The secret of success , a Short story -- from Socrates

Some day long ago, one of my good friend send me this story. Having touched by it i think it is worth sharing so ...

The motivation to succeed comes from the burning desire to achieve a purpose.

Napoleon Hill wrote, "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, the mind can

achieve."

A young man asked Socrates the secret to success. Socrates told the young man to

meet him near the river the next morning. They met. Socrates asked the young man to

walk with him toward the river. When the water got up to their neck, Socrates took the

young man by surprise and ducked him into the water. The boy struggled to get out but

Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy started turning blue. Socrates

pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp and

take a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, 'What did you want the most when you were

there?" The boy replied, "Air." Socrates said, "That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air, then you will get it." There is no other

secret.

A burning desire is the starting point of all accomplishment. Just like a small fire cannot

give much heat, a weak desire cannot produce great results.

 Dalai Lama’s 18 rules for living  

At the start of the new millennium the Dalai Lama apparently issued eighteen rules for living.  

On my oneNote i copy paste, from internet, what ever i feel i would like to read later. And this is one of those. 

   1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.  

   2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.  

   3. Follow the three Rs:  

         1. Respect for self  

         2. Respect for others  

         3. Responsibility for all your actions.  

   4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.  

   5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.  

   6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.  

   7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.  

   8. Spend some time alone every day.  

   9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.  

  10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.  

  11. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.  

  12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.  

  13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.  

  14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.  

  15. Be gentle with the earth.  

  16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.  

  17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.  

  18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.