Post 26 Mud cannot stick on the wall
Steel, which is harder and tougher than iron, is used in the manufacturing of cars, machines, tools, cutlery and many other products. It can only be formed by treating melted iron with intense heat and mixing it with carbon. Hence, when the iron is not refined by fire of extreme heat, it can never become steel.
Figuratively, a person who has not gone through hardship and hard work will never be able to portray an image of a real man. If he depends only on others for aids and is not willing to toil, he is the iron to be hated for failing to become steel. He is at best weak in character.
The moral lesson is that when a person is not able to stand on his own two feet despite of all the help given, he is like the mud that cannot stick on the wall. Even though it could, the adhesion would not be strong enough to last. The mud would finally drop off the wall after some time.
Both the expressions are used on people who fail to perform due to laziness, corruption, and lack of determination. As respect is earned and not demanded, a person who has diligence, integrity, and drive will be highly regarded by others.
It pays to steel oneself against all odds in life.
29 December 2009
God gives every bird its food, but he does not throw it into its nest.
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