Safe Harbour On Both Sides

The Power of Construction People’s weaknesses scare them, and difficult circumstances make them lose courage. But to win in life, one must remain strong—and instead of fearing difficulties, try to overcome them. “Memory looks backwards and courage looks forward.” This quote by Ram Chandra Tandon conveys the same idea. Hopelessness is often rooted in memory. We remember past failures—our own or someone else’s—and begin to believe they’ll repeat. But if we stop looking back and start looking forward, we’ll often find that what we saw as danger was actually a hidden opportunity. As someone rightly said, “Every ending is the beginning of a new opportunity.” But very few people understand this secret. There is an Arabic proverb: ‘Winds often blow in the opposite direction from where the ships want to go.” This is how life works. Rarely do external circumstances fully align with our plans. Most of the time, we must make our way against the wind. Life is like a cogwheel: One cog is of man, and the other is of nature. Until the wheel of nature turns, the wheel of man cannot move. What we want in life is not achieved through personal effort alone. Along with hard work, we need favourable external conditions.