Fight Against the Difficulties

Meaning: According to the Athervaved 20/5/3 — "Let us be powerful so that we can fight whatever obstacle coming in the path of progress.

Message: God has created this world not only for us. Innumerable living beings are partners in it. There are facilities and satisfaction for everyone as also innumerable difficulties, for which physical and mental efforts are required to solve them. It is impossible that all situations be created as we wish them to be and every person should do as we desire. The heat of sunlight and the cool shade of the trees, day and night, suitability and unsuitability, everything is here only. Life would be uninteresting if we never had to face difficulties, unsuitable circumstances and failures. Competition and progress are the special qualities of human life, and because of them only, life becomes interesting. Life can be made joyous only with the development of competition, diligence, understanding insight, and balance of mind. Progress is possible only by struggling with situations. Difficulties, shortages, unsuitable circumstances and conflicts have been created for the purpose of the development of man's capacity and insight so that he can collect in his treasury the willpower and the strength of mental sharpness.

But most men become upset with slight difficulty in their lives. With ordinary obstacles or failures, they become disturbed and run away from homes or even commit the sin of suicide. The feeling of disappointment increases their difficulties even more. Many people even make their present painful by imagining the difficulties that may come in the future.

A man entering any field of work sometimes takes advantage of a situation, and sometimes faces opposition too. The situation of those jumping with joy when they benefit and crying when they suffer loss, is pitiable indeed. They do not get the joy of displaying their capacity and firmness in this struggleful world. Only they achieve success in this struggle, who posses willpower along with other powers. In the absence of discretion, mere physical strength creates only problems for a person. Only a constructive use of power is beneficial for all.

We must keep high hopes for success and dream of the success of our ambitions, but must also be ready to struggle smilingly against worst situations. Whatever the adversity of the situation, we must save ourselves from impulsive action, and never lose mental balance. Failures help to increase our will power by challenging our patience, courage, balance of mind, manliness, and discretion. We can actually feel for ourselves the tremendously pleasant taste of success, and the joy of the income from the sweat of our brow.

The strength itself for struggling against difficult circumstances sharpens our mental faculties, and makes us bright and authoritative.

Indra prehi purastvam

vishyasyeshaan ojasaa

vrutraani vratruhum jahi.

          (Ahervaved 20/5/3)