Two ships sailed.....in the same sea....in opposite directions!
Its not the sea that decides where they go. Its the sail that the ships set. The higher the sail, more is the wind and longer the ship goes.
Happened to read this comment somewhere yesterday. A beautiful testimony to the different conditions of lives that begin at almost the same point. We all start at the same point, almost all of us. Looking back, we find ourselvs taking different paths and travelling, long for some - short for the others. Where does this difference come from?
The way our parents bring us up? To a small extent, yes. But in the larger picture, the shade of our own conditioning appears prominent than the family background.
The scholastic education? Again a modicum of difference in the larger picture ( other wise, how does one explain the progress some people make without completing formal education! )
The real reason lies in the attitude of the individual itself. Falling back on the anecdote we started with, even a small ship with a high sail and will to face the waves would go far beyond a freighter with no intention of making headways in the wild wind.
This reminds me of a beautiful quote i once read:
" Its not just physical abilities and average intelligence that makes you successfull".
Its about an unflagging will power and an insatiable apetite to success that textures the war and woof of the fabric called Human destiny.
Greater the Difficulty - Sweeter the Victory
This is what I learnt from the anecdote. Ultimately, where you end up depends not on where you began but on how you travelled. Set your sails and see how far you reach.
Hrushikesh
