....believe me there is nothing wrong with you. You are absolutely normal and yes, you are ''successful'' too. What happened if you haven't earned that 'CA' prefix till 25 or 26 or even 30? What, if you took a long time to qualify it? And yes, what happened if you ultimately decided to quit it and change your stream. I must say you are still successful.
Dear readers, the entire game is of mind only. The comparison, the success and the failures, salary, package, fame etc all definitions arise there in the mind only. And, what I believe is "Life is more important than your stupid mind ever."
One who gets success in his/her early attempts is no doubt a master of his/her field. But, it doesn't mean that others are failures. Others include 99% of this universe . Then, why we doubt ourselves? Why everyone wishes to be part of that 1% by birth? Although there is nothing wrong in dreaming for success, but mistake happens when 99% group starts comparing themselves to the rare 1% group.
Just take a deep breath and think about my next few words. There is a 19-years old CA (say A) who always got success. He never encountered with any failure till today. He cleared all his exams in first try. And, there is another guy B, who is CA aspirant, his journey is like a roller-coaster. He failed many times, appeared for attempts back to back and finally earned success in late 20s.
No, I am not going to compare their journeys. Is it really fair to compare when both of them have their own paths and journeys?
But yes, we can see two aspects of life here. 'A' who is CA at 19, is undoubtedly a person with great intelligence and own hardships. He has an abundance of opportunities left to see his future with new perspectives. Other side, 'B' has his own story full of "Don'ts".
He has experienced a lot throughout his journey, which can help thousands of students in understanding 'what not to do' in advance. He himself is a self-made man now, who has guide book of his own experiences for rest of the life. So, everything has its own meaning, usefulness and destiny. In Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam's words, FAIL means First Attempt In Learning.
If you fail in a profession, you are still successful as a human. What a profession aims to teach its student is not to conquer that profession only, but to conquer the art of living. There is a lot of hidden content in a profession that itself is enough to give you a livelihood. So, don't chase that fake success which is momentary and can break you if you don't get it. Always try to live what you are learning in your profession.
I want to leave you, readers with a very popular quote –
तैयारी आप IAS की करें या फिल्मों की करें या फिर क्रिकेट की, उस तैयारी से पहले ये तैयारी कर लेनी चाहिए कि अगर नहीं हुआ तो क्या होगा?
"सो, क्यों डरें की ज़िंदगी में क्या होगा, कुछ न होगा तो तजुर्बा होगा!!"
So, never give up. You are always on the way of becoming a great human atleast.
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