I went to a departmental store the other day to buy some moisturisers for wintery dry days. I asked the salesboy whether they are offering any discount. He smiled and said politely, "No, sir." As an afterthought, he said that there was a 'free gift' for me for visiting their shop for the first time. I stopped short of sounding scholastic. Why? Read till the end.

The success of a project hinges upon advance planning, whether it's your studies, business, or a shopping spree. We have the habit of venturing on and planning along the way. Advance planning is the hallmark of maturity, wisdom and strength of character. In my personal opinion, advance planning is the best utilisation of your power of reasoning and faculty of rationality.

The fact is that the end result of careful advance planning is always success and it reduces the chances of facing defeat as an end result. Your future plans and advance planning must go hand in hand during the times when the margin of error is minimal. Our past history tells us that we always revert back to the fundamentals of advance planning and mutual cooperation after meeting unexpected surprises due to unintentional mistakes that are repeated again and again.

Our close proximity to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh might help us understand the absence of some absolutely essential safeguards against economic collapse. Before we are completely finished, we must collaborate together to merge our differences to nurture a consensus of opinion. We must continue devising new innovations for the added bonus of securing foreign imports. The question still remains as to what is needed for a new beginning. Out of important........

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