You too
win!
Have courage in yourself…..
Have faith in yourself…..
Part-2
Birister Sharma
Dedicated to my loving parents
Contents
12. Encourage yourself
13. Believe yourself
14. Conquer yourself
15. Judge yourself
16. Weakness is within your mind
17. Work with enthusiasm
18. Never compare yourself with anybody
19. Always maintain your discipline
20. Beware of negative things
21. Practice makes the man perfect
I surrendered to you, O my Lord……
‘Om Namah Shivaya’
One Word
If you’ve strong will power, self-believe, courage, dedications, hard work, discipline, enthusiasm, hope and patience, then no force in the entire universe can stop you to win in your life. You can win anything in your life. Nothing is impossible for you. The word ‘Impossible’ turns into ‘I’m Possible’ for you. The goddess of success appears herself to bless you.
‘You Too Win’
Have courage in yourself…..
Have faith in yourself…..
12
Encourage Yourself
You can’t get encouragement every time in your life. You’re alone in your journey. You’ve to encourage yourself whenever you feel like you’re about to losing your moral. You can’t get any help from everyone whenever you fall down in the mud. Nobody is ready to hold your hands. You can find many people standing out there who are laughing at you, but they are not ready to take you out from that mud. At that moment of time, you’ve to get up yourself and move on your path.
In your tough time, you’ve to become a source of encouragement of yourself. Nobody is there for you. Only you’ve to stand for yourself and go ahead in your life.
Anecdote:
There was an old well in the jungle, dug out by some travellers many years ago. One day a heavy flood occurred in the jungle. The entire jungle was submerged in the flood water. With the flowing of flood water, a small frog was washed away and fell into that old well.
When the flood was over, the small frog found himself inside the old well. He was very upset with his condition. He tried to jump up in order to get out from that old well. But his every effort was failed.
At that time, the other frogs came to see him inside the old well. When the small frog saw the other frogs, he was overjoyed and excited. He started jumping once again. While seen the small frog jumping, again and again, the other frogs were surprised. They started shouting at him not to jump. They shouted at him, that it would be useless to try to come out from that old well. They suggested him to stay there as long as he could and wait for his death.
But the small frog was jumping continuously. He didn’t listen to them. Many times he fell down, but he continued his efforts. The other frogs started shouting more and more. While looking at them, he was jumping higher and higher. Then in one moment, he jumped so high that he was got out from the old well.
All the other frogs were very surprised. They asked the small frog that how he could do that. The small frog replied them that he just saw their cheering and beckoning hands to come out from the old well and he gave all efforts to jump higher.
Always remember:
In your tough time, you’ve to become a source of encouragement of yourself.
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13
Believe Yourself
Believe yourself. There is an infinite power in your belief. If you believe yourself, you can. If you don’t believe yourself, you can’t. Your self-believe can create anything. Your self-believe can destroy everything.
If you believe yourself that you can do something great, then your mind, body and soul automatically respond you the way you believe yourself. And it will lead you to your cherish goal.
Never believe yourself that you can’t do anything. Always believe yourself that you can do everything.
Erase the words, ‘I can’t do this……I can’t do that….’
Replace with the words, ‘I can do this……I can do that……’
Even it is also quoted that if anybody believes himself, then, he can conquer the approaching death for some time.
Anecdote:
One day a young girl was admitted to the hospital due to massive heart pain. She was kept in ventilation for many days and strictly observed under specialist doctors and surgeons.
After six months treatment, she was released from the hospital. The doctors advised her not to run and not do any hard kinds of stuff otherwise she would get back the massive heart pain and it may cause her death.
Actually, the doctors were laid to her. But her parents knew that their only daughter wouldn’t survive, not more than six months. They were very sad but they hid their emotions from their daughter.
The time was passing by in the similar fashion, then one day the girl came to know everything. She saw her parents’ laments and sorrowful discussions. At that time, she decided that she wouldn’t die so early. She said to herself that she would survive more than hundred years. She was repeating the same words again and again like chanting mantras. She started praying, doing meditations and other rituals every day. She remained cheerful and enjoyed games and sports like other normal children.
