Belief

Stephen Hawking or J.K. Rowling, Amitabh Bachchan or Abraham Lincoln, Beethoven or Edison, Walt Disney or Leonardo da Vinci - the most powerful and  iconic figures in world history first shook hands with utterly unfortunate happenings, be it physical shortcomings, outright societal rejection or professional miscarriages (in a few cases, a combination of all three).  Still, they brushed off all these tags and proved them to be insignificant like nonchalant strong waves gushing over tough rocks and finally reaching the seashore; their destination. 

One strong common ingredient that empowered them to do this was their belief in themselves. Who would have thought that a deaf lad, would go on to become one of the world’s greatest music composers?! Well, that’s Beethoven’s story! Who would have ever imagined that a ‘spastic’ would go on to write about the black holes and give out ‘the theory of everything’?! Stephen Hawking did just that! After being rejected by a host of directors, Amitabh Bachchan pelted along to achieve penultimate success! All that kept them floating was sheer belief in themselves and perseverance (not discrediting the unmatchable talent and intelligence that they possess!)  

In simple words, a man is what he believes. If you think you are a loser, you exactly are that! But if you think you are a rockstar , I’m sure you are already enamouring the people around! So let your belief transform the way people think, instead of letting their thoughts bog you down. Believe in yourself and follow your dreams and then success will be taken care of. Just remember to not just rest on the laurels you achieve, take them to another level, with the fire of self belief burning within.

Today, when I’m sitting on my couch, trying to allow all the success stories to pry into my mind, i wonder if half a century from now (yes, I believe I’ll live that long..), when I’ll be rocking my chair, wearing bifocal glasses, some other young lad would be penning down the story of my life – err….actually I BELIEVE someone will!