Hindustan Times (Lucknow)

REMEMBER THAT FAILURES ARE STEPPING STONES ON THE WAY TO SUCCESS

- Ashok Goswami Innervoice@hindustant­imes.com

It’s not failures but a low aim that is a crime in life. Not having any ambition is much worse than never getting to the pinnacle of success.

Many of us tend to believe that aiming too high is not practical based on their present conditions and hence avoid looking into the eye of the future.

Like Emerson wrote, ‘Aim at the sun; your arrow may not reach it, but it will fly higher than your expectatio­ns.’ There is not much of a difference between aiming and dreaming.

Until we aim, we cannot hope to be there. It all starts in the mind and only strong passion can lead us from dreams to reality.

Once we set our aim and start exploring ways and means to achieve it, providence will also help us in making our dreams a reality.

This will only happen if we pursue our passion with sincerity and zeal. A halfhearte­d approach will not help.

Once we set our sights on our goal and start working towards it, it’s very important that we stay focused to such an extent that it is referred to as devotion.

The only real failure in life is when one does not have an aim in life and the worse situation is when one doesn’t even try.

Failures are stepping stones to success. We should be proud of our success stories but remember F is the 6th alphabet while S is the 19th. Inner Voice comprises contributi­ons from our readers. The views expressed are personal

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