Then after six months on the due date of her death, she was enjoying school excursion in some hill station. Her parents were not only surprised but also the doctors and surgeons who have predicted the due date of her death.
The girl overcame her death with her beliefs. When she grew up she became the famous heart surgeon.
Always remember:
There is an infinite power in your belief.
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14
Conquer Yourself
If you conquer yourself, then you can conquer anything in this world. You can conquer anybody. You can conquer everybody. You become unconquerable. But you’ve to conquer your egos; you’ve to conquer your hatred; you’ve to conquer your unwanted desires; you’ve to conquer your lust; you’ve to conquer your pride; you’ve to conquer your jealousy; you’ve to conquer your weakness; and you’ve to conquer your every evil that reside within you.
Many people failed in their lives not because they are weak, but they failed to conquer themselves.
Once you conquer yourself, then everything becomes as easy as the flowing water. You can transform yourself according to your need. First, conquer yourself, and then conquer the world.
Anecdote:
Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled his kingdom with single handed. His one word was like the unmoved pillar. Nobody in his kingdom disobeyed his orders. His courtiers and generals were always shaking their heads whatever he ordered them. They followed his orders like the death warrant. He was not just to his subjects. He never did any justice to anyone who came to his court for justice. His subjects were not happy with his rule.
One day the neighbour kingdom attacked his kingdom. In that attacked his forces were badly defeated. His soldiers didn’t fight well. Then after some days, there was another attacked by the neighbour kingdom. Again his soldiers didn’t fight well.
Thereafter, the neighbour kingdom attacked his kingdom frequently. The king was very unhappy and frustrated. His royal treasury was about to finish due to frequent attacks. He didn’t find any solution. He failed to defeat the enemy kingdom.
One day he visited the Shiva temple and offered puja. But he was very sad. The priest of the temple saw his crestfallen face and asked him the reason of his sadness. The king told everything to the priest. The priest advised him to conquer himself first and then conquer the world.
The king understood everything. He changed himself first. Then he started loving his courtiers, generals, soldiers and subjects like his own children and conquered their hearts. And when the next attack was launched by the neighbour kingdom, all his subjects and his soldiers fought together and defeated the enemy kingdom very badly.
Always remember:
First, conquer yourself, and then conquer the world.
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15
Judge Yourself
You’re the best judge of yourself. Nobody knows you better than yourself. Only you can judge yourself. Judge yourself to find the real identity of yourself. Once you know how to judge yourself you know your true self and identity. And then you know the real meanings of your life.
Learn to judge yourself. Judge yourself in such a way that every quality would come out from you, so that you can amend yourself whatever weak points are within you. Act yourself as both the judge and the convict.
You can hide from others, but you can’t hide from yourself. Nobody listens to your inner voice accept you. In the same way, it is only you who can judge yourself because only you can see your inner-self.
Anecdote:
One day guru Dronacharaya called his pupils and gave them a simple task. The task was only to tie a node on the bow. All the pupils were laughing for a simple task. Many of his pupils requested him to give them some other hard task. But there was one condition in that simple task. The condition was that while binding a node on the bow, nobody could see. If anybody sees the tying node on the bow, he would be disqualified from the task.
All the pupils hurriedly picked up the bows and ran away to complete their task. At that time, Arjuna was in deep thought. Guru Dronacharya asked him to pick up the bow and complete the task. Arjuna picked up the bow and went to complete the task. He tried to complete his task, but he couldn’t do. Because wherever he went to complete his task he could see himself. He thought that how could he hide from himself. He stopped his task and returned to Guru Dronacharaya and told him everything. Guru Dronacharya was very delighted. He told Arjuna that nobody could hide from himself. Arjuna understood the moral of the task.
Always remember:
You’re the best judge of yourself.
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16
Weakness is within Your Mind
The human mind is the seat of everything. Before you do anything in your day to day life the first thing always comes in your mind and then you proceed further to act.
