A young man asked Socrates the secret
to success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next
morning. They met. Socrates asked the young man to walk with him towards the river. When the water got up to their neck, Socrates took the young man by surprise and ducked him into
the water. The boy struggled to get out
but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy started turning blue.
Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man
did was to gasp and take a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, 'What did you want the most when you were there?"
The boy replied, "Air." Socrates said, "That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted
the air, then you will get it." There is no other secret.
Moral of the Story
A burning desire is the starting point of
all accomplishment. Just like a small fire cannot give much heat, a weak
desire cannot produce great results..
to success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next
morning. They met. Socrates asked the young man to walk with him towards the river. When the water got up to their neck, Socrates took the young man by surprise and ducked him into
the water. The boy struggled to get out
but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy started turning blue.
Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man
did was to gasp and take a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, 'What did you want the most when you were there?"
The boy replied, "Air." Socrates said, "That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted
the air, then you will get it." There is no other secret.
Moral of the Story
A burning desire is the starting point of
all accomplishment. Just like a small fire cannot give much heat, a weak
desire cannot produce great results..
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