"Fortune favors the brave"
I had heard intelligent people say this and also heard it at many motivational speeches given by even more motivating people. However, I had thought that it was just on paper. However, my little sister proved me wrong..
When she went to Singapore for her higher studies, she was extremely cash strapped. The required loan amount being huge with very less property to keep as security not many banks were ready to part with any educational loan. However, she struggled. It was almost like a beg, borrow or steal situation.
Thanks to our manager, Mr. Sivaram who stood as her surety against which the bank reluctantly parted with the educational loan.
That was then....just 10 odd months later (i.e now) she is having two scholarships ( which takes care of her entire education, so she need not depend on the loan amount anymore!!), has secured a internship program with a semiconductor company which i am sure will pay her a handsome stipend and plans to take her parents to Singapore for a tour after their retirement.
Now how should we interpret this? Was she lucky or is it that she was destined to do this. Well i consider it was because she was brave and fought against the odds that she is being bestowed by all these gifts from the nature.
Swami Vivekananda had quoted in most of his speeches that fear is the biggest enemy for our development. If we conquer fear, we open our doors to success.
When she went to Singapore for her higher studies, she was extremely cash strapped. The required loan amount being huge with very less property to keep as security not many banks were ready to part with any educational loan. However, she struggled. It was almost like a beg, borrow or steal situation.
Thanks to our manager, Mr. Sivaram who stood as her surety against which the bank reluctantly parted with the educational loan.
That was then....just 10 odd months later (i.e now) she is having two scholarships ( which takes care of her entire education, so she need not depend on the loan amount anymore!!), has secured a internship program with a semiconductor company which i am sure will pay her a handsome stipend and plans to take her parents to Singapore for a tour after their retirement.
Now how should we interpret this? Was she lucky or is it that she was destined to do this. Well i consider it was because she was brave and fought against the odds that she is being bestowed by all these gifts from the nature.
Swami Vivekananda had quoted in most of his speeches that fear is the biggest enemy for our development. If we conquer fear, we open our doors to success.
Luck is there only for people who earn it....
2 comments:
Thanks a lot bhayya :)
hats off to your sis !! many congratulations ..
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