If you think in your mind that you can do anything, then you can really do anything. But if you think in your mind that you can’t do anything, then you can’t do anything. Your body will respond to your mind the way you think. If your mind believes that you’re weak, then you really become weak. And if your mind believes that you’re strong, then you really become strong. It is up to you how you can coordinate your mind with your thoughts process. Never allow your mind to germinate the seeds of weakness. It will hamper your mind, body and soul. And it will spoil your beautiful life.
Always fill your mind with the powerful thoughts. Your powerful thoughts lead you to the path of success. If your mind is strong, then nobody can deceive you. You will really become the master of yourself. Weakness is within your mind, not in you.
Anecdote:
Once upon a time in a small village, a skilful sculptor was living. He was mastered in making sculptures of beautiful images and designs. His sculptures were like real. There was not an iota of any flaw in his works. His sculptures were high demand in many places. But he couldn’t sell his sculptures because he had a weakness in his mind that if anybody steal his skills then what would happen to his works. He had a weakness in his mind that if anybody harms him while visiting in another place to sell his sculptures. His mind was full of doubts. His fast friends advised him to show his masterpiece sculptures to different places for sell. But he denied them.
In the same way, the time was passing by. The sculptor’s works remained in the storehouse of his house like the waste materials. But he continued his works of crafting sculpture.
One day a terrible famine occurred in his village. Every household in his village was dying of hunger and thirst. The sculptor’s house too faced the same hit of famine. His family was begging for a small morsel of food. He couldn’t see his dying family and children for food.
He decided to set a journey to sell his sculptures. He packed all the sculptures he had crafted and set out to another place. He sold his sculptures whatever price he got, but the buyers gave him a high price. Within few days, all his sculptures were sold out in high price. And the buyers were demanded more sculptures from him. He didn’t expect that his sculptures would sell in that much of high price. He was very delighted.
Then the sculptor returned home. He brought a lot of food for his family and for the village folks.
After sometimes he got an invitation from the king to become the chief sculptor of the royal palace.
Always remember:
Weakness is within your mind, not in you.
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17
Work with Enthusiasm
Without enthusiasm, you can’t do your work properly and in perfection, no doubt you’ve tremendous skills and talents within you. If you’re doing any work without enthusiasm, then no matter how much you try on your work, you never get success. It will put a lot of pressures on you.
To do anything in your life you need enthusiasm because only your enthusiasm makes your every work easy and successful in short duration. You will enjoy your work. You will feel everything as easy as playing your favourite game. You will feel relax. And the most important thing is that it will help you get success before time.
Enthusiasm is like the energy that injected in you.
Anecdote:
Two friends were living in a village with their families. Both the friends were closed friends. They worked in their fields separately. But whenever they need any help from each other, they came forward.
The time was passing by, the first friend became very rich and the second friend became very poor. Although both the friends had the same acres of land. Both the friends worked with same hard work and dedications. But their results were different.
The second friend was very upset. He decided to stop his farming and wanted to go to the town for work. The first friend asked him not to go anywhere and assured him to help. But the second friend didn’t listen to his first friend.
Then the second friend went to town for work. He worked very hard to earn a lot of money, but he failed and returned home empty handed.
The first friend came to meet him and asked him everything. The second friend unfolded everything. At that time, the first friend asked the second friend to work together in the same field. The second friend agreed.
After sometimes, both the friends worked together in the same field. The first friend enjoyed a lot and worked with enthusiasm in the field, but the second friend didn’t enjoy anything, he was just doing his work half-hearted, there was not a sight of enthusiasm on his outlook.
Gradually, the second friend also started enjoying in work and getting the same enthusiasm like the first friend.
After some months, they reaped the huge amount of crops from their fields. Then the second friend understood the secret of success of his first friend.
Thereafter, the second friend also enjoyed a lot and worked with enthusiasm in his field like the first friend. He too became a rich like his friend.
Always remember:
Enthusiasm is like the energy that injected in you.
