Post 52 The bull must be taken by the horns
In Spain and South America, bullfighters parade before the crowds in the bullring with courage. They know that they may be badly or fatally gored if they miscalculate their steps. However, the risk of being hurt does not deter them from indulging in the traditional spectator sport, in which bulls are baited and usually killed in arena.
For one to dare hold a bull by its horns needs courage and perseverance. This phrase shows that one should face failures or difficulties in life with full confidence without trying to shun them. For example, a person who started a new business after his previous venture failed had taken the bull by the horns. He had taken the calculated risks again. However, with determination, right strategy and experience, his business would ultimately succeed.
Failure is the mother of success and every failure is a precious lesson learnt. What matters is that one should not give up easily. A person might not have realised how close to success he was when he gave up. Thomas Edison could have failed after 10,000 experiments; but he took the bull by the horns and finally succeeded in developing the electric light bulb.
29 June 2010
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