Living wisely: Be smart: Work hard & plan [Archives:2002/51/Culture]

By A’rif Ahmed Al-Ahdal
Teacher, Education College
Hodeidah.
Do sane and insane have the same meaning? Certainly not. They are totally different. The difference is that the sane think better while doing anything whereas the insane don’t. While the sane have goals to achieve and work very hard toward, the insane live aimlessly like anything. They never think of tomorrow.
Which group do you think you belong to? Hopefully the sane. Yes, every person has right to aspire for a better position in life. In fact every one of us must have his or her own true ambitions. If there is will, there is a way.
To accomplish one’s dreams, one needs to have self-esteem. For this, one has to realize that one has the right to become a better person in life. This self-esteem leads to self-confidence, a very important catalyst for every person, particularly students.
It gives a student faith in himself and the energy to march ahead in achieving his goals. Let us not forget the following lines: “If you think you can, can, you can, if only you have the will. If you think you will, you will, if only you want to.”
It is a fact that every single person has some hidden potential. Needless to say, self-confidence plays a very important role in maximizing the hidden potential. Self-confidence becomes more commendable if accompanied by hard work.
As the journey of many a mile begins with a small step, every moment is a fresh beginning, well-begun is half-done and hard work is the essence of success. Let us begin to work harder and make better human beings of ourselves.
Let us do our best to come up in life, shall we?



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