Wednesday, June 13, 2012

THE PRICE FOR GREATNESS

THE PRICE FOR GREATNESS must be paid. If you are to be an achiever you must be ready to ignore the recreations that others enjoy – you must ignore the make-believe `joys’ that they have – ignore the `fears’ – ignore the `comforts’ etc. You must resolutely work every moment of your life towards the goals that you have set for yourself You must ignore their `glee’ when you fail – ignore their malignant smiles when you are in anguish – ignore their restlessness when you are near your goal – ignore their `stomach burn’ when you achieve your goals – and forgive them for their pettiness [past, present and future]. But for others – who test your resoluteness again and again you may not have achieved your goals. They are the `test’ you must pass. When they tell you that they too must share in your greatness – forgive them and allow them this `shameful act’ because by doing this – you prove worthy of yourself. Great people were never treated nicely by the `others’. They were mocked at, laughed at, jeered at – for their `focus’ – they were treated as freaks. These great souls had to suffer greatest hardships for least joys – but for them even that was enough.

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