STRENGTH OF POSITIVE THINKING

        One day a boy changed his school from Tamil medium to English medium school. First day the first period was English. His teacher asked question to him. The question was What means I and What means you. The student said I means you and you means I. All the students laughed. The teacher said, Fool. You don't know the meaning of I and you. But the student did not cry. He did not feel guilty. The student said I said the correct answer only. The teacher said prove it. The student said you asked What is the meaning of I? So I means you. Then you asked what is the meaning of you. So I said I. So the teacher congratulated him for his positive answer and said we should learn from the student.

       In Mahabaratha also, Dronacharya called Dharma and Dhuryodhana. The guru asked Dharma to call one bad person. Guru asked Dhuryodhana to find one good person. He gave one week time. The time was finished. Dhuryodhana came to guru and said Sorry Guru. I cant find any good person. Next Dharma came and said Sorry Guru. I cant find any bad person. All are found to be good only. Dronacharya praised Dharma because of his positive attitude and said Dhuryodhana to learn from Dharma. This is also a very good example of positive thinking.

       Thomas Alva Edison tried thousand times to invent a bulb. In 1001st time, he invented the bulb. While taking the bulb his servant broke the bulb carelessly. But Edison did not scold him. He again tried to find the bulb. His ambition succeeded at last.This is also a good example for hard working and positive attitude.

      In my Chess Tournament also, I am the top seed. I lost in the 3rd round itself. All my friends were 3 out of 3.But I was only 2 out of 3. I did not lose my confidence. I tried to win the next 5 rounds. I continuously won the 5 rounds and won the title. So confidence along with positive attitude also very important for all.

     The very big example was Narendra Modi was a hard working man. In his childhood he worked in a tea shop. Because of his hard working attitude, he became the prime minister of India.Because of positive thinking we can succeed in any field.

    Again I am telling positive thinking is very important for all of us to grow in life.

R. Lakshmi Narasimhan Srihari