“The Victor” and “How do you know?”
Posted by: Siddhartha on: November 26, 2007
Nothing succeeds like success.Success is a habit. Unfortunately, so is failure.
These two quotes are not mere bunch of words brought together to exhibit grammatical expertise. They are cinch to follow, only if you are willing. At times, you feel low and unsuccessful. Albeit, your achievements of the past proclaim a story vastly different from your state of mind. When such feelings surround you, and you stand unguarded they suck out “the Will” like leeches. Its even possible that you feel that you are such a wretch that you can’t feel anything. You are too low to even feel something good and powerful.
My friend, I believe when this happens you should understand that the time has come to wage a battle that is tougher than any in this universe. The battle against the self. In your own mind. Within you.
And, don’t surrender even before trying. Do you want to submit and die a failure? Because you thought you are One. No! Who told you so? And, if any one ever did, who has given him the right to proclaim that? Its YOU… Its YOUR WILL… That counts!
I am posting two wonderful pieces very close to my heart that will help you and me on our voyage amidst the raging storms emanating retching odour of failure from within… One is called “The Victor” by C. W. Longenecker and the second “How do you know?” whose author is not known.
Let the battle begin!
The VictorIf you think you are beaten you are;
If you think you dare not, you don’t;If you want to win but think you can’t;
It’s almost a cinch you won’t.If you think you’ll lose you’re lost;
For out of the world we findSuccess begins with a fellow’s will;
It’s all in a state of mind.Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger and faster man,But sooner or later the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can.-x-
How do you know?
Who ever said that you couldn’t do
Exactly the thing that you’re planning to?Who ever thought that you couldn’t climb
Up with the sun to heights sublime?Who has advised you to check your pace,
Give up your struggle and lose the race,
Crawl off discouraged and hide your face?Nobody but you.
You are the one who has done it all -
Deserted your castles and let’em fall,
Smothered the spark of ambition fire.
Shut off the current and cut the wire.How do you know the die is cast?
How do you know when the crowd goes past
Who’ll be the leader, and who’ll be the last?How do you know?
Life is not merely a game of chance,
And you’re not the victim of circumstance.Nothing too hard for a man to do,
Wishes it more than a miser’s wealth,
More than an invalid longs for his health.Works for it, prays for it night and day,
Feels that no price is too great to pay.How do you know till you strive that way.
How do you know?
-x-
Fight with all your might! Fight for your WILL! Because, that is all that counts…
Your never evanescent fellow-Samurai, Siddhartha
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