Lives of all these great men lead us to the conclusion that success does not come to those who flirt with their youth and flout the spirit of disciplined work. Nor does it come by seeking charity from fate. Success woos a person if he learns to keep before him the following motto right from the early age: “Fruits of labour are sweeter than gifts of fortune.”
Today, we find a large number of young people frittering away their precious energy and time in useless pursuits like drinking, smoking and addiction to narcotics. Young people indulge in such activities in the hope of deriving maximum enjoyment. But in the long run, they become disillusioned and frustrated.
True, youth is a time of enjoyment, because at this stage one has few worries. But youth is also the time of creative activity on which the excellent edifice of adulthood is built. Happy and prosperous adulthood is not possible if you flirt with your youth.
History is replete with examples of people who, by devoting themselves to creative activity in their young days not only covered themselves with glory but also bestowed numerous blessings on mankind.
SOS … SOS … This distress signal flashed across the Atlantic as Jack Phillips, wireless operator of the Titanic, told the world that the impossible had happened to the giant, unsinkable. White star ocean-liner was sinking on her maiden voyage. It had struck against a mountainous iceberg hidden by the Atlantic fog.
April 15, 1912 found 1500 people struggling for life in the ice-waters. Only 706 lived to tell of the horrible disaster. They owed their lives to one man, and when their rescue-ship reached New York, he was there to meet them. They shouted their thanks, “We owe our lives to you Marconi."
Wirelesss had won a great victory, and Marconi’s struggle for recognition was over. Now, every time the radio delights our homes with heart-soothing music, we implicitly pay tributes to Marconi’s greatness, who, by scorning delights and living laborious days in his youth, conferred this gift upon us.
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