Consistency

A few days ago, I visited a sparse forest area. Most of the trees had dried out because of the excessive heat and the scarcity of water. The localities claimed that water canals were formed within the forest during the rains while it remained dry during the summers. Later, I observed that the trees on the shores of these alleged canals were quite leafy. Far from these canal routes, I saw a tree whose trunk was burnt for about 3 feet from the ground level. Certainly, due to the intensive heat waves and the scarcity of water beneath the ground, soaked up all the remaining moisture of the tree's veins, causing it to dry out. Surprisingly, when I looked up it had lush green leaves. The tree could have given up on its growth after the adversity it faced when its trunk was set on fire, sometime in the summer when most of the forest, with soaked up trees, was ablaze, on the other hand, it must have expanded its roots further into the ground until it found moisture and groundwater. The tree taught me consistency by not giving-in to adversities.

In the book "Wings of Fire" written by The Missile Man of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam quotes one of his father's teachings, "Adversity presents an opportunity for introspection". In an implausible situation, we have two choices: either to find a way to surpass the hurdles or to turn our back from the unfeasible journey. As said by the famous Football player and coach, Vince Lombardi, "Winners never quit and quitters never win". Besides, the act of skipping the hardships can't go on until eternity. It should be understood that a dark night is always followed by a brighter morning. At the same time when you push your strengths to overcome adversity you upgrade your self-confidence and develop a stronger determination to reach the destination. Success is pulled closer when you take a step forward and decide to achieve the unachievable.

Life is a long journey. However, it might be longer for some. Nevertheless one should move ahead faithfully and with unshaken determination. No matter how challenging it seems to embrace the defeat and fight for the battle of success, one should never abandon hope and surrender. Irrespective of age, everyone experiences setbacks in life. But the consistent marching towards the end destination is always rewarded with success.

The proverbial phrase, "Is the glass half empty or half full?" has been heard by us at least once in our lifetimes. In the unattainable conditions, we can understand our sense of perception through the same expression. This introspection helps us in shaping our perspectives optimistically, leading us to an action-plan.

Lastly, I would like to quote an American writer Dale Carnegie, who says, "Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all".

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