Humility! is it a key ingredient for success?

Greetings from Sri Lanka to my fellow readers!

Is Humility an ingredient for the road of success in a persons life? Well this is what I have to say about, Absolutely YES! Why do I say that, well in all my experiences life has shown me I have seen this trait in all the very successful people I have met.

Let me share you with an instance where I met Mr. Ken Balendran, he is one of the most renowned business personal in Sri Lanka. I had the opportunity to fix his computer at his house, back then I was working as a computer technician. His desktop computer was not connecting to the internet thus he had called for help and there I was.

The housemaid escorted me to the study room and directed me to the faulty computer, initially Mr. Ken was not to be seen. I was overwhelmed to see his study room. All those medals and achievements in the world of business. I came to an understanding that he is a person with an unbelievable wealth and recognition. However after sometime there he was the Great Mr. Ken. What a presence of reverence and integrity. Without any hesitation he engaged with me for a conversation, I was surprised that man of such success and high presence in society would have a casual chat with a person like me.

I knew this was the best and maybe the only opportunity for me to have a conversation with the great Mr. Ken. The conversation lasted maybe 10 mins all he asked was how I came to the field of computers and how I had joined this company. It was inspiring and his passion for persuasion was clearly seen in his story of success. It was so contagious, I saw my self being him one day.

Well what am I trying to tell is that he demonstrated the "Interest to Purpose" in me. He actually communicated with me in a very personal way where at the end of the conversation he has demonstrated the humility he has on a person regardless of the background.

Humility is when you are prepared to learn and connect with the other person regardless of your status or his status. If you closely look at people with traits are constantly "Learning Adapting and Comprehending" isn't this true!

One can argue that Humility can be taken for granted as weakness of a person. Let me tell you this, if you know who you are, no one can define what they think about you. If you be yourself and be content of what you are there is nothing that can make you feel weak. 

Finally let me leave with you a Quote that I found very true to be in my life "Pride is concerned who is right, Humility is concerned in what is right" - Ezra Benton.

You certainly can be successful without humility but you will never enjoy your success without humility. - Damian :-)

Cheers

Are you a super Hero?

Greetings my fellow Readers,

It has been awhile since I have written anything, much has happened and I have earned valuable experiences that time has shown me. They say "Time is a healer" it is very true. It does mold you and make you to be stronger than the day, the hour, and the minute that has passed.

What can I say, all the secret struggle all the secret pain all the secret tears has finally turned into the life I envied in my dreams to be the reality I am now. When I look back at the rugged life, I am amazed how God can do so much of change in a person’s life. He has always been the director of the movie I am in, titled Life!

When you keep fighting all your life to just to make it, keeping your head up is not easy, sometimes it feels impossible. However if you don't face your trouble, pain and all the hurt you will not be able to see the tracks you have paved through to be the Super Hero you have become. 

I have learned and experienced that with you it’s one person but if God is with you then you are the Majority. Who can come against you :-) Amen!

Today I want to share a beautiful story of two kids who just wanted to eat a Pizza! It sounds just a simple thing right. But wait till I tell you the story... This heart whelming story is taken from true events. I saw this on a Tamil Movie I watched recently "Kaaka Muttai".

The story starts showing how two brothers who live in the poorest place in the city of one of the Indian States, Chennai. The slumps is their home, living in just one small room. They share it with their Father, Mother and Grandmother. They live life care free. 

One fine day, the kids witness an opening ceremony of a Pizza Restaurant, with great curiosity they find out that a Pizza Cost 300 rupees (about 5 US Dollars). This sum is not affordable, not even their parents can give.

So these kids decide to earn this money by working. They save 10 rupees per day, they collect coal rubbles from railway tracks and sell them. It’s a hard job but their will to eat that Pizza makes them invincible. Finally they collect the money, the big day has come. So they approach the Pizza restaurant, however the security guard stops them entering the restaurant he chases them away. The kids are upset and ask one of their friends why they have been chased out. The kids find out because they look so shabby and dirty they are not allowed, it’s not their fault and makes them frustrated. 

The Kids did not lose hope, if new clothes is what’s needed to buy the Pizza then they will earn that as well. It takes another month of hard work and finally they buy the clothes. All geared up now ready to buy the Pizza, this time when they get near the entrance the same security guard stops them. They are not allowed to enter, the kids are upset and question the security guard. Then the Manager of the restaurant comes and beats the Kids and say "this is no place for people like you". The two brothers are chased out, this makes them really upset and sad. 

This incident gets caught on camera and the media makes a story out of it. Fearing the consequences that the restaurant may face, the kids are called back to have any Pizza they like and it’s free for them.

Finally the kids get to taste the Pizza, after all that turmoil and hardship the kids get to their destination. After having couple of bites of the Pizza the brother tells the other brother "It does not taste that well, I don’t like it. Don’t know how people eat this" the other brother replies " I agree" and smile to each other.

The End. 

The story has much more details in the movie, I just took the base of the movie to show the readers of this blog to know. If you have the time, please do take a look at this movie, it’s worth the time. You will realize all the things we take for granted in life. 

I know I have gone away from the Title of this Blog ;-) but let me show how it connects.

If you have been walking in all the broken dreams in your life and realize that you have been fighting all your life to see them come true. Let me tell you that "Don't give up the Fight" things will come to pass. Just keep paving your way through. When you look back at your tracks, you will find out that only a Super Hero can do what you have done. 

An inspirational music video for you, 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIm1GgfRz6M 

"Don't Stop Believing!!!" 

God Bless...........