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Suffering is the essence of success: I’m conflicted about this quote. Although I appreciate what Abdul Kalam says about suffering i.e. hard work, perseverance and facing disappointments, I’m also against suffering as a precondition for success. Our journey should be fun because it isn’t the results that matter in the end. It is about the journey we take and how we feel about it in the long run. Let’s read on more to talk about this inspirational quote from Abdul Kalam

Suffering is the essence of Success – Abdul Kalam Inspirational Quotes

Most success stories we’ve heard or read about refer to suffering. In most movies, this suffering is glorified because it makes an excellent story. In reality, the types of suffering are different. For most, this type of suffering is emotional rather than logistic or physical. If we can get into the mindset where we enjoy the journey – suffering vanishes into thin air. Maybe this is what Kalam means about suffering is the essence of success.

No success is going to be easy. It will demand hard work, motivation and commitment to give us the results. Sometimes, it takes longer to get to the results and appears in forms that we didn’t anticipate. But this is the journey of success. It was never promised to be easy. There’s a bit of struggle no matter what journey we take. We have to choose either take it as a part of the journey and find ways to move ahead. The most important thing is that we can’t afford to get stuck.

This is the central point in this quote by Abdul Kalam. Suffering is the essence because it will test how badly we want something. This suffering will also make us do things that we normally don’t do. Ultimately at each point, we need to keep questioning why we are doing this. As long as we find motivation within us and strong reasons about why we are doing something – we can find success along the journey. Not only that, we will also be able to enjoy it.

Suffering is the essence of success – Abdul Kalam Motivational Quotes