THE UNDER-ACHIEVERS

THE UNDER-ACHIEVERS

Have you ever come across a stage in your life- when u begin to question your own abilities? When, in the name of self realization, introspection (or whatever), u curse yourself for not being able to achieve one bit of all u dreamt of being One Day. And in that storm, you yourself wipe away whatever little accomplishments you made..??

We all face a lot of such circumstances where life imposes a doubly complicated question to every single answer we put on offer...and eventually we surrender, rather Lose ourselves to the hands of destiny.

This little piece of writing is addressed to all such people who underwent that Stage..or are going to undergo someday..

Sudha Chandran-a very active and famous yesteryears Indian artist, carried a childhood dream to evolve as an ace dancer.. It was as if destiny had confronted Sudha in the form of Dronacharya, at the age of 17, with most of the formal training and some serious recognitions under her belt, she met an accident , and due to a developing gangrene, her right leg was amputated 7 ½ inches below the knee..this is a catastrophic loss..at least most normal humans would like to believe that way..

She thought the same way, but unlike most of us, with a different perspective. She chose the less travelled road, and on the sole support of her grit to hold her head high forever, fought back in style to be called as the Nritya Mayuri. You talk about thinking on your feet, she danced on them- the ‘pseudo’ ones..

What happened to her could happen to any of us...A setback or an accident – or a failure, which can often appear to be the end of the road. But we need to believe the fact that “It seldom is”, as Life goes on!

They say when one door shuts, another opens. It’s just that we get so busy staring at the closed door and banging our head against it that we fail to spot the other door opening. Learning to cope with the failure is often the first – and most critical step towards success..whether it be on the academic front, the relationships front..or whatever fronts or backs u want to attach to it..

What matters is never to have let that failure impact your sense of self-belief.

You are a star, with unique talents. Didn’t clear the entrance exam to an engineering college? Maybe you weren’t meant to be an engineer, and those who clear ain’t all genius either. Take it on your chin and do what YOU can do better..but DO try again if your heart tells you “Come on! this was your Dream”..that’s it!!

Even Albert Einstein didn’t clear the entrance exam to join a polytechnic. But he didn’t do too badly, did he? Maybe there is a better, brighter career waiting for you. The trick is to move on like Einstein, like Sudha Chandran, and a certain ‘someone’ you may find around you..

Don’t feel blue, just push that door open..again and again..Go find your place in the Sun!

As Rudyard Kipling said:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss.

Remember, Nobody can snatch your chance to prove that u were NEVER A FAILURE…U WERE JUST AN UNDERACHIEVER..