Steal Success From Failure

SWAMI KRIYANANDA





When William the Conqueror landed in England, the first thing he did was to stumble and fall down. A gasp went through his army at this omen of disaster. William, however, rose to his feet, crying, “I am so determined to conquer this land that, behold, I've seized it with both my hands!“ At that, a great shout of renewed confidence went up from every throat.William's army went on that day to win one of history's greatest battles. Failure comes only when we accept it as failure. Instead of telling ourselves, “I've failed!“ we should say , “I haven't yet succeeded.“Troops whose grievances go unaddressed may eventually become rebellious. So it is with the subconscious. We simply can't afford to ignore it. Nor, on the other hand, do we need to be led by it, helplessly. We can command it if we face it squarely and honestly .
A general doesn't need to know each and every soldier in his ranks. What he must do is put out the kind of energy they will respect and obey . The same thing is true for us in our relation to the subconscious.We needn't face each and every mental foe of our conscious resolutions; just address the subconscious with that kind of magnetic determination that will enlist its support.
A cheerful attitude is magnetic; discouragement is demagnetising. Hope is magnetic; despair is demagnetising. Love is magnetic; hatred and indifference dull our magnetism. Faith is magnetic; doubt destroys magnetism. Be, therefore, always positive, cheerful, full of hope, faith, and love for God.