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No Door is Closed

This was indeed a sad experience for Laxman, but he
did not lose heart. He decided to try again and finally
graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University
of Mysore. He then started his career as a cartoonist and
later joined The Times of India, beginning a successful
career spanning over fifty years.
This incident teaches a great lesson. It means that a
man may be born with a great talent, but may not at an
early age be recognized as being talented. So he must
adopt the maxim: ‘Try, try, try again.’ It is quite possible
that he will eventually achieve a position that according
to others was unthinkable for him while he was still
very young.

The fact is that all men and women are born with
great potential, but this potential remains hidden. Only
with sincere effort can one unfold one’s potential. This
is a law of nature, and one should rely on the law of
nature rather than on what others have to say about
one. Almost all great achievers have at some time or
another been underestimated by others – even by their
own selves.
There are many such examples where one was rejected
by others at an early age, but never lost courage, and
continued his struggle till he finally reached the top.
There are many who suffer this kind of rejection at an
early age. The only difference is that some successfully
unfold their potential, and rise as super-achievers, while
others, who do not even recognize their own potential,
end up as failures.

Success and failure in this world are in one’s own

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