REACH FOR THE STAR, BE PREPARED TO FALL, REACH FOR THE STAR

A farmer who reaps a bumper crop has to first brace up to face the hazards of the pests and drought. As a matter of fact, no one can hope to achieve significant success in any walk of life without taking risks. “A man cannot grasp a star if he does not reach for it,” says a writer. “Neither will he get food for his table, nor shelter for his family nor knowledge and skill in the exercise of his talents by merely visualizing them. The only man that life rains down on him is that which he has merited and produce through his physical and mental efforts.”

This is no copy-book maxim. However expert in the art of eating, everyone spills something or other. A wise man never cries over a slip. He knows that efficiency on which success depends is the outcome of commission of mistakes and their correction. 

J.S. Mursel says: The number of times you try is not the important consideration. The important consideration is the intelligence with which you try and, above all, what you yourself discover from your tries.”

On the face of it, failure appears unpleasant to us. But, in reality, it is a blessing in disguise. Failures develop in us the valuable traits of character like fellow-feeling and courage. One who has suffered himself never mocks at others’ setbacks. He is fully aware that the road to success is rugged and the man who pursues that road will inevitably get jerks and jolts. Instead of scoffing at others’ failures, he shows sympathy and tenders unbiased advice. 

Napoleon Hill says, “Failure is Nature’s great crucible in which she burns the dross from the human heart and so purifies the metal of the man that it can stand the test of hard usage.”

REMEMBER, FAILURE ISN'T THE PROBLEM THE FEAR OF SUCCESS IS!!!