THE DAFFODIL PRINCIPLE
“Consistency is harder when no one is clapping for you. You must clap for yourself during these times. You should always be your biggest fan.” Anonymous D uring today’s Personality-development session, I was asking young ones and little ones the same question: “What’s that you want to become in life?” The little kids jumped to announce: “Sir, I want to be a Police Officer,” or “I want to be a Racing-car Driver,” or “I want to be a Doctor,” and so on. I remembered doing the same thing, when I was a kid like them… a Police Officer, a Pilot, a Doctor and a Priest… But, strangely, not a teacher or a writer! On the other hand, the young ones – who were about to enter their junior colleges or degree colleges and, some who were about to get out of their degree colleges – yes, many of them were found scratching their heads… “I don’t know,” “I am confused,” “May be this,” and “Maybe that.” I remembered doing exactly like that, till I was in my F.Y. B. Com. It was whil...