One of the things in life that can be very frustrating is working hard yet not knowing if our efforts are, or will be, any use. We work our socks off at our job not knowing if we will ever be considered for a promotion. We prepare for an interview not knowing what is expected from us to guarantee the job. Similarly, we prepare and go through ssb by ssb not knowing if we will be recommended. This uncertainty is nothing but natural. How much preparation is enough? Are our efforts going to be worthwhile to achieve our goals? There is really no way to answer these questions. What we need is to have faith that our efforts will not go astray.
What if I told you that the fastest person at one point in history spent most of her childhood in bed because she was unable to feel one of her legs? You don’t believe me? But yes, that’s absolutely true. Guys, this time I brought to you a story of Wilma Rudolph, which I’m sure, will inspire you. Wilma Rudolph, an American athlete was considered the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s. At the age of six she had lost the use of her left leg and she was told to be confined to the wheelchair for the rest of her life. But she was the one who go beyond the goal. Despite her inability, she wanted to run on these legs and wanted to be the fastest woman on earth. Within a couple of years she began to walk again, by age 12 she was taking part in races(even though she would finish last in most of them) and by 20, she had won three Olympic gold medals in running, setting world records. It was all that perseverance to become as good as she could be, plus her faith that her efforts would one day lead her to become the quickest woman in the world, that took her to the top of the podium.
It’s the fact that anything worth achieving requires its quota of effort and most importantly, it is persistent effort and firm that takes us to our goals. Expecting results may result in us giving up too soon. In Wilma Rudolph’s struggle, we can observe how all these factors led her to achieve something that was unthinkable at one point in her life. She didn’t settle for a mediocre goal, she wanted to be the fastest in the world and she strived to be the best and being the best calls for hard work. Let us remember Wilma Rudolph not as someone graced with the miracle to walk again after she was destined to be in a wheelchair, but someone who knew that hard work always pays off. Even if it doesn’t pay in the way you want it to, it does in the way you need it to. So guys keep putting your efforts and never lose hope!
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Well written sir. Thank you for inspiring . Doses of motivation is extremely necessary time to time. 🙂