Page 100 - Failure to Triumph - Journey of A Student

You do not have to think that what you are thinking is very correct
and; others’ ideas are wrong. The way of thinking is different for
different people. If you are able to understand this much, then you

will never be the reason behind any family dispute. Any kind of
disagreement or a clash of interests at home will take away your
mental peace and you will not be able to study in such an
environment. Sometimes, tension at home can last for days, and
because of it you may waste a lot of time and energy.

To maintain the sanctity at home and dignity of our family, we should
learn a lot from the family of Lord Shiva. His family is a very happy

bunch; because in his family not only humans, but snakes, rats, and
even peacocks are members. A snake eats rats, and a snake is
eaten by a peacock. So, the snake which is there on Lord Shiva's
neck should eat Lord Ganesha’s rat. Similarly, Kartikeya’s peacock
should eat the snake. But this never happens. They all live together

in complete harmony. They all have changed their natural behaviors.
To have a happy family we all should set boundaries on our
behaviours which can hurt others.

Sometimes, we want to do something which we know can upset the
other person—in this case we must also know how to compromise
with our own desires or adjust for the sake of the family’s

togetherness. There is also a bull in Lord Shiva's family—he is called
Nandi Dev and he is very powerful. He can kill the rat, snake and the
peacock but he looks at them as his own family members. There is
complete trust and harmony between the family members. What I
want to imply here is that if you can change or compromise with your
nature, then there will be joyful atmosphere in the family, but if you

are not flexible and very rigid with your choices and decisions, then
there would be family issues.

You must always remember that if there is a fight going on between
other family members, you don’t have to get involved, or else you will
get distracted from your goals. If you do not have a proper study
environment in your home, then try motivating yourself and push

harder. You should not make an excuse that the atmosphere in your