No Luck- No Destiny

When a man's efforts fail to uplift him from the clouds of darkness, he often takes shelter in the feeling of pessimism. Sometimes, he becomes a staunch follower of Hardy's theory which accounts for chance, fate, luck and destiny and all other impersonal forces of nature- responsible for his failure. Stars do guide the destiny of a man. No doubt, there are times when "chance" plays a vital role in our lives. But it is totally untrue that they have an absolute control over our destiny.
The lazy, lethargic, inactive and the unwilling work-force always blame the stars and for them "chance" plays a vital role for their deplorable conditions in their lives. Those group of people always find themselves in the utter-states of hopelessness and misery.

Man is his own master, if he has the will- the determination- the courage- and can go the extra mile to dedicate solely to his mission in life. As goes the maxim- "Everyone has his/her own beauty; but not, everybody sees it. Similarly, all individuals have equal potentialities- but it all depends on the nature of the one who utilizes his qualities for his self-development. This world is believed to be a looking glass and it gives back to everyone the reflection of his own face. If we frown at it, it will in turn, look sourly upon us. But, if we work hard, there is nothing that can deter us from achieving our goal.

We all know that may flowers are the result of April showers. We ought to leave no stone unturned in order to translate our dreams into reality. Our life should be a ceaseless journey towards our destination.
Each person's life is dominated by a central event- which either shapes or distorts everything that comes after it and in retrospect, everything that came before. Today, the pressure of everyday's life is more intense, demanding and debilitating than ever before. We have to relentlessly work hard to achieve higher productivity sans burning out, abandoning hope, losing the so-called corporate vision and breaking down personally.

All we need is to be highly focussed and dedicated to our work. True dedication needs an indomitable, unassailable, rock-steady determination. Nothing can deter a strong-willed individual from achieving his goal. Sincere devotion will invest the individual with supreme resoluteness, firmness and decisiveness. There should be no wavering, no vacillations, no ifs and buts and no gnawing thoughts. We must be audacious enough to take the plunge to accept challenges and overcome the natural inertia which hinders us from sincerely performing our duty.

In today's era, it is as if either we perform to the max or we do not play at all. There is always someone waiting in the pipeline to jump in and take our place. It is never too late to mend- is not it? Figuratively speaking, we have to buck up, suck it up, push away the fears and vulnerabilities to get achieve our destination- no matter whatever it takes.
Let us unfurl the "No pain, No gain" banner. No body expects how long we work. We are still expected to knock in the winning run or make the crucial basket down the stretch. And no excuses please..

It is often said that when illusion overwhelms reality, when fantasy displaces pragmatism, when fear controls vanity- then, there is only factor to be blamed- "The Mind". yes, our mindset needs to be changed. It ought to be like the mariner's compass which always points out north irrespective of the direction the ship may sail. Our mind should not be perturbed by minor set-backs and we should make the optimum use of opportunities that knock at our door-steps. Our sincere devotion to duty will certainly help us in translating our dreams into reality and make us successful in  the long run......