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18
Never Compare Yourself with Anybody
If you ever compare yourself then you’re inviting trouble to yourself. Never compare yourself with anybody no matter what happens in your life. The comparison is the most deadly habit. Avoid it as soon as possible; otherwise, it will corrode your beautiful life. It will lead you to the door of downfall.
Comparison brings you, an enemy. The comparison is a self-created enemy. It will destroy you. The comparison is like a germ. Once the germ of comparison attacks you, you can’t easily rectify it. Many clashes occurred due to comparison with each other. Because nobody wants to become inferior. Everybody wants to be superior.
The comparison is the greatest blunder for your success. It will kill you prematurely. Never ever try to compare yourself with anybody.
Anecdote:
In a metro city, a middle-class family was living very happily. The family included with husband and wife. They had two children, a son and a daughter. The husband was working in the government office and the wife was a simple housewife. Both the husband and wife loved each other. They had never quarrelled with each other. They loved their children more than their life. They sent their children to the government school. They lived a very normal and simple life. They were satisfied with their life. They were happy whatever they had.
One day a new family came to reside in their colony. The family was wealthy and rich. They had a car and owned their own house and flat. Both the husband and wife were working in some MNC company. They earned handsome salaries. Their children were studied in private school.
When the wife of a middle-class family saw and heard about the wealth of the new family, she was very upset with her middle-class status. She always remained sad and dreamed about the same wealth like the new family. She started demanding to her husband like house, car and everything that could be only fulfilled by a rich man. The husband told her that he couldn’t afford whatever she demanded from him. He told that his salary was not enough to fulfill everything. He tried to convince her but in vain. Even she tried to kill herself.
At last, her husband had to fulfill all her dreams. He took huge loans from the bank and sold his ancestor’s lands. But the wife was not happy with that much, she demanded more and more. She started spending on whatever the other family owned.
In the same way, the time was passing by, but the condition of her husband was becoming worse and worse. He couldn’t return the outstanding loans to the bank and at the same time, he couldn’t fulfill the increasing demands of his wife.
One day the poor husband ended his life. Then the wife wept and repented her grave mistakes, but it was too late. She realized that her selfish demands had killed her husband.
Always remember:
Comparison brings you, an enemy. The comparison is a self-created enemy.
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19
Always Maintain Your Discipline
Discipline is very important for your life. Without discipline, your life will become mess-up. Nothing will go in your favour. Every time you will find something lacking behind. Without discipline, you will always face troubles.
Only discipline life can guarantee you happiness and prosperity in your life. Wherever you go, whatever you do in your life, without discipline you can’t reach anywhere; without discipline, you can’t do anything.
A disciplined man is always a happy man. He has nothing to worry. Because his discipline maintains everything in order. If you want to become a successful man in your life, then you must have to become a disciplined person first. Discipline means victory. Discipline means success.
On the other hand, an indiscipline man never does anything in his life. He will never achieve anything. His life is meaningless for him. If he ever tries to achieve something in his life even he couldn’t achieve anything. Because his indiscipline always plays like the barricade on the path of his success. Indiscipline means defeat. Indiscipline means failure.
Anecdote:
Once upon a time, a fierce battle was broke out between the two arch rival kingdoms. The first kingdom was a smaller kingdom. But the second kingdom was a bigger kingdom. The bigger kingdom wanted to dominate the smaller kingdom.
But the smaller kingdom didn’t lay down their weapons before the bigger kingdom even though they had less military power. They choose to fight against the bigger kingdom.
The battle was broke out fiercely. Both the kingdoms lost thousands of their soldiers. The battle was continued for many days and many months. The smaller kingdom had only a few soldiers left. But on the other hand, the bigger kingdom had still thousands of soldiers.
The battle was continued. The soldiers of the smaller kingdom were surrounded by the soldiers of the bigger kingdom. The battle was at the last stage and the victory would be in the favour of the bigger kingdom. However, the soldiers of the smaller kingdom showed their valour and fought with discipline and won the battle.
Always remember:
Discipline means victory. Indiscipline means defeat.
