FIVE BRILLIANT STORIES FROM

WINNERS AND
LOSERS…

A BRILLIANT BOOK AUTHORED BY DR UJWAL PATNI

LEADING INTERNATIONAL MOTIVATOR AND TRAINER

BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF JEET YAA HAAR – RAHPO TAIYAAR, GREAT

WORDS WIN HEARTS AND SAFAL VAKTA SAFAL VYAKTI

STORY -1

Once there was a flood in a village. People were atop their roofs for safety. One of the
men was constantly praying to God. He was deeply religious and a god- fearing man.
Water level was rising steadily. Along came one boat, others asked him to climb onto it
to save himself. He refused. He said, “ No, I will be saved by my God.” The boat left.
After a while came another boat and again people insisted. He replied in the same vein.

The water level went up to the roofs finally. Then came a helicopter, and a rope was
thrown to him asking to get in the helicopter. Again, the same answer. In a short while
the man was upto his neck in water, and eventually died.
He reached heaven and bursting with anger, asked God why He didn’t come to his
rescue, when he was an ardent devotee. God replied, “Foolish fellow, the rescue teams in
the boat and the helicopter were sent by me. But it was you who did not want to save
yourself. How can I do anything about it? I gave you three options, but you declined them
yourself.”

THE MESSAGE

In this world we will, of course, have to face difficulties and problems, we do pray to God
during those times, but we have to continue working hard. People who blame their luck
for their misfortune or spill it on God will forever remain where they are, since God too
loves those who work unceasingly and do not sit idle.

STORY – 2

Four blind men once visited the king. The king gifted them an elephant and asked them to
describe what they sensed. The blind man standing near the tail thought the elephant to
resemble a rope. The one near the leg felt the animal to be a tree trunk. The person
standing near the trunk thought it to be a snake, and for the one facing his stomach, the
mammal was like a thick wall. This being said, a heated argument broke out amongst the
four of them.

MESSAGE

The moral is that everybody ultimately experiences the world the way he/she thinks of it.
What may be wrong for one person, could be just the ultimate for another. One person’s
manna dew is another man’s poison! The depth of our understanding totally depends on
our way of thinking and experiences. We tend to press forward an argument, however
hollow it may be. There can be drastically different opinions of people on the same
topic, and everyone goes around ranting one’s own philosophy.

STORY – 3

Melanie wanted to be a dancer from the very beginning. She was a gifted artist. She could
dance for hours on music. Seeing this, her parents decided to make her a ballet dancer.
Those days there was a big dance troupe in town. Her parents took her to the chief of the
ballet group and requested him to train her. He asked her to perform. She did that. Instead
of paying any attention, he didn’t even bother to look at her. He was busy with his own
work. After her performance, he admonished her, saying that she neither had the talent
nor the inclination. It would be better if she gave up the idea of pursuing a career in that
field and should opt for another career.
Melanie was heart- broken. She felt her world coming to an end. She followed the dance
master’s advice and gave up dancing—her only passion. She joined as a teacher in a
school. She had been working there for five years now. Once it so happened that the
dance master was away for a while. Melanie was asked to supervise the children. She was
teaching them dancing when suddenly the dance teacher reached there. She was stunned
to see her talent. She encouraged her and praised her immensely. She told her that she
danced superbly. Melanie was stunned to hear that. She couldn’t believe her ears. She
was taken to the dance teacher and the world then witnessed one of its most exotic
dancers in her.

So, we see how one pessimistic, negative minded teacher could curb Melanie’s talent for
15 years, whereas the other one shaped her into a true artist.

MESSAGE
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Do you want some such person to demolish your aspirations and hopes and dreams? Do
not surrender yourself to any such person who can turn you into a frustrated creature
and pull you down.
 STORY – 4

Three engineers worked in a foreign land. For some reason the king of that place
was displeased with them and punished them a death sentence. They pleaded and
begged before the king. He wouldn’t retrace the decision, rather told them that God
willing, they could be saved. In his kingdom, they could chop off the neck of the
prisoner by some machine. On the day of execution, an old man who pitied them,
advised them saying not to utter a single word there. Remain mum. Those engineers
agreed to that. The first one was taken to the guillotine. Somehow the gadget failed
to work properly and the engineer was saved. It was the turn of the second engineer
—same thing happened and he too, escaped the death-knell.
Now, the third one was intently watching all this. He forgot what he had promised to
that old man, about keeping quiet. The moment he was put there, he jumped saying
that what you are voicing as God’s sweet will, is nothing but a technical defect in the
apparatus. He pointed out the flaw and the executioner easily did the job--- he was
killed.

MESSAGE

This principle advocates that whenever a situation is heated up, there is a controversy,
any argument getting out of hand, your boss/husband/wife—anybody in a fuming rage, a
single word from you would add fuel to the fire. So best would be—TO REMAIN QUIET.
After an argument, if the other person finds out that you were correct, even then you
never retaliated, listened patiently—he would be thoroughly ashamed and embarrassed.
He would certainly repent while your prestige would increase manifolds.

STORY – 5

Lord Ram was building a bridge before attacking Lanka. One squirrel would roll on and
off the banks and bring sand on its body. It would dump the sand clinging on its body on
to the heap already there. The monkeys, Lord Rama’s sentinels, and soldiers described
this incident to him. He went to the squirrel and asked why she was doing that. The reply
was, “ To win over Lanka!”

The Lord said, “ What will these miniscule grains of sand do by way of help?”
The squirrel replied, “I beg your forgiveness, lord, the grains of sand are enough or less, I
cannot fathom that, but all I know is that I’m trying my level best to contribute, pulling
up all my energies.”This overwhelmed Rama. He lovingly patted her back. It is said that
the stripes on a squirrel’s body are the fingerprints of Lord Rama.

MESSAGE

It doesn’t matter whether the assignment is big or small. What matters is whether you do
it with total surrender and enthusiasm or not. If you are eager, you have that zeal and you
are enthusiastic then no one can stop you. Zealous people right from childhood to old
age, keep striving and achieving admirable feats.

IF YOU WISH TO READ MORE SUCH MOTIVATIONAL ANS INSPIRATIONAL

STORIES , READ WINNERS AND LOSERS IN ENGLISH OR JEET YAA HAAR-
RAHO TAIYAAR IN HINDI.

BYE……………….