Success has many factors;if not fathers.

If you get success in a worldly sense of the term, be prudent enough to revisit the factors that gave you success.

By saying this I mean to say that don't be swayed by the feeling of success that it's you alone who got it. But the irony is that you claim that it is entirely yours.

Behind this so-called success contributors to that so-called success are many. But they stand ignored amidst the hype that surrounds this success.

I feel that instead of taking entire credit to oneself one should think twice before you do so.

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Here goes a story from the Mahabharata.

Arjun and Karn were great Archers but at the same time a great rival of one another to the extent that they hated each other.

 When Arjun began to think arrogantly that it was he who alone killed the unmatched warrior Karn who he abhorred the most,Krishna exhorted him that don't be swayed by the emotion of victory over his arc rival Karna. 

In fact apart from the valour of Arjun the factors behind the fall of Karn included the curse of Parushram, manoeuvre of his own mother Kunti, lord Indra and earth and last but not the least lord Hanuman who by sitting over his chariot prevented the same from being destroyed by the powerful attack by arrows of Karn. 

All such factors operated simultaneously behind the fall of this great warrior whose valour beggars description.

परशुराम शाप जब दीन्हा

कुंडल कवच पुरंदर लीन्हा

हम तुम धरती कुंती माता

सब मिलि के करन निपाता.

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***Think to thank your mother who prepared food for you that saved your time.Had you gone for self-cooking, imagine the time consumed and distraction caused if any. If your preparation happened from the place away from your home, just think about the maid or someone who arranged food for you.

***Think to thank your father who took pain to ensure that your study or preparation related requirements are fulfilled at the cost of other needs or wants that stood sacrificed keeping in view the limited income of his.

*** Think to thank your teacher or the one who helped you bring your potential into an actuality.

***Think to thank your friends and relatives who stood behind you in times when you found yourself demotivated in the journey of success that is often a prolonged one.

***Think to thank the bookseller or social media platforms that provided you access or clue or recognisable help in your preparation.

***Think to thank the library or the librarian who supported you in their own way directly or indirectly.

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And last but not the least do think to thank almighty or God who blessed you with success.

Thinking over these matters seriously makes one humble.

Success without humility is just like a flower without fragrance.

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   Don't forget that there are many people/students who are more talented but less resourceful than you happen to be.

 Also being less resourceful they worked harder than you.

 But their luck for that matter kept them outside the periphery of success for reasons beyond their control.

                R.R.Prabhakar.

                    22.01.2024.