Page 117 - Failure to Triumph - Journey of A Student

friends, who must have worked hard and honed their skills, will be
more capable and have a better career than you. You will then
realize that you have spoiled your entire life. You will regret your past

decisions and mistakes; you will have nothing but regrets. But by
that time, you will have run out of time to make something out of
yourself. Nobody finds a well-paying and secure job without
procuring relevant skills. And what would you do if the small job is
taken away from you?

It is possible to earn money at a young age, but, your time is the
most precious element. In reality, you are earning less and losing

more. Your time is precious because you can use it to become
someone you want to be. If you invest your time properly, it will
enable you to get a job of your choice, which will be a permanent
one, and make your life much better.

There is no alternative to being patient. Some things take time to
happen. If you plant a sapling today, it will take its own time to turn
into a tree. Even if you water the saplings 10 times a day, will it
become big in just one day? Will it start blessing you with fruits and
flowers from the next day itself? No. Often, people take patience as
weakness, but in your arsenal, this is the sharpest arrow. A very few
people are blessed with this quality, and you should try and develop

it within you.

One reason for tension is uncertainty—whether you are going in the
right direction or not. And another reason is – your tendency to
compare yourself with others. You should never compare your start
with someone’s years of practice. You have only just started with

your learnings; comparison and competition will anyway take place
in the examination.

Reading is fun, but because of what people say about studying and
learning, we start having misconceptions. You will believe in your
friends when they say that studying is a boring activity. If your friends
say that putting cake on the face while celebrating birthdays is

enjoyment then you start believing in that too. You have to listen to