SUCCESS: Does DESTINY Define It?

       Destiny is something we most of the people believe to be foreshadowed and prognosticated by some other supreme creature; however what I excogitate is little different from this conception. Things can’t make themselves impossible. No matter what, nothing is impossible to a willing mind. Even the word ‘Impossible’ speaks “I’ m possible”. And success is something which does not have an authoritative definition; rather it depends upon the individual who defines it. A mere copy-paste from nowhere can’t be termed as Success. 

            Suffice it to say that for Success to be elucidated justly it needs to come out from inside of oneself. When a raw egg is broken by an external force, it’s a catastrophe; whilst on the contrary when it breaks from inside, the miracle happens. Although people are aware of the very meaning of this well-known proverb “As you sow, so shall you reap”, it is impracticable many a times to accept the consequences of whatever deeds they have committed. People inevitably think that “Oh! What can I do! This is my destiny”.

               I can never forget to remember one of my high school teachers (PGT Mathematics, to be precise) who narrated this story of his graduation at Guwahati University. It was a festive season, full-on Bihu festival. He could not even listen to what his hostel mate was talking  about because of the exceedingly loud noise from the mic. Thenceforth, he began to go to the Guwahati Zoological garden at around 12 O’clock i.e. at midnight; the place was quite favourable as study environment, therein he could peacefully solve his mathematical problems and he would return to his hostel at dawn. The backbiters started to throw words like “he’s gone mad staying whole night at zoo just like wild animal”, etc etc. Keeping those insignificant talks out of the way he paved his own way, topped the whole universe and bagged Gold medal in his graduation. He was destined to succeed because he deserved to be successful.

            Success is not trying to get something which some fellow have already achieved. One should define what SUCCESS actually means to herself/himself. We should set our own goals and keep hitting the target. We might miss at first shot but who knows we can hit it at second shot. Here’s why if we desperately want to catch our dream we must not sleep.

        My father oftentimes gives this outstandingly inspiring example from the epic “Mahabharata” wherein ‘Karna’, the bravest valorous warrior and also the first biological son of ‘Kunti’ (the mother of the victorious Pandavas) was the most unfortunate person. There would be no one more unfortunate than him, right since his birth. He didn’t get the motherly love from his one and only mother; the thumb and the index finger of his right hand which he used most significantly in his mastery of archery were taken away by his own Guru Parashurama and his mother respectively and again his chariot wheels got stuck in the ground, trapped tightly by the furious Bhoomidevi(the Earth goddess) at the climax of the battle of Kurukshetra war. But then, despite all those misfortune happened he never gave up till the end. He didn’t spare anything in donating whatever he had owned in search of his beloved mother because of which he was popularly known as Daan Veer  Karna in order to honour his selfless sacrifices that he had made. From this instance, we come to know that his destiny was the worst of all kind; nevertheless, he succeeded in his own way that he could finally find his beloved mother at the end.

           This is what has blown my mind, “Follow intelligence, success will follow you”- a dialogue by Ranchoddas Shamaldas Chanchad, must have definitely rung the bell if you are a “3 Idiots” watcher. Unquestionably right! You should not follow success. If you follow intelligence, no worries, success will ultimately follow you; for intelligence is the ability to adapt to changes. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts” indubitably quoted by Sir Winston S. Churchill. The world-renowned genius Sir Stephen Hawking (no need of further introduction here) is considered the smartest person in today’s world. We can’t honour his awe-inspiring scientific contributions enough. One can’t fail to note his tremendous thought-provoking ideologies. To mention few, “However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at”. The beautiful mind blowing meaning behind this statement is continuously swirling in my mind, “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road”.

               Now is the perfect time (no tomorrow, no day after) every known single species of human being needs to instigate oneself the real cause for living in this world and to inculcate upto what extent one has committed  so far for the betterment of one’s society. Because we are what our thoughts are, let’s make our thoughts intuitively efficient. It is me, it is you who is going to create my or your own destiny, no one else should. Course, God will surely help us figure out what’s going to work best for us provided we put sincere tireless efforts in our own deeds because “Fortune favours the bold”. I hope everyone is never tired of making their lives destined to be successful.