The important thing is to have the requisite will, the wish
to do anything. If you do not dream of good things of life, you will never be
able to perform them in the first attempt. Though after a fair number of
trials, you may succeed. The simple story of the thirsty crow is just is just a
feeler for all of us. The crow was thirsty. He flew in search of water here and
there. The basic thing is the thirst of the crow. Under the duress of the
thirst he thought of a number of ways to quench it. His act of flying,
gathering of pebbles and putting them in the pitcher are the means but not the
beginning and the end of the whole endeavor.
Here we must remember that the will of the crow is
paramount. His being thirsty is greatly important. Had he not been thirsty, he
would have not incurred the trouble of flying here and there and gathering of
pebbles would have not arisen at all. We have seen in the story that the way to
quench thirst follows automatically. It is a natural outcome. It is the natural
result of the will of the crow.
We students can learn a noble lesson from this simple story.
Let us have the will to study. Let us awake, arise and the goal is achieved.
Let us pre-determine the destination. Now to reach it there will be many lanes
and by-lanes, many paths will come into sight on their own. Your first and
foremost job was kindling the fire. The rest would follow spontaneously. If I
am sleeping, I can never reach the winning post. To cut the matter short, we
should have the required amount of will, the way will beckon us.
