Saturday, September 10, 2011

You should try!

I was helping Aarushi with her morning milk while she was working on an online counting exercise. The figures were slightly jumbled up and at times she would loose track of which ones she has already counted.
The simple ones were right the first time itself.
I helped to correct her when she went wrong.
After a few such corrections, Aarushi did not want to try again. She said, "पापू, आप करो!".
I insisted that she try herself first. She said, "मुझे नहीं आ रहा|" 
I told her, "बेटा आप try तो करो, अगर गलत हो गया तो पापू ठीक करने में help कर देंगे|"
I had to reassure her more than once before she started trying again. She clearly did not want to fail.
No one does... But, the Father says, "Even if you fail many times, you should still try again. And if something goes wrong, then I will set things right."
"It is worse to not try than to fail while trying."
"Try to set things right yourself, before seeking divine intervention".
And this learning had come at a time when I myself had failed at something just the evening before. It was very important for me to have done well, but somehow, even after the best efforts, things had not worked out...
After this realization, I simply prayed to God that I had given it a shot, and now it was His turn to help out... And that was what He did... Things looked up and I am in gratitude for the help provided by Him at that time.
I have learnt, that I should try. Even if I am not sure of success, I should try nevertheless...