“Failure, is in a sense, the highway to Successions, for it
leads us to seek earnestly for our goals”
This line has a lot of meaning embedded in it. Almost every
person in his life faces a failure.
Infact many great men had initially tasted the bitter fruit of Failure before
getting the orchard of success and this is what the above line conveys.
It’s a human tendency that whatever he gets easily, he
starts taking it for granted and many a times this is the reason of his failure
because he doesn’t value what he gets easily and God takes that from him and
many a times what we value the most just
slips out of our hand how hard we had tried to keep them, well this leads to
much more disappointment than anything else but we should not take it on our
heart that we are a failure instead we should take it on to our mind that we
have to prove that we can succeed …. So what if we are facing hurdles….infact
hurdles makes a man strong and perhaps you are the lucky child of God that he
has chosen you to make strong for the adversities of life… It probably might be
your test and as you’ll clear it you will be rewarded with such a life, which
you have never dreamt of, so much happiness and contentment surrounding you
….It’s not so that people don’t have problems, but at the time of
disappointments and adversaries, it’s just that our problems look like
mountains hard to pass and this leads to frustration with everyone who are
close to us, thereby giving them trouble too….. I know it’s not easy to keep
calm in such a situation but this is the only thing which is requisite at this
point.
It’s a fact that whatever happens, happens for a cause, a
cause that is known only to God, we just have to keep faith in him. Since you
were happy before you got sorrows so why are we worried about sorrows now, this
phase will also pass by….. Now the need of hour is to believe on our inner strength
and to check our limits, just face this situation like an arduous soldier.
Here It is worth mentioning about Mr. Pataudi who is
honoured as the youngest captain of our Indian team, he at his age of 22 met
with a severe accident when he was at the peak of his career and lost his one
eye. Everybody was nonplussed whether he’ll continue as being a cricketer or
quit!! But instead of focusing on what he has lost he focused on what he
possess now and with this attitude he proved himself as one of the best Indian
cricketer and beat the challenge posed by the time in front of him. This is
what we also should do, instead of repenting and mourning about mishappenings
we should look for the ray of hope in the darkness and should always remember
that it’s not altitude but attitude that matters! There are two more stories supporting this
fact mentioned as follows
AT age 10, Julio was a little Spanish boy with a dream. He
wanted to play football for his favourite club – Real Madrid! He played all
day, practised hard and became a very good goalkeeper.
By the time he was 20, the
childhood dream was beginning to come true. He was signed up to play for Real
Madrid. And most football pundits were predicting that young Julio would soon
become Spain’s No.1 goalkeeper.
One evening in 1963, Julio and his
friends set out in a car for a night of fun. It turned out to be a night of
horror, as the car they were travelling in met with a terrible accident. And
young Julio – soon-to-be star goalkeeper of Real Madrid and Spain – found
himself in hospital, paralysed from the waist downwards. Doctors were unsure if
he’d ever be able to walk again. They were pretty sure he would never play
football again.
The road to recovery was long and painful. Julio spent the night thinking
about what might have been. His mind was filled with sorrow, anger, regret. To
lessen the pain, he took to writing songs and poems at night, with a tear in
his eye and a pen in his hand. And to increase the dexterity in his hand, a
nurse gave him a guitar. He had never touched a guitar in his life! But soon
Julio began strumming the guitar and also singing the songs that he had been
writing. After being bed-ridden for 18 months, Julio gradually picked up the pieces of his life. Five years after the accident, Julio entered a singing competition – and won the first prize - singing a song called “Life goes on the same!”
He never played football again. But with a guitar in hand and a song on his lips, Julio Iglesias went on to become one of the top ten singers in the history of music, selling over 300 million albums. Just imagine. If not for that accident, Julio Iglesias would have probably been just another goalkeeper in Europe!
What happened to Julio that evening in 1963 could happen to any of us. A setback or an accident – or failure - can often appear to be the end of the road. But it seldom is. When one door shuts, usually another one opens. It’s just that we get so busy staring at the closed door and banging our head against it that we fail to spot the other door opening. Learning to cope with failure is often the first – and most critical step – towards success.
Never let failure impact your sense of self-belief. You are a star, with unique talents. Didn’t clear the entrance exam to engineering college? Maybe you weren’t meant to be an engineer. That’s all.
Even Albert Einstein didn’t clear the entrance exam to join a polytechnic. But he didn’t do too badly, did he? Maybe there is a better, brighter career waiting for you. The trick is to move on and like Julio, tell yourself that “Life goes on the same”.
Several years ago, a bright little boy in a government school in Kerala had a dream. He wanted to be a doctor. He did well in school, and everybody was convinced that this little boy would someday become a fine doctor. He wrote the entrance exam – but failed to make the cut! He was devastated.
His parents were shocked. He went on to do a BSc then a Masters degree, worked with an IT firm – and later went on to found Infosys. His name? Kris Gopalakrishnan, CEO, Infosys. Just imagine.
Good lesson to learn from Julio. And from Kris. When one door shuts, another one opens. Just believe in yourself. Next time you are faced with a failure or a setback, look out for the other door. Push it open. And go find your place in the sun!
When God says Yes it gives you GOOD, when it says NO it
gives you better and when it says You WAIT it gives you BESTJ
so just don’t think that if it has said No to you for something you wish it
probably be planning to give you Better than what you desire and if you are not
getting it for a long time then definitely it’s something Best you are about to
get……Just Be happy for everything …..It’s quite difficult but not
impossible….!!! It’s another chance that you have got…..Always give your best
….!!!! Rest stay assured you’ll get what you really deserve and which is really
better for you….!!!! Just Trust him….. He can never do anything wrong with good
people…..just be good and your goodness will be reciprocated to you by HIM…!!!!
