Calibre Vs Confidence!

Does an effective calibre alone eventuate in success?

Let me recapitulate a story narrated by Swami Vivekananda.

A handsome stag and his baby stag were grazing in a meadow. The baby was irresistibly amazed by the macho physique, the elegant horns and the majestic deportment of his dad. He incessantly kept exalting the looks of his dad. The glorified dad ecstatically boasted about his strong and sharp horns that could gore any beast and assured his baby boy that he would definitely grow in to a stag as strong as himself. Suddenly they heard an intimidating howl of a hound. No sooner they heard the noise; the stag sprinted breathlessly dragging his son along in search of a hideaway. Then they safely found a retreat.  The gasping dad caringly ensured that his son was alright. The son with utter shock enquired whether he would have to run in the future too despite getting a strong pair of horns as his dad did. The dad was taken aback!

How many of us conduct ourselves like this dad stag?

Can our calibre enable us to attain success without casting off the fear?

The fearlessness and perseverance of Goddess Parvathi whether equipped or not brought the potentials of all the Gods and Goddesses to her disposal .Her grit empowered her to emerge as the omnipotent Goddess Durga with 18 hands denoting her versatile abilities. Her undaunted spirit and the noble intentions of rescuing the helpless, the innocent eventuated in her romping. She trounced and annihilated the invincible evil, the Mahishasura! It’s the intentions, the attitude and the confidence that matters.

 "Success comes to those who dare and act and seldom goes to the timid". This is a golden saying of my grandfather etched in my mind which emboldens me forever.

Shed your fear, differentiate timidity from caution,  a perspicuous path of success will penetrate your eyes!

Nisha Ganapathysundararaman