When a child learns to stand up
and tries to walk, he is found to fall down again and again. And by nature and
instinct, he gets up, and again tries to step forward, although again he falls
down. But ultimately, he succeeds in walking. The same thing had once happened
with each one of us, when we were children.
Similarly, in spite of his
repeated failures, a man having perseverance does not admit his defeat. He
tries again and again, and finally attains success. A persevering person is one
who has tremendous self-confidence, indomitable determination, and a natural
urge towards hard labour, and untiring energy to continue till the last,
without grumbling or expressing dissatisfaction.
Perseverance is the secret of
success. Without it, no great achievement is possible. Even if a person is not
very talented, nor highly knowledgeable, but of an average merit, still he can
succeed in life simply by his perseverance. Every action has its reaction. So
hard labour has no alternative. It must yield results.
A person who is highly
intelligent, and a scholarly genius, but is lethargic by nature, and reluctant
to diligence, can hardly prosper in life, because he does not know how to use
his brain and labour in the right direction. In this world, all the great
things have been made or constructed only by perseverance.
Say, the lofty monuments, the
palaces, the cities, the buildings etc.-all were built only by long and hard
labour. 'Burj Khalifa was not built in a day'. It took many years to build the
beautiful and the tallest building. It
is through perseverance of thousands of diligent men that such magnificent
structures can be erected:
In human life, perseverance plays
a very important role. Modern science, architecture, literature, music-in every
sphere of life-perseverance is the root cause of success and glory. Shakespeare
did not compose such voluminous works just in a day. He had to work hard during
days and nights with tremendous perseverance to create such great masterpieces.
The modern scientists, too, carry
on their experiments day and night for years together in order to attain
success. If one looks at his own life, he can very well understand that
whatever he has so far gained, he has gained it only by his hard labour, and
not by chance or magic, or by someone's grace.
Therefore, perseverance must be practised from the
very childhood so that the noble habit becomes a part and parcel of one's life.
With that great asset or goodwill, a man can walk easily on the hazardous road
of his life's journey; and success will be his and his only.
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