.There is a man who is having problems repeatedly. The household is not harmonious. He often bickered over the minor problems that occurred. At the same time, he was also exposed to downsizing at his company so he had to stop working. Indeed, the suffering he felt was very heavy. In his spare time, he pondered and evaluated himself. "What exactly is wrong with my life? Why is everything I do always fail? " he said trying to find the source of the problem that happened to him.
He then tried to find answers by going to bookstores and buying books that he thought were able to provide answers. After reading several books, he felt dissatisfied because he had not found an answer that could solve his problem.
.Suddenly inspiration struck him. "Why didn't I just ask the authors of those books? Surely I will get greater knowledge and certainly be more successful if I get direct instructions from the author, "he exclaimed. Then, after asking here and there, he managed to contact and meet one of the senior book writers. After telling all the failures he had experienced, he said, "Sir, please teach me the formula for success, as well as how to turn failure into success."
The writer replied, "Young man. If you read my book carefully, and run it realistically from day to day, surely you will find ways to be successful. " "I have read through, even memorized the contents of your book. However, it still hasn't succeeded in applying the success formula that you wrote. Therefore, I decided to ask father directly so that I could get all the answers. Help me, sir. " The writer thought for a moment, then said, "Okay, I'll bring you up with someone. This person will tell you how to be successful in this life. "
The man excitedly asked, “How great! Where can I find that person? "
So, the writer took the man to a doorway. "He's in this room." So, the man immediately knocked on the door. After waiting for a moment, he impatiently opened the door and entered the room. But he was surprised because no one was there. All he saw was a large mirror. Then the writer said to the man, “The person in the mirror is the helper you are looking for to show you how to be successful. Brother, no one other than yourself can help us through the trials and challenges. Without you dare to start from yourself to try, learn and struggle, be resilient and don't give up on circumstances, then you will never achieve success! " Instantly the young man realized. "Thank you sir. All this time I have always been looking for success outside of myself. Blaming other people and circumstances for failing me. Starting today, I will try to be more diligent and rely on myself to put into practice the theories that I have learned and learned! I will be responsible for myself and whatever my decisions are, without making excuses outside of myself. Now I beg your leave. Hopefully this knowledge can change my perspective and be able to solve all the problems I face. "
Success is not just a theory. Success takes action! Life is a series of activities that we do every day. If feelings of laziness, indiscipline, daring to take action, indecision, doubt, and other negative traits overtake us, of course we will get bad luck. As humans who have been gifted by God with all our strengths, we must have the courage to develop ourselves to think, act, learn, and struggle. If we have a mentality of independence, we are not wimpy in facing life's difficulties, and dare to learn in every action we take, then surely our fate will change and be able to achieve proud success.