HACK OF SUCCESS

  The Secrets of Success

                       Himanshu kumar

Simplicity, Service, Serenity, Sincerity, Stewardship, Sacrifice, Selflessness. The qualities combine in the material out of which a life's success can be and must be fashioned. Success is not reached by doing one outstanding thing. Rather it is the aggregate, the cumulative mass of small tasks and duties done well. A truly successful life needs to be a balanced life. To attain these, two growths are necessary. Outwardly the physical and material, inwardly the spirit and the soul.

Simplicity is a characteristic of any person really successful, shunning the artificial, the transitory, the unreal.

Service is not asking constantly "What can I get ?" but "What can I give ?" It means recognising the difference between being servile and the giving of service. It means being content to do well and without complaint the simple, humble things of life.

Serenity is simply being still, unafraid, unruffled. Like the tall pine stuck by a gale that blows. Unmoved, it simply bends with the wind until the storm has passed, then resumes its natural erect position. It refuses to be pushed from its place contending any opposing wind with equanimity and calmness.

Sincerity in character is just as apparent as the genuine ring of a properly minted coin.

Stewardship is recognising the belief that no one really owns or possesses anything as his very own . He must work out with others a broader, finer existence. It is not the number of talents-one, two or ten that we possess that matters, but our stewardship of them really counts. It is how we use them and the happiness we find for ourselves or give to others that justifies the true meaning of the word.

Sacrifice is a recognition of the truth that life's greatest opportunity lies in the path of duty. Throughout all the warp and woof of life there must inevitably run the crimson thread of personal sacrifice. This thread is necessary to weave completely the intricate pattern of human life designed by its creator.

Selflessness is recognising that selfishness shrivels souls, leaving the spirit of loyalty weak and importent. Only one who possesses the trait of loyalty would succeed in understanding that selflessness opens vaster horizons and broader opportunities.