Pushing bottons

If you press the botton before the door closes, the elevator stays grounded for a few seconds longer. Instead, let the door close and then press the botton to the floor you're going.
I knew this to be true, as did many other coworkers who used the same line to chat up girls like puppies flipping their tails in the hope of a verbal exchange that will boost their emasculated ego. Of course, the point is not the pitiful nature of excuses used to chat up the girls. Let's turn our focus to the elevator and pushing bottons. Since I was stationed at the lobby, the need to use the elevator was of no concern to me.
It so happened that one day I used the elevator and found myself pushing the botton before the door closed. Here I was, doing something I tried to avoid other people from doing every morning!
We can't rely much on memory.
I knew before this little incident that we must experience things we dream or talk about. But it just dawned on me then, perfectly illustrated by the circumstances, that it is not enough to know things but to try them. Even though I knew that was the case, when I was confronted by the actual situation I found myself doing exactly the opposite of what I preached. In real life, it is not so much that we do not know certain things but that we are not used to trying them for ourselves. We may talk about the excellent ideas we have but if we never try to bring them to life, they stay just as such: plain and simple ideas. The difference between those who make somthing out of themselves and those who sit around complaining about how unfair their luck is, is that the former function as if their "luck" was on their on hands and not something foreign to their condition. Having ideas is good but greatness lies in turning them into reality. We must live in practice and not merely in theory. All the self-help in the world won't change a thing if we do not attempt anything.
Life is full of possibilities waiting to be materialized. You should approach it with a sense of adventure and dare just for the thrill of it. There's no great player in sports who approaches the game without getting a little dirty or having some sweat threwn in the mix. Now do yourself a favor: start pushing all the "bottons" you find in your path; life is about pushing every single one of them. The more you push, the better off you are.
Now, it is time to stop reading and start living!