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.