Be prepared and charge forward!
Life is an ongoing process. It throws challenges at us every day. Those challenges are the greatest tests of our determination, dedication and perseverance. Sometimes, it gives us a few moments to decide the next step which becomes vital in the long run. The mental strength and, the ability of mind shown during that few moments determine the way we are going to live in the future. Life never looks back; it’s beautiful, but brutal at the same time.
Failure Is the condiment
That brings Flavour
To the broth Of success.
We have to tame
Failure with our
Indomitable determination
Being challenged in life is inevitable, we all have experienced that. But there are some people whose ability to overcome hurdles and, success story remain etched in our minds.
They are not great persons, not the famous ones, still, they succeed in creating an impact through the ways they face life as it comes and always having a plan to deal with uncertainty. Ajay uncle is one such person.
Ajay uncle lives near our house and is a well-known face in the locality. He is the owner of 15 auto-rickshaws now. But only a few years back, he was in a position no better than a homeless beggar. His father died an untimely death and being an employee of a small private firm, saved almost nothing for the future. It was a time when the family had four members, Ajay uncle’s two younger sisters, mother and he, himself, with no income as such. He was in the final year of his college with his sisters still in school. It was becoming impossible for him to make the both ends meet and, he was compelled to drop his studies midway. But, he was intransigent with the studies of his sisters. Since getting a job was almost impossible for without a degree, he formulated a new plan to earn and started working as a rickshaw driver.
He never felt any disgrace about his job, nor he had any complaint towards life. He used to say, “adverse time gives us more tolerance and power, it refines us like gold.”
Ajay uncle worked day and night. He knew he had to overcome this phase of life with hard work and tenacity. Only these qualities can make him resilient of his current situation. Not that the family had no friends or relatives. They had many and, some even offered financial help. But, uncle’s self-esteem refrained him to seek help from others. According to him, physical sufferings were much more welcome and endurable than the mental ones. He was motivated to save and plan a better life for himself and his family.
After working almost without any off-day for two years, he pooled his savings, took a loan from a bank and, bought his first auto-rickshaw. He worked with the double hardship to triumph over the adversities of life. His perseverance, planning and hard work paid. Today, he is quite well-off.
Ajay Uncle’s life taught me one thing. That life is not an easy-going, dazzling thoroughfare; we must have the determination, the foresight and most importantly, the confidence to succeed. We must believe that we have the ability to attain our goals, we must believe in ourselves and also we need to plan for success. #KhudKoKarBuland
Very touching and motivating thanku so much for Sharing 🙂
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Thanks…glad you find it inspiring… 🙂
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Such an inspiring story!
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Thank you… 🙂
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Very inspiring story for the theme Maniparna.
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Thanks… 🙂
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Truly a lovely story about Ajay Uncle that you shared 🙂 Inspiration in simplicity!
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Thanks a lot, dear… glad you liked it… 🙂
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Inspiring… Thank you so much sharing the story, Maniparna!
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Glad you liked it… 🙂 Thanks for dropping by…. 🙂
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Without failure, there can be no success.
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Absolutely… 🙂
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Great story well written thanks for sharing it
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Thanks a lot, Sara….glad you liked it…. 🙂
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There are so many inspirational stories around us, and so much we can learn from others. Just gotta keep our eyes and ears open. Good job, Mani!
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Right… good people live around us, we just have to find them out… 🙂
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What a lovely story?
So true and I can fully relate to, and I seen so many people like Ajay Uncle who have changed the destination and never was a prison of destiny and questioning one’s fate. It is all in the belief and the tenacity to fighting the challenges in life and there is indeed no dearth of such hurdles that keep coming and comes almost from all directions. Yes, there is no alternative to hard work and honest effort towards the dream we all wants to make it a reality. Time is the bridge and we should keep traveling with determination and never loose our hope, after all the “hope is the force of life”…
Indeed life is not easy but at the same time if we keep working and overcoming the challenges of life, life is indeed truly beautifully.
