When I received the Role Model Infinitheist Award, one of them asked me
casually, ”So what do you do when you have a setback in life?” I just told her
that I immediately go down in gratitude for all the blessings in my life. And
the very same day I fractured my heel! It looked like I had gone all the way
only to receive the Award and now that I had fractured my heel, I had to return
back to Chennai. Probably all this happened to me to give me the much-needed
rest, which I would not take otherwise. I had enough time to prepare for the
accreditation of the schools without anyone disturbing me. So, God has His own
plans. We need to flow with the flow. The incident actually validated my Faith
“Faith works; and effort wins.”
I have gone through quite a few experiences that should have actually
shaken my faith, but I chose to deepen my faith instead. And life has rewarded
me for my unshakeable faith. My faith in my God is so intense that it actually
empowers me. When your intentions are noble, God will be in your team. Anything
that you do with a selfless intent is like doing God’s work. I am in a
profession where I need to put the needs of students ahead of mine. I have been
blessed with humongous results in many of my endeavors, and sometimes it is
minimum effort and maximum results. I experientially realized that it is
nothing of me and everything of Him.
My call to every student is, to
put in the required effort to score good marks. Every sports person should
practice sincerely to win. Every individual should develop his competence to
excel in his work. By just praying to God nothing happens. God works with you
and not for you. Faith is not a substitute for incompetence. We don’t get good
marks by just praying. We don’t win medals by just praying. We don’t get
promotions by just praying. We need to take a lot of effort in the right
direction. At the same time, we should be anchored to our Faith. Only then will
we experience miraculous possibilities.
Let us not arrogantly think that our achievements are due to our
efforts. Without God we are nothing. Arjuna was a great warrior, yet he became
despondent in the battle field. He was not ready to fight. But, it was his
faith in Krishna that helped him to win the war of righteousness. It was the
mighty Hanuman’s faith in Rama that enabled him to cross the ocean. It was
Narendra’s faith in Sri Ramakrishna that made him Swami Vivekananda. How do we connect to our God? By sitting in
silence every day, by becoming energetic and enthusiastic, by developing a
grateful heart, by intensifying our faith & by constantly cleansing
ourselves from inside. Divine grace is our doorway to success.
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