6th June 2012
`I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent; curiosity, obsession and dogged endurance, combined with self-criticism, have brought me to my ideas'
Albert Einstein
Have you heard of the old adage `a bird in the hand is worth two the bush'? You have a lot of talents and the possibilities are infinity. What is required is mere perseverance and willingness to work hard enough. Many of us admire what others have done and limit our ambitions.
I recall an old story. There was a beggar in a busy street of London. He stood there for hours together holding his cap in his hand. He will not ask for money, but will accept whatever people dropped into his hat. He stood there for nearly thirty years. He really became a landmark and people used to mention his location and give direction to the place where they were!
One he died and the place where he stood became empty. People missed him and they decided to install a statue where he stood. They made a statue of him and were digging the place where he stood. As they were digging, hardly three feet from the ground they hit a treasure pot of gold coins, which was perhaps buried several hundred years ago!
The man was begging for money without knowing that there was treasure just underneath his feet!
Think: have you worked hard enough in your chosen field? Have you exploited all your talents to your optimum capacity!
N C Sridharan
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