THE FIRST LAW OF SUCCESS

There are many examples in history of people who, in their early years, became victims of all kinds of adversity. Yet, they did not allow themselves to become disheartened by the difficulties they faced, and their nature ultimately guided them—continuously channelizing their energy and talents—towards a goal they could not even have thought of in their early days. In life, people often have to face untoward situations, for example, having to live in an orphanage, suffering accidents, sustaining material losses, receiving an incomplete education, having no inheritance to look forward to, failure to get a good job, etc. But those who, in spite of these drawbacks, never lose their courage and continue to make unflagging efforts, emerge in the end as super-achievers. o Man's Personality Man's personality is paradoxical. He is intellectually the strongest creature in the world but, at the same time, he is the weakest of all creatures. He who is controlled by his mind, is a strong person, while he who becomes the victim of his emotions, is a weak person. It is in one's own hands to become either strong or weak. Through the mind man becomes a superman. By contrast, it is the feelings or emotions that render human beings vulnerable. He who can prevail over his own feelings can prevail over the whole world. This is the master principle for high achievement.