Leading A Spiritual Life
English book, p. 387
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Self-Confidence Self-confidence is a sign that you are stil alive, and lack of it is a sign of death. But self-confidence has a minus-point, which can sometimes completely destroy someone. This negativepoint is what is caled over-confidence. S elf-confidence is an important attribute. You need to trust yourself. You need to have the necessary determination to do the task you have set for yourself. You need to have the confidence to plan your course of action, without hesitation and keeping in mind the available opportunities. You need to be able to discover what opportunities exist and act accordingly. All these are related to self-confidence. You need self-confidence to be successful in any and every sphere of life. Self-confidence is a sign that you are still alive, and lack of it is a sign of death. But self-confidence has a minus-point, which can sometimes completely destroy someone. This negative-point is what is called overconfidence. If a little stream runs past your house and you leap across it to the other side, it shows that you have selfconfidence. But if instead of a stream, it is a wide river and you want to jump across it and reach the other

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