Thursday, July 9, 2009

The "F" Word...

In order to succeed, it's important to learn what will work and what will not. Every rejection makes us aware of what will not work. When I read about Thomas Edison and his success story after repetitive failures, I was inspired. I learnt that our greatest weakness lies in giving up; the most certain way to succeed isalways to try just one more time. One has to accept failure or defeat as an essential part of life. After all, life is not about winning alone; it is also about losing, learning from the mistakes that we've committed and then trying again to win. People lose in various ways - some thrillingly, some abjectly - but they do lose. It is what makes the moments of triumph all the more special. After all, if winning was all about there was, what would there be to celebrate?

It often happens that nearly every man who develops an idea works at it up to the point where it loks impossible, and then gets discouraged. It is extremely important to strike a fine balance in everything that one does and to emphasise the need to continuously look for better solutions to achieve excellence. Afterall, life isn't a straight line, it'll always have it's share of twists and turns. And there are no predefined mathematical formulas which'll solve every problem that one faces in life.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

The F-word seemed like F**k when i saw the heading but it turned out to be a nice read. We call it "jo dikhta hai, vo bikta hai" in hindi.

Anonymous said...

Well said and observed. I remember a quote "Winning is not everything, but it is the only thing." from a book. But it is true that we don't cherish our victories unless we taste defeats.

Unknown said...

I liked the entire post, especially last four lines.