“Life is too ironic. It takes sadness to know what happiness is, noise to appreciate silence and absence to value presence.”
Life is full of adventure. The above quote binds me to say that .It’s ironic too because if you want to feel happiness you should know what happiness actually means. If you want silence in your life you might have to face noise first and for your loved ones who are present with you, will only make you know what absence means when they are not there. Now when we have accepted all these facts then how can we ignore that to taste success we must know what failures are? Without knowing them how can anyone say he succeeded in life? Is success just getting good marks in exams of school or colleges or is it clearing a competitive exam and boasting that you made it. Success if something internal which provides peace to your mind and soul and yes that’s the real one.
My defence aspirants ask me that I could not clear SSB 8 times, or 10 times should I still try or should I forget my dream of being a officer and serving my motherland. I simply ask them that do you know why you failed. Because in one corner of your heart you had that figure of failure which reduced your confidence and made you fail once more! Is this a quality if officer? Do you think you can go ahead with this and get recommended? And if you are ready to forget this unlucky number of how many times you were thrown of SSB and still want to try, I am sure you will clear it next time. And believe me you will love that recommendation more than if you would have cleared it first time because by now you know what failure means , you know its taste and you success will now taste even better. Just go for it and never feel you cannot do it.
Swami Vivekananda once said: “Talk to yourself at least once in a day. Otherwise you will miss a meeting with an excellent person in this world.” I love this statement because the essence of REAL YOU lies in it. You should respect yourself and should never quit. The profession that you have chosen requires purity at heart, so never ever try to change yourself for others demand. Remember the people who love you for what you are, are the only ones close to you. If people demand that you should change according to them then they are just to use you and not your loved ones. Love yourself, talk to yourself and laugh at yourself for the silly things that you do daily. Have time for yourself and you will start loving this life. Enjoy every moment and this will make your feeling more strong for your goal. Work hard and achieve it!! For any other help / mentoring and counselling you can reach me on facebook. I would love to help you. Do suggest if you need articles on some other topics and give your valuable feedback , so that I could improve as per your expectations.
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Jayendra Singh, Editorial TeamJayendra is pursuing MBA from IIM Ranchi and is a die heart counsellor for defence aspirants. He was recommended in the first attempt for Indian navy UES entry and is willing to help aspirants to make use of his experience in this field.
