Peom

One of my friend has this as her favourite quotation, I liked it & posting it here for everyone.

God has not promised skies always blue,

Flower-strewn pathways all our lives through;

God has not promised sun without rain,

Joy without sorrow, peace without pain;

God has not promised we shall not know

Toil and temptation, trouble and woe;

God hath not promised smooth roads and wide,

Swift easy travel, needing no guide;

He has not told us we shall not bear

Many a burden, many a care;

But God has promised strength for the day,

Rest for the laborer, light for the way,

Grace for the trials, help from above,

Unfailing sympathy, undying love.

-Annie Johnson Flint

Don't quit

Past month had been an important month for me. My efforts had a vision to achieve something impossible. This would inshallah be the turning point of my life.
It is always said, big things never come in small packages, yes, but this big package would always contains numerous surprises of difficulties to overcome. This was evident from the fact that every step I took was challenged, opposed & demoralised.
It was a point when I had to meet big 'Heads' of organization and explain to them each of my aim and accomplishment. These 'Heads' whoses names were enough to shake someones body. And here I am into their cabins to achieve the impossible.
There were few occassions when all seemed gone. Headaches and feverish feelings embedded into my soul and the tension which never wished to leave me.
Then God sent two invisible messengers into my life. One of them said:
C: Now, let me say something which u will not like.........assume that u will not get it...and then live ur life......if u get, that will be an addition in the happiness.... until and unless u adopt this mindset, u will always be tension for one thing or the other.

start enjoying each moment of success...
me: u r teaching me, self control...
C: Start living small moments of ur life, once everything u will have, u will have something else to get tensed, so, there is not end to it
me: no I said that becoz it is difficult for such things
C: STOP LIVING CONDITIONAL LIFE....if this happens, I will be happy, if it doesnt happen, i will not be happy...how long u will live such life....change ur perception of life...i know that u have a very difficult life, but at the same time, I know that as long as u keep urself composed, any difficulty will go....
me: yes, i will try
C: tensions shake ur confidence and once u start feeling lack of confidence, u start losing every thing in life... I know that u r very strong, keep my faith alive....
me: ok
C: Just keep working hard, ur share of happiness will come to u....
take care... and .. smile please....

Honestly these simple lines worked for me.
And the second messenger was truly awesome, it helped me by leaps and bounds... & it goes like this:
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns
As every one of us sometimes learns
And many a fellow turns about
When he might have won, had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt
And you never can tell how close you are
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.

The path to excellence is difficult, its like walking over a razor's edge. But I know a person who seeks "Don't ever quit" ..... having a grit of a lion will win !

yes, today I am walking into a tunnel... its dark here right now but yes I can see the light at its end.... I am still very far from it... but I am walking... slowly.... slowly.... towards it...
They defined this light as 'SUCCESS'.
And let me tell you, I am not going to quit....... I promise!