THE TRAIN WAS NOT LATE... I WAS LATE
“Excuses are merely nails used to build a house of failure.” - American Proverb “S o, the train was late, today,” I playfully teased the young-man who was almost fifteen minutes late for the session. “Train was not late, sir,” the tall young-man corrected me, “I was late!” “Wow! That’s something I loved,” I explained to the class, “That’s exactly what I meant by ‘Owning up… taking responsibility for one’s actions… It is the first leg of the stool called ‘Self-confidence.” The boy wasn’t giving me any justifications for his late-entry. He wasn’t feeling anxious, guilty or scared… For, he had owned up his action… He knew, that if he wanted to be in time, he would … Trains were running in time… The weather was absolutely normal - no thunderstorm or hailstorm… There weren’t any bandh or riots… At home, everything was normal… the milkman, delivered milk in time, the paperwala dropped paper in time… the maid came to make rotis in ti...