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Beware of Negative Things
Negative things are like the wild weeds which wear out all the fertility of the soil. If any negative things are germinated within you, then clean it as soon as possible, otherwise, it will spoil your life completely. Never allow any negative things in your life. Negative things are your biggest enemy. It will not only spoil you, but also destroy you wholly.
Once you allow any negative things to dwell within you, then it will become very tough for you to get rid of it. Always beware of the negative things. Because negative things always create hindrance on the path of your success.
Negative things make you weak. Negative things make you coward. Negative things make everything difficult for you. Even it will convert you like a lame. You can’t move and you can’t walk.
Negative things never allow you to do anything in your life. It will always misguide you. And it will push you into the deep gorge from where nobody could pull you back.
Anecdote:
Once upon a time, a wise Brahmin was living in a village. He had a happy and prosperous family. His wisdom was spreading in far and wide. Many people flocked from distant lands to gain his wisdom.
In the same village, many Brahmin families were living. They didn’t like the wisdom of a wise Brahmin. They were always against him. But they couldn’t succeed.
Then they tried to plan to blemish the happy and prosperous family of a wise Brahmin. They started spreading the rumours that the Brahmin had a bad relationship with his family. The Brahmin and his family had quarrels amongst themselves every day. He was no more a wise Brahmin. He had lost his mind.
Within a few days, the false rumours were spreading like a wildfire. When the Brahmin heard the rumours for the first time, he was not surprised but burst with laughing.
But when he returned home, his wife and his children were really quarrelling amongst themselves. He asked his wife and his children about the reason of their quarrels. Then his wife and his children told him that they had heard the same rumours.
The wise Brahmin knew the negative impact of the false rumours. He laughed and said that never believe such rumours which spoil the dignity of your family.
He further told them that until and unless you wouldn’t know the reality, never goes to the conclusion. Rumours are the result of negative thoughts.
Always remember:
Negative things are your biggest enemy. Beware of it.
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Practice Makes the Man Perfect
A natural gold never shines, it needs continuous polishing. In a similar way, if you want to become a perfect man in your life, you need to practice continuously in your work. Without practice, you can’t become a master in your work. All the great and successful men and women in this world are masters in their works. They practiced hard. They practiced day and night. They practiced breathlessly until they become the master in their works.
Only continuous practice makes you perfect in your work. It is your practice which leads you to your destiny. The man who constantly practices in his work, he will never fail in his goal. Success will always smile to him.
One who never practices in his work, he will never learn anything in his life. He’ll always be lacking behind in everything. He will never get success in his life. He will always remain unsuccessful in his life.
A successful man has always practiced his work wholeheartedly.
Anecdote:
One night, Arjuna woke up suddenly and he didn’t find his elder brother Bhima, who was sleeping beside him. He went out to find out Bhima. He looked out everywhere in the courtyard and backyard of the Gurukul. But Bhima was nowhere. He was afraid that if the wicked Duryodhana and his brothers wouldn’t take away and kill him somewhere.
Arjuna was looking for Bhima tirelessly, but he couldn’t find him. He was very worried. His mind was engulfed with the fear of losing his brother. He was about to weep when he heard a sound coming from the kitchen room of the Gurukul. There was complete darkness everywhere. Nothing was clearly visible.
Arjuna went into the kitchen room of the Gurukul and heard the sound of eating something. He was sure that his brother Bhima was there. He called his brother. Then Bhima replied. Arjuna asked him, “What are you doing in the darkness?” Bhima replied that he was eating food. Arjuna was very surprised. He asked Bhima how he could see his food in the darkness. Bhima laughed and replied that it was his practice of eating that his hands and mouth coordinate with each other even in the darkness.
With the replied of Bhima, Arjuna’s mind hit with a brilliant idea. He said to himself that if he would practice with his bow and arrow continuously, then he, too, becomes one of the perfect archers. Then what, Arjuna practiced with his bow and arrow continuously and later he became one of the best archers in the entire land.
Always remember:
A successful man has always practiced his work wholeheartedly.
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