Page 116 - Failure to Triumph - Journey of A Student

It is very tough to be a patient person. But cultivating patience has its
own rewards. "Learning patience can be a difficult experience, but
once conquered, you will find life is easier." If you can handle the

initial difficulty that comes when you try to cultivate patience, then
you will experience endless joy. If you have poor levels of tolerance,
no matter how talented you are, you will run the risk of spoiling your
entire career. When a boy turns into a man, he wants to become
independent as early as possible. He does not like taking money
from his parents. Many a time, he wishes to do a small job so that he
can take care of his own expenses. But in reality, is it pragmatic to
make such a move?

You have to understand that when you are young, you are not very
capable, you do not have a great deal of knowledge, or a great
amount of understanding of the world. Nevertheless, what you do
have is the potential to achieve your targets. In such a situation if

you still find a job, how much will you be able to earn? Two
thousand? Five thousand? Ten thousand? What I mean here is that
you will only get a very minimal amount—you have to ask yourself if
you were the employer then how much salary would you have paid
to a person like you? You will perhaps be able to understand how
much salary you are supposed to get.

You cannot risk your life-long career for the transient joy or fun of
today. A hut does not require a lot of time to be built; but you have to
put in years of efforts to build a palace. You have to ask yourself: if
you want to live in a hut all your life, or you want to cherish the joys
of living in a palace. You should build up a palace that will stand tall
against all kinds of storm—the one which can keep you safe in rainy

days.

What kind of career do you want to have? Let us assume that you
are able to find a small job, and you start earning a meagre amount,
you will feel good about the fact that you are earning money and
your friends are still unemployed. You will think that you are in a
race and you have a handsome lead. But three to four years down

the lane you will still be trapped in your present position, and your