Never Say Never!

 By: Cloyd Uyson 

I believe that one of the key secrets of living a meaningful and successful life is to always take every challenge with a brave attitude and hopeful heart. Since we were child, our parents used to teach us to stand every time we fall, not to give up when life’s going gets rough. Their faith and trust in our abilities made us fight with our battles in life whether small or significant. Our parents implanted in us that sense of courage which we always carry as we grow and mature.  

In moments of difficult situations, we sometimes think that we are weak enough to overcome it, we have the tendency to give up the battle even before it starts. We then should not forget the wisdom and golden rule our parents and loved ones had inculcated in our minds and in our hearts. Hence, let’s not end any struggle before it has started, lest we will have lots of regrets and end up as losers. No matter what happens, we should always believe in ourselves and our great capacity to face bravely all of life's challenges most especially the tough ones.This is the best kept secret of so many successful personalities in history.

The famous Mohandas Karamchand Mahatma Gandhi projected and concretized this attitude very well in his life. He never surrendered to the British invaders. He never allowed those foreigners to control him. He stood still composed and brave, dignified and hopeful. Those were indeed very tough and difficult times, yet he showed as a way in facing and dealing even with seemingly impossible to conquer challenges. He showed as the example of non-violence which eventually bore fruit and marked a legacy not only to India but to the whole world. 

Let us always make Gandhi as our model. Let’s follow his noble witnessing in braving every trial that come our way whether in family matters, business affairs, love relationship issues, health problems or simply personal struggles. Let us always take tough challenges in the best way possible. Let us bear in mind that we will never face any challenge which we cannot overcome or conquer. But beyond this optimistic attitude, it is very interesting to note as well that any tough challenge would be easy as a pie if we face and deal it with other people who may be facing the same difficulties most especially our loved ones. After all as one famous author aptly put it, “we are but like angels with one wing, we could only fly by embracing each other…” (I wrote this as per request from my Indian friend who looks highly of Mahatma Gandhi.)