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One of the readers of Educated Being, Sarang, emailed this to me:
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People from our floor at the company were celebrating Profit Sharing day and part of it was the dart game. Each of us had two chances to burst a balloon a dart. Some selective balloons had attractive prizes in them. I was aiming at the balloon shown in the photo (photo was taken after it had burst out). In my first throw the dart kissed the balloon but didn’t do any good. In the next throw, the balloon was pinned by the dart on one end while the tail end was pinned by the thumb pin. But it didn’t burst and was still full with air. I called it perfection to console myself from feeling miserable and cursing my luck.
Finally, I gave up hope. But as 
soon as I turned around, the room got louder as the balloon started losing its pressure and soon all the air escaped through a small hole. I won a prize, a $5.00 Subway coupon. What an achievement right? Not as big as the joy of bursting the target in atmost 2 chances.
Moral of the story that I learnt is “Don’t ever give up. Even a small impact at the right place might win you an award“. I will have this picture in my memory for ever.
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This reminds me of a female who lost her voice in an accident when she was 18 but suddenly started speaking again after 20 years. Though the two incidences cannot be compared but both have a common thread of hope. It is easy to give up after initial setbacks. But hope and faith keep us moving forward. Believe in yourself and keep trying.
Be a Eveready bunny. Never say die.
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| By:
Rise
One of the readers of Educated Being, Sarang, emailed this to me:
——
People from our floor at the company were celebrating Profit Sharing day and part of it was the dart game. Each of us had two chances to burst a balloon a dart. Some selective balloons had attractive prizes in them. I was aiming at the balloon shown in the photo (photo was taken after it had burst out). In my first throw the dart kissed the balloon but didn’t do any good. In the next throw, the balloon was pinned by the dart on one end while the tail end was pinned by the thumb pin. But it didn’t burst and was still full with air. I called it perfection to console myself from feeling miserable and cursing my luck.
Finally, I gave up hope. But as soon as I turned around, the room got louder as the balloon started losing its pressure and soon all the air escaped through a small hole. I won a prize, a $5.00 Subway coupon. What an achievement right? Not as big as the joy of bursting the target in atmost 2 chances.
Moral of the story that I learnt is “Don’t ever give up. Even a small impact at the right place might win you an award“. I will have this picture in my memory for ever.
——
This reminds me of a female who lost her voice in an accident when she was 18 but suddenly started speaking again after 20 years. Though the two incidences cannot be compared but both have a common thread of hope. It is easy to give up after initial setbacks. But hope and faith keep us moving forward. Believe in yourself and keep trying.
Be a Eveready bunny. Never say die.
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