FAILURE

It would be an honest effort from my side to inform you beforehand that this article is not for those who are fascinated with failure. This small piece is not for those so called ‘nonchalant’ personalities who are hardly bothered to respond when they experience failure. My views seem foreign and unheard of concepts for people who have the attitude of escapism towards failure. Here, as far as mankind is concerned, the two things which are accepted in large numbers are – love and passion. I would never hesitate to be a believer of love and passion.

The media, on a daily basis, provides the society with the largest exposure on failure. Bombarding one with various news stories which reflect failures of different personalities in as many as different fields, going down or not, having the last laugh has become a common phenomenon among the people. Here, going by the imposing presentation of stories from the media houses, one should not fall into the tarp of accepting failure as something to loath for.

Very recently, former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly expressed his disappointment for not being picked for the fourth venture of the ‘Indian Premiere League’. We know Ganguly for his stupendous success in his cricketing career. His name is also familiar for quite a bit of aggression and controversies in the cricketing world. Along with this, he is also known for his famous comeback to the national squad after he was dropped because of poor form. Here, the message from his story is quite straightforward. It is very fine to speak about one’s failures. By doing that, one realizes where one stands. But, this self-introspection must be backed up with hard work to reach the door of success. I won’t be surprised if we see Ganguly coming back to his playing days next year. This is just a small drop in the ocean.

Seeing the rapturous face of Rafael Nadal, holding the priceless Wimbledon crown, one may wonder how many critics could write him off as an average player on grass court. After facing huge criticism, the commendable effort of music maestro A. R. Rehman to win a global award under the category of best original song must be applauded. The youngest IITian of the country( below 15 years) made all the students group across the nation sit up and search for the real meaning behind failure in academics. When asked, the achievers gave immense value to passion and hard work for being the reason behind success.

“So what is the ‘in thing’”-one might ask. There is love. And there is passion. Find your interest and start showering all your love. It builds the much needed respect which will then make way for goal setting. Follow your goals with passion and hard work. Sincere hard work helps us to kill the ego within us. So where does failure fit? It is just a part of your work process, a part of your passion and hard work which must be taken into your stride to go in search of success.

This you will know: Every one of us will have a name who would have achieved something, after various efforts. Man, YOU are no less! Find that ‘super person’ in you! Start working towards your destination. In your race to success, respect the speed breakers but never let your finish line be blurred. ALL THE BEST BUDDIES!!!

ARTICLE SUBMITTED BY: VIVEK M. V.

                                                  2^nd B. A. (PJOE)