The Bull Must Be Taken By the Horns

In Spain, bull fights are common. It is an interesting sport in which a man meets a charging bull in an arena. He tries to avoid the danger of being gored by the bull. Usually he grasps the bull by its horns and then by using great strength brings the bull to a dispirited stop. This can only be done by grappling the charging bull by the horns. Trying to avoid the horns and slipping off, brings great danger to the fighter. Such an example can be taken in real life also. Life brings forth many dangers like the charging bull. If we get frightened and try to avoid them we will not be able to overcome the danger. The best way is to find the root cause of the danger and face it boldly. It might be difficult but not impossible. History is full of such men, heroes who have courageously faced life at its worst. They had succeeded in overcoming it. Luck usually smiles on the bold. It is always better to take risk than merely running away from it and getting defeated. Only a coward turns his back on dangers. Calmly and boldly facing those dangers is the best way to fight them. And that usually brings success.

The Best Fish Swim near The Bottom

It is always easy to catch the fish that swims near the surface of the water. But the best kind of fish always sticks to the bottom and hence it is difficult to catch. The pain taken to catch such fish is always worthwhile. Likewise, the rarest gems are usually found at the very bottom of oceans. Those collected corals or groves near the surface of the sea tend to be less valuable. People usually are too lazy or reluctant to take enough pains and thereby achieve good results in life. They are always on the lookout for shortcuts which require less labour and effort. But the best results in life can only be got by true and hard labour. Even if they do not yield good results overnight, they certainly will pay up in the long run. History is full of such examples which emphasize the fact that real success can only be derived by putting in hard and sincere effort. A man must be prepared to work hard if he is to get the real fruits of life. That which is got by shortcuts or little pains tends to be less valuable; less worthwhile compared to the results of hard work. Therefore if we are to exploit life and its success to the maximum, we should be willing to work.