Impartiality: The Secret of Success

and produces the possibility for greater success. If a nation in difficult circumstances suffers from a psychology of reaction, it will inevitably fall into the error of lamentation and protests. But, if it rises above circumstances and thinks positively, it will be able to see that its difficult situations were providing it with the ladder to ultimate success. Flexibility of Approach Once when a passenger reached the railway station, he was told by a porter that the train he wanted to board had already departed. “Sir, don’t worry,” the porter said. “In two hours times you can board another train on this same platform. Till then you can rest here.” The passenger accepted his advice and two hours later he boarded another train and left for his destination. Every traveler knows that if he misses a train, he can very soon board another train. This is the lesson of the platform. But usually people forget this well-known lesson at the time when in the rush of things, an opportunity slips away from them. After facing failure for the first time, they either become disappointed or they fall to lamenting and protesting. The right way to deal with this would be to re-plan some other course of action in order to reach their destination, that is, by boarding another train. When you clash with an opponent, and that has brought no good results, you should change your approach and try to solve the problem by a gentle method. It is quite possible that one who became your enemy because of earlier aggressive tactics might become your esteemed friend with a soft approach. Similarly, if you lose a job, don’t go on lamenting, but rather strive to find some new source of income in another field.