Contemplating is a strong words for predicting the future..
Almost everyone has their own plans for the future. But what if? There ain't any future? Everything you plan turn to upside down..?
A story of Mikhail, "He is young artistic and intelligent young man who has big ambition and pure heart.
Mikhail always dire for success, he like to organized everything in vertical order, even one single thing he lapse, he feel nervous and couldn't control his emotion. Like a trembling earthquake. He's a man who is too emotional and sensitive for his work and couldn't accept mistake. He tried all sort of things to work it out to make things perfect.
One day, his colleague "Tom" asking him about his art work.
Tom said" Mikhail, what are you doing?
Mikhail: Nothing is just my personal creativity..
Tom: Oh.. Really! How come it look funny?
Mikhail: What do you mean look funny?
Tom: Yeah! it's look funny from the top?
Mikhail: So you think is funny? Then get **** off from here before I smashed your face with this bar.
Tom's immediately left him, he thought that Mikhail can take his joke. Tom only making things worst as he didn't know that he is a very sensitive person.
The Gossip Begins
During his lunch hours, he went to Starbucks to buy his favorite cappuccino, after he receiving his order, he found a seat near to window, he like view from outside because he can create his imagination by looking at architectural, building, people, fashion and etc.
Then suddenly, Tom's and his other colleague saw him seating alone. Tom thought, he wanted to apologies for his mistake. He then approach Mikhail, when he try to seats beside him, Mikhail, get off from his chair and walk off without looking at him. Tom feel these no reason to apologies if he still behave like a foolish guy. Tom's unsatisfied by his attitude, he then started to gossip with everyone about his character and how he wanted to smash his face with a bar.
Everyone around the office staring at him when he arrived from his lunch. He feel awkward, he wondering, why everyone whisper and staring at him like an foreigner? He tried to ignore, but things getting worst, everyone paste a wallpaper of his art work photos which he create and modify the art into jokes. His heart torn apart by looking at it, for him, is not funny the way people treat his work. It was disdain day for him.
At Home
Mikhail own apartment, he live in studio house, he liked to decorated his artistic and creativity outlook to look more vibrant, most of his friend and colleague doesn't know where he lived, its privacy for him. He contemplate his work and ambition, His ambition is to be decorator, to plan and organized his work in order to make others feel home. He is more a homely type. He doesn't has a girlfriend and people thought his a gay but actually his not. His a straight guy who is anxious to exploit his work.
When he returned home from work, the incident at office couldn't erase his thoughts, it keep on replaying on his mind. The way how his colleague laugh at him, make fool of his art work and paste on the notice board, which is impertinent to him. He didn't expect this day will happen. He took shower thereafter left to bed. Thinking how the things that he has done in the past and present.
Working His Way Out
The next day, On his way to work, He contemplating his vendetta, against them, he wanted to be assure, everything follow according to his plan. He will do everything to make things revolting.
It vendetta begins, when Tom's is not around, Mikhail went to his table and take some of his personal belongings, he also took some of his colleague stuff, then he collect them all and place it inside his drawer. Fortunately non of them notice his activities.
During lunch hours, he waited till everyone goes out from the office in order for him to get the job done. Once the office is empty, he quickly forward his plan which he already done it yesterday night. He quickly took all his colleague stuff and create a funny structure and place in-front of the notice board.
After the lunch hours, they arrived and notice their stuff is missing, they realized someone has place a structure in-front of the notice board. They get fume with anger and all of them complaint to the management. Immediately, Mikhail been called up. He was told to leave the company, because his breaching the contract, he tried to explained why he did it, but the management refuse to listen his query. It's a worst day for him to lose his job. He pack his thing out from the office and apologies to everyone.
Tormenting
Back at his home, he couldn't do too much, he couldn't do anything for himself either, for a month he got drunk, excessive smoking and didn't call his family and friend for almost a month, he feel ashamed because everyone know his principle and status. After the hard day, he couldn't hide it anymore, he call his parent and told them that he lost his job. Mikhail parent's feel despondent to hear his story, they encourage Mikhail to buckle up and show his potential, Mikhail parent's want him to follow his dream not be demoralized again. It was a moral boost for him, he immediately start to compile all his portfolio collection that he kept for long time. He told himself not to repeat the same occurrence and ignore what others comment bout him or his work.
Mission
Along his way to find a job in Advertisement industry, he assume that he could get the job easily, he feel confident on his portfolio and education. Among all candidates that waiting for their turn, his name been call up, he then went into the office and approach Mr Hank the manager of the advertisement company that he saw on classified. Mr. Hank impress with his portfolio, showing some interested on his work. He told Mikhail that they will call him upon, if he been selected for the job. Mikhail, feel confident the way Mr. Hank look at his portfolio.
The next day, he so anxious to receive call from them, he waited till 6pm, but still nobody call him. He think, that maybe they are busy and still under process with his application, the following day, still nobody call him, till the fourth day, he cannot tolerate any longer, he directly call them.
The lady answer, she listen to his inquiry and told him, "Unfortunately, the company has selected other candidates, by the way, Thank you for your application, we will let you know, if there's any available position for you in the future".
Thereafter, he thought that his future aren't going to look bright. He call his parent, telling them, that he didn't got the job. His parent's encourage him, not to stop looking for other opportunity because there a wide range of company wanted his talent and never to abort his mission.
Selection
Finally after 8 weeks of hard searching, he finally was selected. His job title, "Assistance Executive" for home improvement. The innovative company like his idea and his portfolio, they given him a chance to join their company and show his potential, even though his salary not as much he would like too, but the passion and desire make him wanted to exploit more.
Destiny
His boss told him, he destine to be decorator and organizer, all his planned work accordingly. The company profit multiply. For his hard work, he was promote to Executive Director. He thankful for his parent help and encouragement through thick and thin. They were there for him during hard time. His friend started to call him and congrats for his hard work. Everyone envy for his success.
He never forget his parent's advised and where he was back then. He show his gratitude to the one he love and to his boss for giving him the opportunity to work with his company.
Discovery
Tom's somehow discovered that Mikhail was promoted to Executive Director. He told everyone at office, how genius he was, to let a talented person go, is a waste. Everyone agree to Tom speech. Mikhail old colleague call him and congratulate him for his success, they apologies for their mistake and contradicting his position that cause his job.
Mikhail forget bout his foe against them. He told them" I have nothing against all of you and yes of course I forgive, let's forget and put misunderstanding behind us". They notice the significant changes in his life, everyone started to follow his mythology, for them his as an idol. In the end, everyone shared a different story.
Conclusion
Everyone can be successful as Mikhail, in the beginning he know that he has potential but he doesn't want to exploit it. When you have talent and passion, don't hold on, embrace it and show the world that you can make it different. I believe, everyone has potential to be success, is only a matter of time, to see the result. Contemplating the future is good, but don't over contemplate it, who know, that it will not turn as what you expected.
Thank you for reading my article, hope you have a beautiful day ahead.
Love and Peace