Persevere & Be Sincere

There is another word that keeps coming to my mind and that word is ‘persevere’. Persevere, persevere, persevere and never think that anything is impossible. Never think, “I will not be able to attain this.” If you allow such a thought to dominate your mind, you become your own greatest obstacle and bondage. Never allow your mind to think that anything good, lofty or sublime is impossible. Things do not get achieved because one has given up the effort or one does not keep on trying. While crossing a river you cannot afford to give up the effort midstream. There is a saying, “Having placed your hand upon the plough, there is no turning back until you reap the harvest.” It may be after months of continuous effort, but because of this persistence the harvest will be reaped. This is the key hinted at by Patanjali Maharishi in his Yoga Sutras, and this is the key that gave success to all Bhaktas in meeting Bhagavan. Savitri attained her determined goal through perseverance. Markandeya was destined to die in his sixteenth year, but he became immortal through his perseverance. Perseverance is the one thing needed. It is positivity and optimism, trust in God and faith in oneself that make perseverance possible and enable one to not give up. Perseverance is the idea to reflect on here. Perseverance is not obstinacy. It is a heroic virtue and it is sincerity that enables one to keep on persevering

Source: Economic Times, 22/02/2019