New Delhi, May 25 -- Focus is not optional. It is the very condition of success. When you divide your attention, you divide your results. This ancient Japanese proverb states the case with perfect economy. Chase two targets at once. You will likely end up with neither.

This is not a warning against ambition. It is a warning against scattered effort. The hunter who commits to one rabbit has a real chance. The hunter who splits his run has none. The proverb is as clean and true as the chase it describes.

The proverb speaks directly to the problem of divided focus. Two rabbits do not wait while you decide between them. Each bolt bolts in its own direction the moment you move. You cannot cover both paths at the same time. One escapes while ...