Thanks Maniparna for sharing such an inspiring story and as usual you do so with such lucid use of words…
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Time is the bridge and we must travel with courage…so well said, Nihar… 🙂 Yes, there are many such people around us whose daily life’s struggle could be an example to all of us… 🙂 Thanks for sharing your wonderful thoughts on the topic… 🙂
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Indeed Maniparna there are so many people around us and we somehow miss out to take cognizant of their work and achievement in life…
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That’s really sad but true… we are too much obsessed with ourselves….
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I agree Maniparna, we need to take time out and see things around us and appreciate the small things in life and contribute our bit to the betterment of our society…
Have a lovely day.
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🙂 … rightly said…
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Lovely poem! Inspirational story!
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Thank you… 🙂
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Ajay’s struggle through the adversities, the nobility and fortitude he displayed through the troughs of life is exemplary. Thank you for sharing —the inspiration is endless.
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Thanks a lot. Such persons are really inspirations to us… 🙂
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There was so much of thoughtfulness behind that! 🙂 A very nice post accompanied by a beautiful poem.. 🙂
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Thanks, Prakash. I’m happy to share a true and inspiring story with you all… 🙂
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Reading it was our Pleasure.. 🙂
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I really liked the wonderful and inspirational story here. Ajay Uncle overcame his adversities very admirably, Maniparna. What a lovely, true story to share with us. ♡ Hope he continues to reap the good things he deserves. Smiles, Robin
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Thanks, Robin. He is now quite a respectable and known name in the locality. Thanks again for your good wishes on his behalf… 🙂
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Lovely
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Thanks… 🙂
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Most welcome:)
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A wonderful story and I especially loved the poem 🙂
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Thanks, Purba… 🙂
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A lovely and inspirational writing Maniparna. I enjoyed the story of the human spirit!
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Thanks, Mary. Perseverance pays … 🙂
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A beautiful and touching post on defeating adversity, Maniparna. It’s all about self belief and confidence.
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It really is, Vishal. Thank you so much… 🙂
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Great post! It was a very inspirational story! Thanks a lot for sharing it, Maniparna! 🙂
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Glad you liked it… There are some more twists to his tale, but it was not relevant to this post, so I omitted. Maybe some other time…Ajay uncle is really an interesting person to write about… 🙂
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You are right. It might have been out of context here, but please do write about them! It always makes an interesting read about people’s struggle! And, your presentation is always awesome!
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Sure…will write about him…maybe in the form of a story… 🙂 Thanks for the encouragement…
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what an inspiring story! thank you for sharing my friend : )
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Thanks, Neha. Glad you liked… 🙂
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An uplifting read for me here in England on a wet Saturday morning, of an indomitable human spirit. Thankyou Mani.
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Thanks Hariod. Glad you liked the spirit of the man…:-)
I hope your Sunday would be a sunny one… 🙂
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It’s great to hear about someone who was down managing to turn things around again.
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Yes, he has an indomitable spirit. Thank you so much for dropping by… 🙂
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You’re welcome. 🙂
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Very inspiring, Maniparna! Lovely poem too 🙂
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Thanks, Bush… 🙂
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I know a person called Ajay who is called uncle by me, cos he is older than me (I remind him that he is older,lol). The Ajay uncle in your story looks more determined and hence more successful than the person i know.
Good read, was an inspiring story.
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Thanks, Anoop. Ajay is such a common name 😀
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Yeah, lol. Have a couple of important people in my life with that name.
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Even I know three Ajay…. 😀
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An amazing story and an incredible man. Was that poem written by you, in the beginning of your post?
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Thanks a lot. Yes, that is my poem… 🙂
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Beautiful words. 🌹
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🙂 thank you once again…
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Self esteem, will and self motivation can make a person break mountains …superb inspirational story bestie!
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Thanks, bestie, and you are absolutely right!
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Thank you for this inspiring and motivating post, Maniparna!
A great write!!
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Thanks, Amitji…so glad you liked it… 🙂
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Now He is the source of inspiration for me; such situations help us to become a better person… 🙂 Mani your post is amazing as usual… 🙂
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Thanks, Arpita. he is indeed an example, even in the locality. 🙂
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He sure is an inspiring person, indeed. Wonderful post, Maniparna 🙂
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Thanks, Meera. He indeed is… 🙂
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We won’t learn anything if we don’t have difficulties and challenges, will we?
