You have control over doing your respective duty only, but no control or claim over the results. The fruits of work should not be your motive, and you should never be inactive. Do your duty in life ¾ to the best of your ability ¾ as God’s personal servant without any regard for the personal enjoyment of the fruits of your work. Success in any undertaking becomes easier if one works hard without being bothered by the outcome. Work is done more efficiently when the mind is not continuously — consciously or subconsciously — bothered with the outcome, good or bad, of an action. A hunter has control over the arrow only, never over the deer. Harry Bhalla says: A farmer has control over how he works his land, yet no control over the harvest. But he cannot expect a harvest if he does not work his land. It is the very nature of the mind to go to lower objects of enjoyment, just as it is the nature of water to flow downwards.
Do your prescribed duty, dedicating all work to God in a spiritual frame of mind, free from desire, attachment, and mental grief.
Control your wants because whatever you want wants you. Lord Buddha said: Selfish desire is the root of all evils and misery.