Socrates - Secret of Success

A young man asked Socrates, the great Greek philosopher, the secret of Success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning.

The young man obeyed his words and came.

Socrates asked the young man to walk with him towards the river.

When the water got up to their necks, Socrates took the young man by surprise and immersed him into the water.

The man struggled to get out but Socrates was strong and kept him under water until he started turning blue.

The young man struggled hard and finally managed to get up. The first thing he did was to gasp and take a deep breath.

Socrates asked, “What did you want the most when you were under the water?”

The man replied “Air”.

Socrates said: The “want” is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted air, you will get it. There is no other secret”.

Moral - A weak desire brings weak results. A strong burning desire leads to accomplishment.