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Never. Challenges make us strong and determined. Those who can’t live through them eventually perish. Survival of the fittest… 🙂
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What an inspiring Story Mani. Loved it to the core. No work is big or small. Ajay uncle is indeed an inspiration for us all..
Love
Garima
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Thanks, Garima. He is respected by all in our neighbourhood. Glad you liked his story… 🙂
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Life is like a sinusoidal waves with ups and downs. One has to be strong enough to be able to tide over the waves. Thanks for sharing this inspiring story Maniparna.
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You are absolutely right! Life throws challenges, but we must fight for our success and survival… 🙂
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Great post, Maniparna. William Hasley said, “There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.”
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True that. I thought of adding this quote at the end of the post, but I had to change the ending…. 🙂
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Wonderful post, my friend. 🙂 ❤
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Thanks, Natalie… 🙂
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❤️
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I’m inspired . Mani too good . it’s all about ur persistence hard work and believing in self. Wow
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Thanks, Supreet. Your latest post is also a proof to that, persistence and hard work/team work… 🙂
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Thanks Mani. U r just amazing
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“Being challenged in life is inevitable” This is so true. Life is never a bed of roses and often things don’t come to us on a silver platter. We have to work hard to get where we want to go.
That is such an inspiring story. Ajay certainly was a strong man and put his family before himself, and took care of everyone. Amazing to hear that he is so much better off now after working hard and building up his rickshaw business from scratch. I am sure his family are greatful and proud of him ❤
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The key to success lies in how we are taking those challenges and much hard work we are putting in to become triumphant! Those who fail, eventually become unsuccessful…. 🙂
Yes, his family is much bigger now, with his sisters got married. He is a bachelor still… 🙂
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Those who fail are often those who made the choice to not try again and instead move on to something else. When we put in hard work, we create opportunities for ourselves.
Awww, he is working too hard and forgetting to have a social life 😀
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This kind of inspirational posts are evergreen ones. When going through the dark, such stories will fill the confidence back in us. Seeing Ajay ji and knowing him personally is an amazing time. His life will definitely impact you Maniparna, thank you for sharing this real story. ☺
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Thanks, Prasanna. He is an amazing person and is respected and loved by all in the neighbourhood. Glad you liked the real-life story… 🙂
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Beautifully written.. As always.
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Thanks dear Mandira… 🙂
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Superb story. It definitely motivated me. And, the way it’s written, it becomes awesome to read as well.
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Thanks a lot. Glad you liked the tale of Ajay Uncle’s struggle… 🙂
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My pleasure 🙂
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What a wonderful story Mani… thank you for sharing 🙂
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Thanks, dear… 🙂
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What a beautiful life learning from Ajay Uncle. He is an inspiration! – you put it beautifully – ” life is not an easy-going, dazzling thoroughfare; we must have the determination, the foresight and most importantly, the confidence to succeed.” important message!
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Thank you, Indah. It was a pleasure sharing his story. A common man with great determination and confidence… 🙂
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I agree Indah, this is an important message and nicely told. Thanks Maniparna
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Great man indeed….!
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He is…thanks, Sunaina… 🙂
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True. Conviction wins.
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Always… 🙂
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Wonderful story Maniparna, thank you for sharing this! 🙂
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Glad you liked it, Terry… 🙂
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Very inspiring post Mani.. very true, life always tests us by throwing challenges at us. we have to learn from them and move forward. i liked the line, ‘Life is beautiful, but brutal at the same time”. Loved the inspiring story of Ajay uncle and his journey from a disastrous situation to the owner of 15 rickshaws. It is determination and efforts that makes us great. Have a great weekend.. 🙂
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Right you are, it’s determination and effort that decide the winner. Thanks a lot for dropping by, Jackie… wish you a happy and sunny Sunday… 🙂
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Yes, it’s right. Thank you so much Mani. It’s my pleasure. Wishing you the same. 🙂
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What a lovely story to share with us! So amazing!
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Thanks a lot, Lynn… 🙂
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Loved it
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