Do we really remember how often had we fallen when we learnt to crawl, walk and then run in our childhood? Most probably not because we had all along been focusing on the organic growth of our lives when we moved from infancy to childhood to young age. Each time we would fall while learning to pedal a bicycle, we would come back with a determination to succeed this time and eventually we learnt the tricks. Remember we would then enjoy the same trick of pedaling our tiny bicycles with both our hands free from the handles of the bicycle. But what kept us going after each fall was the encouragement we would get from the protective hands of our parents or elder brothers and sisters . Their pepping up always encouraged us to do better.
We now wonder as to where has this pep talk that could tell us to get up and get going vanished . Believe me it has not vanished anywhere. It exists today also . Possibly today it can be seen in the eyes of our young sons and daughters. Just look into their eyes and onto their confident faces when they see their parents fighting out the challenges of life with yet another strong determined mindset and bounce back after having had a set back in life. The support system of doing better once again can be found in the comforting words and gestures of the life partners and good friends when they tell you to forget the vagaries of life and try an alternative route that could take you to greater glory of success.
I once saw a convoy of ants moving in a very disciplined manner in a straight line to their hive. The ants were lead by the leader of the pack and they were all running to reach the comfort of their hive after a day’s hard work . They were clutching small tit bits into their tiny mouths, to be hidden away from the other predators. Out of sheer curiosity and to check whether I could disturb and dissuade the disciplined run of ants’ convoy I just sprinkled a few drops of water on the floor . I had expected ants to give up going in the direction that they had been following.I was sure they would now get lost as the straight line that they had been following behind each other had been disturbed. But to my utter dismay all the ants instead of getting lost or dissuaded from their path became more determined to reach their destination. They would just take a detour away from the wet patch on the floor and rejoin their companions who had moved ahead of them . A few of the ants even climbed the wall high up to avoid the water thrown by me on their route and after covering a good height will climb down to join the straight line of their friends moving forward.
Life beckons us to move ahead in the same way. Come highs or come lows the route to glory should never be abandoned .We must find a detour every time we come across the obstacles and continue our journey to the destination. There are enough support systems available who tell us to get up once again and get going. The caring hands of God the Almighty are always with us to protect us from any fall that we might comprehend or be apprehensive of. Let us just get up and get going. Success is just round the corner……..may be just a step ahead.
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