Sizing Oneself Up

Sizing Oneself Up

1990 1 January 25 Sizing Oneself Up (214) “The most important thing is to get rid of the defects which prevent me from improving my performance. My coach and I know that I have reserves which we must put to use.”

The famous Russian athlete and champion long-jumper, Robert Emmiyan, (born February 15, 1965) has won extraordinary fame by winning a number of gold medals in international competitions.

In an interview with Indian journalist V. Krishna Swami (Times of India, April 5, 1988) he explained what he did to achieve his successes.

“The most important thing to get rid of the defects which prevent me from improving my performance. My coach and I know that I have reserves which we must put to use.”

The secret of success in games as portrayed by Robert Emmiyan is one which equally applies to life in general. Whenever one fails in life, it is due to one’s own defects and to try to remove them before entering any arena of action. Better preparation is the sole secret of success in this world. In the world of today, the truly successful are those who fulfill this condition. Those who fail are the ones who omitted to prepare themselves adequately for the battle of life, and who did not therefore, exploit their own potential to the full.

To curse a Muslim is a great sin.

1990 1 January 25 To curse a Muslim is a great sin. (34) Salmah ibn Akwah says that in the days of the Prophet, if anyone was heard cursing his Muslim brethren, he would be considered to have entered one of the gates of mortal sin.

(Tabarani)