The farmer throws the seeds in the soil and waters them. With the help of the sun, animals and a lot of care and hard work; he expects to see the crops grow. This is usually the normal process of cultivation, but can the farmer guarantee that the result will be 100% successful as it is expected? Of course not, if the rain was heavy, the sun too strong or if wind or cold weather suddenly approaches the area, no one can predict what the result will be.
Look to the child learning how to walk, teeny cute steps forward. Before celebrating their success, they fall down. Sometimes they stand up very fast; sometimes they cry and need extra help to walk again. A few babies will laugh when they fall down and do not bother themselves to repeat the trial. Next morning they stand up and begin the race.
My father’s life story is a good example of how these three bones, wishbone, backbone and the funny bone are important to live our life. He was a very ambitious man; he dreamed of completing his university studies as he made steps to gain a Masters and PhD degrees in history. He also was a decent poet. Suddenly his father died while he was in the secondary school and left behind him a heavy responsibility. On my father’s shoulders were three sisters and two younger brothers, and a non working mother. My father was studying and working at the same time to earn money to cover their expenses. He told me that he had to walk daily 3-4 kilometres to save transportation money. He suffered from bilharzias disease and was among the few lucky people that survived that fatal disease at that time. He finished his university studies and was able to help his three sisters to get married, one brother got a diploma and worked, and the other one studied engineering in university. My father did not have the chance to complete his dream, but he found other pathways for his ambitious. He fell in love with history and monuments and was such a brilliant reader. He educated himself about rocks and minerals and brought home a pile of English books about our Egyptian history. He started to write a book about his desert trips, but he died before completing the full text. In his work he met people from many nationalities; he was excellent, honest, brave, and wise, and smiled even in the most critical situations.
Ask yourself about your dream or your goal in life. Then use all your power and strength to make your dream come true, but keep in mind that there is a percentage of failure in each trial. So you must have the flexibility to accept the result, and with flexibility have a strong intention to try again. At the end, always have a smile on your face and let everything go with a deep breath and hope in a better future. And as this proverb says: "What doesn't kill me only makes me stronger."-Friendrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, German philosopher.
If all the farmers gave up their work from the first failure, we wouldn’t have life. The farmer, the child and my father all remind me that we need to have a wish, build a backbone, and laugh when things get rough. That’s how to find success in life.
Written by: Mona