obtuse angle

"There is no failure except in not trying" - Elbert Hubbard (American writer) Failure jolts you. May be you were not prepared. You start introspecting as to what went wrong (unless of course you knew already that you would fail for certain reasons!). It gives a lot of insight into the whole process, analyzing each and every step. You will know the exact reasons that resulted in your failure. In your next attempt you would avoid such glaring mistakes. The chances of success become more. Still you might commit some other mistake (not in the list of your earlier mistakes). Eliminate it in the next try. So, this is a continuous process. We keep learning throughout our lives. Embrace your failures and learn the lessons from the failures. Has anyone learnt cycling without falling down, a number of times? And after we learn it properly, we will not forget riding a bicycle in our lives, even if there is a big gap between the cycling expeditions. Likewise, swimming and many othe...

Everyone in life strives to achieve some coveted goal. Only a very few individuals may not have such ambition. What propels us to succeed in our mission? First and foremost, it is the passion. Without the passion of doing the particular activity, we cannot achieve the desired result. And next comes the 'single-minded dedication' towards the achievement of the target. No wavering, during the course of that task, come what may. Focus pointedly towards the desired dream. On the way, there are bound to be hurdles (both expected and unexpected). Expect the 'unexpected' and be prepared to cross over. In short, we should cultivate the 'never-say-die' spirit. Nothing should deter us from achieving our goal. The Japanese like their fish to be very fresh (and not dead). Due to depletion of fish school near the fringes of the sea coast, they had to go far into the sea to catch fish. By the time the fish is brought to the shore, it is either dead or not active. The peo...