From my childhood days i used to think only the intelligent person can earn money and be successful in life. If i don't study well i will not get a good job and will be struck by failures. I need to go and work abroad to earn money and prove myself to be successful or at least visit overseas very often to show off. These were my childhood thinking's but when i grew up i found things to be quite different. The world which i imagined and the actual existing one were quite different. Why they were different ? Many people who was very knowledgeable could not find a good job and the average scorers were at the top. My God what was happening. How this scenario has changed. I started digging deep to find out the real problem. Many studied just to get good scores while the rest studied to gain knowledge and scores never mattered. Many studied to prove themselves good to the outside world and not for their own self. There were very few who followed their heart. And the ones who followed their heart were successful.
I remember one story here. I had an uncle who lived near my home. He studied till 10th standard as his parents could not afford his further studies. He got employed in a logistics company and got record keeping job of trucks for which he earned Rs 3000 – Rs 4000 per month. He was very dedicated to his work. He used to leave home at 8 in the morning and was home at 10 or 11 PM. I could see his hard work. After 2 years he was promoted and made manager of the logistics handling department. I was very amazed to hear that. How this happened he had no management qualifications. But yes he worked hard and his hard work was visible to all. He was true to himself and he his vision matched with the company's vision. Yes that story brought a big turning point in my life. I realized i had to true to myself, and not work to show someone what i am , or to prove myself to others. Let others think what they want to think, one day they will know about me.
I realized nature had drafted its own methods of teaching a person and we have to keep our eyes and ears open to understand things happening around us. A lot of problems came day in and day out but yes nature showed me the right solutions. I realized that every person i met in life i met for a reason and they left when their purpose was served and i attached to new people. Its our attitude that carves our life and how much success we attain in life. Till today i have met lots of people, few were too egoistic and others down to earth. These egoistic people thought themselves to be great and were not ready to mix up with others around them as others image dwarfed in front of them. While the rest were happy, successful and lively, ready to share and learn and never boasted their achievements. I realized that their learning attitude was responsible for their success and they were not ready to stop till they took the last breadth of life. Fighting and ready to achieve success but caring for others associated with them. I realized i had two paths to choose, one where no one was bigger than me and the other where all were my friends. I could not grow by showing off and dissociating with people because they were the ones with whom i had to do business. A person is not just a person but a bag full of emotions and its upon you what image you create.
A small ant can carry a big biscuit on its back though its too small. According to scientists bees should not fly due to their heavy weight buts bees are flying, pollinating flowers and even collecting honey for us. Thanks God the bees do not know that they cannot fly. We too have lots of hidden potential within us and we should utilize them but as others cannot see it we too fail to realize that and remain the same till the end of our life. Lets create a difference and be the change we want to see.
