SUCCESS IN PERSEVERANCE

on stellar evolution became so popular that his papers were regularly published in important scientific journals and magazines. Finally he gained success with his discoveries being acknowledged and accepted. His name was even given to the maximum mass of a stable white dwarf star—the Chandrashekhar Limit—in the world of science. At the age of 73, in 1983, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for science. Human history is replete with such exemplary lives. Anyone who has achieved any real success in this world has done so through continuous effort and perseverance. There is no other path to success in this world. It has been observed that if you want to achieve success for yourself, you should cultivate the virtue of patience; for success is always dependent upon the exercise of patience. This is necessary because in a period of struggle such obstacles come in the way as apparently remove one further from one’s destination. That is why man must never allow himself to become demoralized. Equipped with patience and perseverance, he should persist in his efforts. This is so great a certainty that it leaves no choice as to our course of action. We have to abide by this verdict of nature, for we can survive only by living in accordance with it. It is not possible for us to change the system of nature. Given this state of affairs, wisdom demands that we refrain from wasting our time in complaints and protests, and take steps to banish despair and discouragement. Adopting the path of realism, one must continue one’s efforts. In that case, success will become as certain as the setting of the sun in the evening and of its rising again the next morning. Unflagging effort inevitably leads one to the desired goal. Nature requires only a few months to grow a crop of cucumber. But this is not the case with the oak tree. Nature here requires a period of a hundred years. Then how can man be exempt from this universal principle? If you are not willing to accept the reality of a long struggle, then you shall have to be content with minor success: the necessary price of great success is long-term endeavour. One who is not willing to pay this price should not expect any great success. o Anyone who has achieved any real success in this world has done so through continuous effort and perseverance. There is no other path to success in this world.