Many of us are aware of the fact that many people reached the acme in their respective fields but we fail to understand the manner they achieved it. We seldom try to imitate them following their actions with the same determination. We feel hardship in stepping towards the goal; still, we think it is achievable. Our mind is like a piece of white cloth which can accept any colour sprinkled on it.
Sitting still and merely possessing wishful thinking makes no one great. Preaching and advising people is the most easiest task in the world. When the time comes to implement preaching into action, almost everybody shirks. The apprehension of failure brings a negative thought about the action. But Henry Ford said, “Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.”
To follow the preaching in reality, one needs a lot of courage, mental strength and ability to withstand adverse conditions. An ardent follower of reality would hate to advocate: what we should do, what we mustn’t do, etc. Instead of it, he would indulge himself in the activity and would show why the work should be done or not.
Pioneers like the Gandhi, the Buddha, the Mahavira, etc. first went through the hardships to achieve the truth and then shared their experiences amongst the people.
Indian freedom struggle history has plethora of illustrations which justifies that example is better than precept. Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, Khudiram Bose and the like, willingly attacked the Britishers just to spread the message among people that those Britishers were our real enemy and if life is to be sacrificed to chase them away from the country, one should not hesitate to do that. And this greatly helped Indian national movement to become a mass movement.
Vocabulary
Acme—top
Plethora—enough