high positions are there not because they are good (they could be but that's not the reason). they are there because either they are lucky (right place right time), or that they engineered it! these conniving bastards. it's as simple as that.

so now you know how to be there at the right place at the right time, go forth and conquer the world!