Today - a day that simultaneously saw both the jubilation of success and desperation of failure - is a unique one for us. My mind is tilted towards those who will taste success a bit later. Sri's post, for this reason, has touched my heart.
Every great man has uttered great words of inspiration of which we have always been apprised by some noteworthy members here. But we too have our share of greatness. The following couplet is from a poem by Abhijit Korgaonkar ( Ever wonder, who is he? Well, he is one of us ). Wonderful as it is, the lines are worth remembering.
" Take this failure as just a delay in your success,
Continue your run in this amazing race....."
Failures teach us more lessons than wins - the moments of pain, anguish, loneliness and all those feelings that impel us to think that there exists no tomorrow, can, at times, bring the very best out of us. It's difficult, if not at all possible, to envision the complete beauty of a place if we look it from where we stand. But the same place, with all its blemishes, looks beautiful when viewed from a distance.
Likewise, it's difficult to perceive how "amazing" the race is, while we are running it. But once we are distanced from it through time, we start to recognize its true character.
So, enjoy the 'Run', Dear Friends. Soon, we'll hear your story of success.