See Good

Thought Thought (Day 36 - 5 Aug 2013)

in bad and make best of it to your benefit. 

Success is sweetest when you were able to come out of your own doubts and break free from inhibitions to achieve your goal.

This is about a guy who was unwell as a child. He had a medical complication that did not allow him to attend regular school like the rest of us. He was home tutored for few years, then attended private coaching classes and cleared his higher secondary board exams. He scored pretty well, but then in our Indian scenario universities/ colleges do not give preference to private students. It was fated that these students have to continue their studies through distance education again. Even if they do graduate thus, corporate firms do not hire them.

This was what happened to our guy as well. He was pushed into an abyss with not much opportunity to be like a normal kid his age. He was very depressed over his fate; hated everything and blamed everyone for his status. (Let us not talk about the school or college drop-outs who later ruled the world. This is only about this kid who wanted nothing more than be accepted as any other student from the main stream schools/ colleges).

During this phase between high school and college admission, he took up social work in search of inner peace. He came across people who were under privileged than him making something productive of what they had.  His inferiority complex of “I am unable; it is impossible for me to achieve anything” changed for the better. Every day he woke up with the thought “It is POSSIBLE; I am ABLE”. The thought change in him opened new roads and new opportunities.

He finished his under-grad via distance education; took up extra courses; started inventing gadgets that the under privileged (who inspired him) could use to better their livelihood. He also made sure to patent his inventions. His growing popularity among the public earned his name and fame. The same university that denied him admission earlier made him their permanent guest of honor and offered open invitation as their trainer. The main stream students thronged to learn from him.

Today, during every lecture or training session he starts by encouraging everyone to believe is the magic words “POSSIBLE and ABLE” and how it made a huge impact in his life.