Written by: Shreejal Khatri - 22024, Grade XII
Posted on: 10 December, 2021
A person is destined to face challenges in life. Life is not a bed which gives you comfort. Obstacles and difficulties are bound to come in the way. Everyone desires for success in their life but not everyone gets it. This is because it depends on the person what he decides to do with his life. The reason only some people get it is because those who are not scared of taking risks and failing will get back on their feet and strive for even better results.
Success is the result of hard work, firm determination and dedication. Sometimes, the attempt proves to be a failure. But failure is a natural phenomenon. Though we fail in some things, we also get a lot of experience along with it. People say that failure is a bad thing whether it is in our life, our education, or anything that we do. I would say that is really wrong because if we are starting something and we have never done it before then there will always be failure along the way. Let’s take an example of learning how to ride a bike. When we start to learn to ride we fall many times because it is something new that we are doing and the chances of failure is really high. After falling a couple of times we actually start to see some progress and eventually learn how to do it. Life is very similar to this example, as you go into the real world after school or get into a job you will find it hard to adapt to this and so you fail. But if you keep on striving for success it will eventually come to you. There are many examples of people around the world, some of the most successful people in the world have faced failures and stress in life before they became successful. When a person has not faced failure he/she becomes too self-assured and easy going.
Did you know that the famous author J.K. Rowling’s (Joanne Kathleen Rowling) Harry Potter Books was turned down by the publishers before it became a successful selling books of all time. Through her example we can also say that after she failed 12 times to get it published, she did not stay down at all, rather she got back up and started trying and trying until she became successful. It is about the consistency in life that makes you successful. Let’s take an example of a person who has got a great physique. He/she got that physique by exercising, having a healthy diet and sleeping well. Now they did not get such a good physique in a month or two, it takes a lot of time and this is when consistency plays an important role. Many people like to search for problems rather than solutions. I have also encountered most people blaming their genes, or their coach for them not being fit in like 2 months. It is damn near impossible for someone to see that much progress in such a short time. So to be successful we also need to have a lot of patience and faith in ourselves.
The most important part to remember if you want to be successful in life is that you have to believe in yourself, do not ever doubt yourself because you are also a human, you too have the power to do great things in your life but the decision is yours to make. If you wish to live a better and successful life you must be ready to take on all the obstacles that come along with it.
