When you read the title of this post, some of you might think of 'water', good try, but no. The fluid that I am referring to is... wait for it... SWEAT. Yup, I didn't type wrongly, sweat. The fluid that flows out from your body pores when you feel hot or nervous. But the 'sweat' I want to talk about today has nothing to do with heat nor nervousness, it is about diligence.
The Malays have an interesting saying, 'mandi keringat', which means drenched (more precisely, bathed) in sweat. It is used to describe people who are hard at work. Each of us has our own goal (if you don't, think of one before you continue reading), and in order to achieve that target, we need to travel the tiring route. There is no shortcut to success.
I don't really know about other successful people but I can tell you a little bit about Steve Jobs' tale (if what I had read is true). I idolise Steve Jobs not for his fame, piling money or his position as the CEO in Apple, but for his never-ending pursuit for perfection.
You see, due to his pursuit for perfection, he was (RIP, Steve) able to lead Apple to come up with the best of products. In order to do that, he had to work super hard and had to endure uncountable sleepless nights (and as a result, his health was jeopardised). In the end, whenever he announced a product, people went crazy, unable to wait to get their hands on the latest tech gadgets.
His craver for perfection led to innovative production of apps by developers (some apps help blind people to have a walk in the nearby forest without getting lost, some apps help medical practitioners to monitor the health status of their patients 24/7), all of which helped to promote better lives for the underprivileged and handicapped. Now, these people can live just like all other normal people. Being in pursuit of perfection proved that Steve was a diligent man.
Diligence is a must in everything we do. Examination, for example. Good marks doesn't just land on your papers randomly. They go to the papers most drenched in sweat (poetic, isn't it?). Have you seen non-genius friends of yours passing the exam with flying colours without making an effort?
There are so many heart-warming stories out there. People are struggling hard to get past obstacles, never minding how much sweat they perspire, in order to get to their goals. When you realise that you have sweat enough (meaning, you have worked hard enough), you will see that your dream is just within your reach. Stretch your arms, grab it, and prove to those who once sneered at you that every drop indeed counts!
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