A Word to Young You may have heard of the famous American Football player – O.J.Simpson. Let us view him only as a great football player. He played like a tornado on the football field. When he played, the opposite team was as helpless as cotton wool in a storm. He achieved great victories. He earned millions of dollars and reached the zenith of his career at a supersonic speed. Simpson was born in a poor family. He was physically weak. He used to be teased as pencil legged as he had bone deformity. When he was a boy, he could not afford to buy a ticket for a football game. During those days, the most famous player was Brown. One day, after a great game, Brown came out of the ground carrying an arm load of cups and shields. A little boy, who was just knee high, touched his leg. Brown bent down. ‘Sir!’ said the boy, ‘I am your fan.’ ‘Ah, is that so?’ said the Brown and began to move away. Again the boy stopped him and said, ‘Sir, I have all the details of the number of goals you have scored and the victories you have achieved from the beginning of your career!’ Brown said, ‘Good!’ with a casual smile and moved on…but the small boy stopped him again and said, ‘And on one day I will break all your records!’ Brown patted him on his shoulders in astonishment. That little boy, on growing up, really broke all the records of Brown, just the way he had declared! The boy was O.J.Simpson! A person’s life will be meaningful only if he has a goal in life. Someone complained to a Guruji, ‘I will be completing 35 years of age. I have changed many jobs such as insurance agent, cosmetic salesman, a field representative…When I look back, I spent more money than I earned. I have become very depressed. What shall I do now?’ Anything material, money, car, house, position etc can be gifted, but there is one thing that cannot be gifted to someone on a silver platter – ‘SUCCESS.’ One can achieve it only if one works hard with smartness. At this juncture it will be appropriate to share the life history of Colonel Sanders. The fast food outlet of KFC has made its appearance in many Indian cities too. There are hundreds of such outlets all over the world. The yearly income of this fast food chain runs into several millions of dollars. The person who laid the foundation for the successful chain was one Colonel Sanders. At an age when he should have been enjoying the relaxed lifestyle of a retired person – at sixty-three- he could not live his life without a goal. He was neither a Harvard graduate nor came from a very rich family. He knew how to fry chicken that was juicy inside and crisp outside. He took the recipe and approached many restaurants. Several hoteliers turned him away, without even reading his recipe! But he did not lose heart. He did not give up his efforts. He went to many cities and gave his recipe to other hoteliers. Aged he was, he climbed the steps of many many restaurants. Total number of restaurants he approached was 1,006! He was the personification of perseverance. For two long years, he continued his relentless efforts and finally one hotelier evinced some interest in his recipe. The rest is history. Today, the world over, Kentucky Fried Chicken – KFC is famous! Attitude is more important than mere dry facts. Colonel Sanders has an attitude of ‘I Can’ rather ‘I can’t’. Sir Winston Churchill had delivered a number of energizing orations. Once he was invited to deliver a speech to youthful audiences. He spoke only one sentence. That sentence today has become a quotation used by many others. He said – ‘Never, never, never give up!’ With loving regards Dr.E.S.Maheswar Vijayawada; India
Posted on: Sat, 02 Nov 2013 23:00:26 +0000
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