The boy asks a wise man what the secret to success is. The wise man takes the boy to a river, holds his head underwater, and only lets him up after a few minutes. When asked what he wanted most during that time, the boy says he wanted to breathe. The wise man explains that if you desire success as much as the boy wanted to breathe, then you will find the true secret to success - which is to want it as badly as your next breath.
8. To his astonishment, the wise man did not help
him. Instead, the wise man held the boy's head in the
water. After a few minutes the wise man pulled the boy
Out of the water and they proceeded to walk back
to the hut.
9. At the hut the wise man asked the young boy what
he desired most when his head was submerged in
water.
10. To this the young boy quickly responded, "Of
course,
I wanted to breathe, you old fool!"
11. To which the wise man replied, "Son, if you desire
success
as much as you wanted to breathe, then you would
have found
the true secret of success."
12. The above story is one that I read whenever I feel
de-motivated.
It always makes my day much better. Hope you
enjoy and also benefit from this story...