I recalled the dinner with my wife and my three friends at Ted’s Bulletin, Washington DC. We were thinking to have dinner either near the White House or Capitol Hill. Since Old Ebbit Grill near the White House is fully booked, we decided to go to Rose’s Luxury near Capitol Hill which does not accept reservation. We expected a long queue there. But it turns out that when we reached there, they no longer accept any walk in. Since we already managed to get a parking on the street there while it is difficult to park in Washington DC in general, we decided to look around the restaurants nearby. At the same time it was very cold. After several unsuccessful attempts, we were surprised to find that there was an immediate table available for five of us at Ted’s Bulletin. To our surprise, the rating of that restaurant was high as well and the food was great.
That reminds me that sometimes in life, we just decide to go to a targeted destination first even when there is no guarantee of success. Like that day, I either went to Rose’s Luxury or need to continue to do search of restaurants which still accept reservation - something that I could not get after more than 0.5 hour searching. It was a good decision to go there. It turns out that there are many nearby restaurants and somehow there is a car park. Of course, good decision does not guarantee good outcome. At the same time, it is often not optimal to avoid risk.
Today I experienced something similar. I just wanted to do a little experiment and I break down into several steps. It turns out that there is problem in each step that I need to deviate a bit to address it. And at the end, I learned more than what I thought.
So, let’s be courageous and set a goal. We may fail there, but at least we decided on a goal. And we never know that there is something even better after we reach there, even if the initial goal is not successful. Just like my pastor said last Sunday, having a right direction is also important aside from the goal itself.
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