The maxim means in plain English that the fortune of a man
depends upon his own self; he can make or mar according as he wishes.
In other words, the destiny of a man lies in his own hands, and he can be
successful if he only wills it. Man has been sent out to this world by God
endowed with all those qualities which are essential for greatness. It is up
to man to untilise these qualities. If he puts his whole heart into his work
and makes the best use of his talents, he cannot but be successful in life.
He only courts failure, if he does not do this.
A man who possesses a strong will and a firm determination finds
all difficulties solved. To him there are a thousand ways open to steer
clear of all dangers and difficulties. Such a man goes on working hard,
and even if he fails he is never downcast. Failures make him all the more
determined and he persists in his task, till he attains the desired success. It
is, therefore, the man, who labours hard with a strong resolution and an
unshaken will, who achieves success and makes his fortune. It is the height of folly to suppose that wealth, fame of power comes to
his sitting at home and only asking for it. A person must be persevering
and must exert himself, if he wants to shape out his destiny, He who taile
to bring strength of mind and industry to bear upon his work in de bas
nothing but suffering and troubles as his lot. If a man cannot achieve
wealth and fortune unless he works hard and unless he has a powerful
will, it follows that he is the builder of his own fortune, He can make his
fortune if he wishes to do so, by being industrious and persevering. We
can also bring misery and suffering upon himself if he has por de wish
labour,
The well-known story of the carpenter boy shows how exen
impossible things are made possible, A carpenter-boy was one day found
hard at work in repairing a chair and polishing it. One of his neighbours,
who was watching him at his work, ridiculed him for his taking so much
pains. The boy replied to his neighbour’s ridicule by saying that there was
a motive behind his action. He was polishing it so carefully because be
would one day sit upon it. The neighbour laughed at his idea, but what
was his surprise when he found that the boy, by dint of perseverance and
strength of will, rose to be a magistrate and actually sat upon the chair,
which he had himself mended,
Every man reaps the result of his own actions, if he is active, be
will be rewarded for his activity and if he is idle, he will have to suffer for
his idleness,
