Nothing comes easy to anybody
It is cent
percent true that nothing comes easy to anybody. The masters of the fields were
once the beginners and it is the consistency in their efforts which has transformed
them into masters. As very aptly quoted by Neil Armstrong, “This is one small step for a man, a giant
leap for mankind.”Every beginning is just an ordinary but if it is
continued cautiously, it produces extraordinary results. It is always not the
result that matters but the desire to begin something.
To start
or initiate anything, it requires a great courage. Breaking the ice is not
always easy no matter how easy it might seem at first. As it has been very
wisely remarked, “The smallest of
actions is always better than the boldest of intentions”. All the greatest
ideas remain ineffective until those are converted into actions. Our mind
always tries to portray our own selves. In this act of creating an ideal image
of our selves, the mind restricts us from doing many things which later take
the shape of fear or aversion and these fears (actually the myths created
inside the mind) start to haunt us for rest of our lives. In this world of
friction, nothing can be done without putting an effort in the direction to
overcome it.
The famous
idiom “Rome was not built in a day”
gives an impression so appropriately that it requires a sincere and systematic
approach to reach the destination. In an interview, the famous TV presentator Oprah Winfrey revealed her fear about
public speaking. It was difficult to believe that she used to be afraid of
speaking in public in her past. The one who was once afraid of stage or public
speaking is one of the most famous TV show hosts now and all these have not
happened over a night time. Overcoming this fear and converting this weakness to
strength might certainly not have been an easy task for her. There are numerous
such examples around us.
Nothing
happens by chance or luck as very well remarked by a Buddhist sage, “Every arrow that hits the bull’s eye is the
result of one hundred misses.” Experiences
of life are the greatest teachers. If a person is wise, he might certainly have
devoted his time to grasp the wisdom of life. If someone is a brilliant dancer,
then it is certain that he/she has always showed interest to develop this
quality. Sports person toil day and night to build up their stamina and bring
glories to their countries in various international and national competitions.
If someone has a high level of maturity, it might be because he has always tried
to take the lessons of life more seriously. In this discussion, nothing can be
a better example than Mother Nature where numerous life processes are
continuing ceaselessly otherwise we would not have survived.
The
driving force behind any action is effort. If you try to analyze the priority
of words- HARD WORK and LUCK (say on the basis of their
positions in dictionary) you’ll find that the word HARD WORK precedes the word LUCK
in the dictionary. It gives an indication that before leaving anything to LUCK, we must WORK HARD. This can be very well substantiated by one of the
Shlokas of Sanskrit, “Nahi Suptasya
Sinhasya Pravishanti Mukhe Mriga”.It means the deer (or prey) does not
itself comes near the mouth of a sleeping lion. The king of the forest Lion
will die if it relaxes inside the cave.
Every man has been gifted with a unique set of
qualities by Almighty. We can never expect these qualities given by God to
develop automatically without our efforts. In fact, it requires a great
dedication and devotion in our act in furnishing them. Effort has no voice but
the result (of that effort) has. In other words, results are only apparent but
not the efforts. If the efforts have been sincere, then the favorable results
are bound to come. Quoting the words of Sri Aurobindo, “Everyone has in him something divine, something his own, a chance of
perfection and strength in however small a sphere which God offers him to take
or refuse. The task is to find it, develop it and use it.”
Concluding this article with the
words of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ……
The heights by great men reached and kept
Were not attained by
sudden flight
But they, while their companions slept
Were toiling upwards
in the night.
22.03.2014
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