One day a young girl was sitting by the window alone and listless. For a long time she had been working on a task but things were just not going her way. She was feeling quite dull.
Outside the window she could see the black clouds, full of water which seemed to burst into rain very soon. And in minutes they did. But not alone, tears descended from the girl's eyes as the raindrops did from the clouds.
Her father came into her room and said,"Come on! It's raining. I know how much you...." He stopped. He saw his daughter crying before the rainy background.
She took a second to notice him into the room and then wiped off the tears on her cheeks.
When her father asked her why she was crying she said," I don't know what to do. No matter how hard I try but I am not able to reach the desired result. I feel I am just not made for it. I feel like this is not for me. Now it seems that I will never be able to do this. Actually, I can't do anything! I am useless!...." and she started crying again
Her father consoled her and after a pause took out a $20 note from his pocket.
He asked her,"If there is a beggar in front of me, would he like to have this $20 note?"
She replied,"Yes, of course. It may help him something to eat or pay for a place to spend the night."
Now her father crumbled the note in his fist and asked,"Now tell me my dear, will the beggar still want this note?"
She said, "Yes, he will and the reason is the same as the previous one."
Now her father stood up and stepped on the note. It was now, more crumbled than before. He picked it up and asked his daughter the same question again,"Will the beggar still want this money? It is so dirty now. Why would he take it?"
The girl replied," Because, it is still a $20 note, isn't it?"
Her father with a smile said,"So you understand that even if the note is fresh; even if it is crumbled and even if it gets dirty, it will not lose it's value. It is still a $20 note.
Similarly even if you face situations, where you feel you're in a lot of pressure or you are not able to perform up to the mark or you're not able to achieve what you want to; it does not mean that you are not made for it. And for sure it doesn't mean that you cannot do it.
Even if you feel crumbled due to any reason, you're still a person, a very intelligent person .
Just like the value of the note remained constant, your value is also going to be constant always.
You should keep faith in God, believe in yourself and keep trying. May be if not this, you will get something better than this which may be better for you.
So don't doubt yourself or your capabilities.
You see, the biggest problems one can have are those which take birth in one's own mind. Like feeling useless, but you should never ever feel so.
Failure does not mean you are not being made for something.
You do not know what lies in the future for you, so do not judge the result of the future by the result of the present. Keep working hard the future result will surely be sweet."
The girl understood what her father wanted to explain to her and contented, she gave a big smile to him.
Her father looked out of the window, "Oh the rain is over! Now you won't be able to enjoy those drops."
And to that she replied," What is gone is gone now, it's fine. We still have the shining sun to enjoy." Her father felt triumph listening to this answer.
They both went out in the verandah and felt bliss on the smell of the earth.
The beautiful newborn sunlight gave birth to a new enthusiasm in the young girl, she was ready to face anything and do anything excepting doubting herself or feeling that she was useless. In her mind she said to herself, "You are the best!"
You see, there are many situations in life which drags us to such a point that we start doubting ourselves. We feel that our capacity of handling failures and getting back up again is extinguished.
It seems almost impossible to continue after all those failures that we have seen. But we should always keep trying and not doubt ourselves.
That is exactly what this story tells us.
Always remember, you are 1 out of 8 billion in this world.
No one is you and that is your power.
You are the only you in this whole world
So be proud of yourself, never doubt yourself and help others who doubt themselves, it will also help you to retain that positivity
When you want a positive result, your actions should be positive.
For positive actions, your attitude must be positive and a positive attitude only comes by a positive thought.
Sso if you think that you cannot do it, you'll really not be able to do it
But as it is said
If you think you can, you are halfway there!
So the next time you feel low or demotivated, recall this story and get back into action.
You are a winner and the world will soon see that through your results!
All the Best!
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