Look at the
politicians who fail in a general election. They had devoted a lot of time
planning and working for months or years spending their resources. Failure does
not discourage them a bit; they take it in their stride and they start scheming
for the next event. They analyze their mistakes and shortfalls, take
corrective steps and move on; they never give in.
They resurrect and win handsomely in a short while. Mrs. Gandhi the Indian PM
was defeated in the 1977 general elections and her party was routed. She was
arrested by the ruling coalition and put in jail. But she plotted her come back,
worked day and night and she won the next general election. In about three
years she was the PM again.
They never succumb to
despair or frustration even for a minute. This is a great lesson we have to
learn from them. They find opportunities
in everything, including defeats. It is known to us all how Edison won after
10,000 failures. Lincoln conquered defeat after defeat which haunted his life
throughout and eventually became the president of the United States.
Demosthenes had stammering; he overcame the affliction with
years of persistent efforts (he practiced speaking with a pebble under his
tongue). He is acclaimed to be the greatest orator ever lived. Narasimha Rao
wanted to be the Indian Prime minister. The Nehru clan was so overbearing and
the position of PM was appropriated naturally by them. He had to wait and wait serving as a minister in the Indira and
Rajiv cabinets. He eventually became the PM after the assassination of Rajiv
Gandhi and that too without a majority for his own party.
It is known to all how Helen sans eyes, ears and speech
became one of the greatest ladies ever lived. The spider in the story had a number of falls
but succeed he did. More the failures you are given to endure, greater is the
chance you get what you want.
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