1 A Bad Workman Blames His Tools
2 Well Begun is Half Done
A Bad Workman Blames His Tools
It is very difficult to find an excellent and accurate human
being here in this world. Not very difficult, but almost impossible because one
way or another everyone has some limitations or a trait of weakness in their
character. Here arises a question, then how do some people become successful in
their life. The question is reasonable. If you met a successful person in life,
it is not because he doesn’t do anything wrong but he learns from mistakes and
tries not to repeat them anymore. How many of you have noticed the work of a
blacksmith? In order to make tools, he keeps the iron piece on fire till it
turns hot red. After that, he blows hard on it with a hammer so that it is
shaped accordingly.
He has to blow the iron piece when it is hot. If the iron
becomes cold, there is no use in striking on it. If it does not change into the
shape he desires, it is neither the fault of the hammer nor the iron
piece. If things go wrong, we blame the
tool. Why do we blame others? We have a tendency to attribute all our faults and
failures to the circumstances or the people associated with us. Many of us are
well in playing the ‘blame game’ and pointing our fingers at others or
circumstances. By playing this game we are making someone else take
responsibility for our fault. Actually, we are avoiding some truth about ours
and escaping from reality.
If you are a student, study well, don’t postpone. Otherwise, finally, it becomes your trait and you fail miserably in the examination. You become invalid, only misery and regrets are waiting. No need to blame your teachers or question papers. Since all these are true, here we have to answer the questions, what to do? How to overcome these problems? We must do things at the right time. We have to keep the motto, Do it now and follow it. Though it is easy to place the blame on someone or something, we have to courageously take up the responsibility of our own actions, to break the chain of long failures.
Well Begun is Half Done
Whatever may be your field; business, agriculture, games,
education, the importance of ‘well beginning’ is generally recognized. For
example, in games, if the beginning is good it could motivate the entire team
to make use of all their talents to reach the top. In team games like cricket,
the openers have a great responsibility on their shoulders because their
opening is the foundation of that play on which other coming members could
build it.
While constructing a building, we all know that the most
important part of the building is its foundation. A good architect who knows
the importance of beginning applies his greatest attention to the foundation.
If the foundation is not right, construction will be almost impossible. If it
has a strong foundation, nothing could do against it: for it was founded
upon a strong foundation. Therefore, it is very important to cultivate a rock-like foundation and welcome virtues in the long run.
There is a story that
a wise man built his house on a strong foundation. It withstood all the storms
and opposing situations. Whereas a house built on sand gets easily destroyed
because of its weak foundation.
If you are a student, you should have a formidable basis in
learning, especially to learn English and Mathematics. Learning these subjects
is not an easy process. You have to learn it step by step with a good
foundation. It will be easy when pursued regularly, sincerely, and with
diligence. Otherwise, how much hard work and struggle you put forth, the result
will be minimal.
If the beginning is not good or it is a failure, it may fill
the mind with negative thoughts and it may become difficult for us to keep in
high spirits. Likewise, if we are trying to overcome our bad habits, in the
initial stage it requires a great effort to conquer our temptation.
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