Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Do we really need a mentor?

With busyness entering the lives of each and every human being, it has become crucial to get in touch with someone who can help and assist two different lives. In case a mentor is around, we often feel like taking advice in any unruly and unthought-of situation. The growing competition has eaten most part of our valuable time as we began to concentrate more on proving ourselves in every possible aspect.

It is, but, obvious to ask whether we need a mentor. He is believed to be not only acting as a guide or motivator but working as a provider of everything- small or big. He is there to show the path which we need to follow. He gives us importance when we desperately need it. His words act as a confidence booster as we stand to face the millions in a jam-packed hall. He is with us when we meet the dignitaries. He is also present in the room as we sit to relax and have a cup of coffee after a hardcore session with the world.

Many are not born with golden spoon in hand. However, some achieve the best in life with hard work, perseverance and patience, especially, when the mentor is around to motivate in the adversities of life. He brings out the best in us by giving ample of chances that are rocky and thorny in nature. He might see us falling several times. He is least bothered when we get hurt, bruised or lost in mountains. His words are enough to pull through the worst in life.

Some people climb the stairs of destiny without a mentor. They have enough experience and expertise behind them as they move forward to grab the best chances in life. They are guided more out of their personal achievements inherited with time from forefathers. For them, the main mentor is their father or grandfather who shares their personal experiences during the period of growth and development. In many cases, they are ready to follow the same path, school, college or career which was actually followed by forefathers. They are least bothered when something goes wrong. They are more targeted towards achieving what was destined or achievable in any specific situation.

Apart from paternal lineage, the role of mentor has been fruitfully used by the ladies at home. Mothers or wives both have played a very crucial and optimistic role in enhancing the self-worth and self-confidence in life. Their role of mentor has in fact changed the destiny of many men in time immemorial. They have proved a determinant in bringing out the best in someone's life.

It is not necessary to have a mentor but keeping one helps in moving over the tides in a smooth and straight manner. His role brings out the hidden truth and secrets outside, giving full exposure to latent spirit and creativity. He happens to be the best and most desired role model who can give a Midas touch by turning a poor into rich.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Why Do We Give Importance to Failure and Reject Ourselves?

Failure and success are part and parcel of life. Without failure, it is difficult to determine the path to succeed in life and vice-versa. However, giving importance to loss might throw us into oblivion, making difficult to revive ourselves. It might also cause mental degradation, making difficult to smile and please self.

Stiff competition and growing challenges have increased the level of difficulty in life. There are a lot of people who wish to achieve the best by rejecting the worst. Most of things are, however, not received in hands with mere wish. It is important to work hard, have patience and wait for the right time. Sometimes, collapse of a situation drives the human mind into making critical and unthought-of mistakes. These mistakes are not to be repeated but get repeated without knowledge and intention. This further accentuates the criticality of situation, making things irreparable.

Thus, failure has become an important element in our thinking. We often think "If I fail, what's next?" We rarely think about success. We term success equal to destiny or luck. We are imagining about the dire consequences of failure. The mere thought of the step by step collapse of situation sends shivers down the spine. We start thinking about the fall in fame, name and money. What will the world think? Or possibly, how will I face my immediate superiors or friends or others who have always appreciated my efforts in life- this hidden thought starts making round in the mind now and then.

There are, sometimes, situations when we rarely see the light or air. We are faced with a kind of aggravation when our mind stops working. We wish to come to terms with life but unable to do so. Those things keep disturbing our routine life. We resort to all sort of techniques- physical and mental, to come out of it but no way out situation worsens the things.

Sometimes, it is difficult to take further steps in the absence of clear thoughts or clarity of mind. Loss, collapse, failure keeps haunting our beliefs. We wish to overcome the worst situation but unable to do so. We are surrounded by negativity and pessimism. This situation often drives us into rejecting self, making our life more difficult and stagnant.

The need of every single hour during failure is to hold and collect self so that things don't possibly go out of control. Self-rejection should not be allowed to enter the mind as it can kill the spirit of survival. Alternative methods are always available to deal with the worst situations.