When we decide to buy fruits we always choose the best and fresh fruits. We never ever like to select the spoiled fruits, rather we discard them. Besides we don’t eat even partially damaged fruits.
Many of us choose the best fruits to eat but when we want to apply the same concept in other practical situation, we behave just the opposite. Instead of eating the best fruits, we inadvertently don’t want the best. No doubt people expect the best, but they never settle for the best instead they go for the second best or third class. Let me give an example to further explain this principle. When you ask students, how much marks do you intend to obtain in all the subjects. Upon asking they instantly say that they expect average or above average marks.
Sometime ago, I met an International student studying in one of the best international schools in Bangalore and I asked him out of curiosity how much marks did he expect to get in all the subjects in the final exam. His reply was immediately average. He expected to just pass in all the subjects with average marks. I found it very interesting so I asked him a question, “Would you ever prefer to eat spoiled fruits, if you had to do by chance.” He said to me that he could eat only the best and fresh fruits and he would never eat the spoiled fruits.
Further, I showed him how he was eating the spoiled fruits or slightly damaged fruits by not expecting to get the high marks. The student got my point and began to explain to me that exam and fruits were different.
Next, I asked him whether he could get A* in all the subjects. He again doubted his capability. I gave him my opinion that he could get A* (A stars) in all the subjects. I explained to him that if he could expect the best fruits to eat, same way he could get the high marks in all the subjects. The law pertains to all areas of life.
If we settle for less we will surely get less, become small and live small. But if we raise our standards and begin to expect the best in all areas of endeavour, we surely can invite luck in our doorstep. We only need to find out the ways to get it. We got to ask ourselves, how can we get A* stars in all the subjects?
‘How’ is the answer to getting high grades or eating the best fruits. Let me make your mind more clear with the following example. When we plan to visit any foreign country at any point of time, what do we normally do? We straightforwardly begin chart out our plans. In case, the country is very far, let’s say America, we will decide which mode of transportation should we take? We sketch out the entire plan prior to our departure. If we go by car or bus or bike or train, we know well that it will take many hours to reach the destination. So car, bus, ship or train may not be viable to go to America. Hence, we decide to go by airplane which can travel faster, reach early to its destination and can be more convenient to travel.
When we want something and if we know them clearly we can quite easily find the ways to get it. Provided we all expect the best and the highest. Once set high standards for ourselves, we can indeed succeed.
Finally, make sure to eat the best fruits and expect the best in all walks of life and never let your wimpy mind to sabotage your possibility.
Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor
