Enthusiasm, Perseverance, and Determination is the key to success

Srila Rupa Goswami has mentioned in Updeshamrita, one who follow the process of Bhakti Yoga with full-hearted enthusiasm, perseverance, and determination by following the prescribed duties in the association of devotees and by engaging completely in activities of goodness will be guaranteed success.

So here we are talking about Enthusiasm, Perseverance, and Determination. To do anything in our life we must be Enthusiastic if we are not, then there is one saying, God helps those who help themselves. If we help ourselves, then definitely Krishna will also help us. If we are fully determined to achieve anything and put our hundred percent effort on it, then sure we get success and for this must keep our faith strong.

There is one story I am going to share with you. There was a Sparrow, she laid her eggs on the shore of the ocean. After some time when she came, she saw that there is no eggs, the Ocean carried away the eggs on its waves. The Sparrow asked for her eggs from the ocean, but he refused to give, then Sparrow asked, "If you will not give my eggs back, I will dry up to you." Ocean laughed on the Sparrow and replied, "Do you think you can dry to me." and Ocean left by saying this.

The sparrow become very upset and she began to pick out the water in her small beak, and everyone laughed at her for her impossible determination. The news of her activity spread, and when at last Garuda, the gigantic bird carrier of Lord Visnu, heard it, he became compassionate toward his small sister bird, and so he came to see her.

Garuda was very pleased by the determination of the small sparrow, and he promised to help. Thus, Garuda at once asked the ocean to return her eggs lest he himself take up the work of the sparrow. The ocean was frightened by this and returned the eggs. Thus, the sparrow became happy by the grace of Garuda.

As far as Sparrow is concerned, she has no power to make ocean dry, but she was having full Enthusiasm, Perseverance, and Determination and that makes her successful.

So, from this story we can learn, if we are Enthusiastic, Perseverance, and fully determined, then surely Krishna will send someone in our life for our help. And if we lack of these three then we only blame Others and God for our failure.

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