A
boy once asked a wise old man what the secret to success is. After
listening to the boy’s question, the wise man told the boy to meet
him at the river in the morning and he would be given the answer
there.
In
the morning, the wise man and the boy began walking toward the river.
They continued on into the river, past the point of the water
covering their nose and mouth. At this time, the wise man
ducked the boy into the water.
As
he struggled to get out, the wise man continued to push him further
down. The boy felt a fish slip by his leg and squirmed to get up even
harder. The man eventually pulled the boy’s head up so he could get
air. The boy gasped as he inhaled a deep breath of air.
The
wise man said, ‘What were you fighting for when you were under
water?” The boy replied, “Air!” The man said, “There you have
the secret to success. When you want to gain success as much as you
wanted air when you were under water, you will obtain it. That’s
the only secret.”
